2 Kings 7:20

20 It happened to the officer just that way. The people trampled him in the gateway, 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 He had said, "Thirteen quarts of barley and seven quarts of fine flour will each sell for two-fifths of an ounce of silver about this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria."

19 But the officer had answered, "Even if the Lord opened windows in the sky, that couldn't happen." And Elisha had told him, "You will see it with your eyes, but you won't eat any of it."

20 It happened to the officer just that way. The people trampled him in the gateway, and he died.