2 Kings 7:20

20 So it had happened to him; the people trampled him in the gate and he died.

2 Kings 7:20 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 7:20

And so it fell out unto him
As the prophet predicted:

for the people trod upon him in the gate, and he died;
(See Gill on 2 Kings 7:17).

2 Kings 7:20 In-Context

18 It happened as the man of God spoke to the king, saying, "Two seahs of barley [shall be sold] for a shekel and a seah of wheat flour for a shekel at this time tomorrow in the gate of Samaria."
19 Then the officer had replied to the man of God and said, "Look, even if Yahweh is opening the windows in heaven, could this thing happen?" And he had said, "Look you [are about to] see it with your eyes, but you will not eat from it."
20 So it had happened to him; the people trampled him in the gate and he died.
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