2 Kings 7:20

20 And that is exactly what happened to him, for the people trampled him in the gateway, and he died.

2 Kings 7:20 in Other Translations

20 And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.

20 And so it happened to him, for the people trampled him in the gate and he died.

20 And so it was, for the people trampled him to death at the gate!

20 The final stroke came when the people trampled the man to death at the city gate.

20 This is what happened to him: 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 It happened as the man of God had said to the king: “About this time tomorrow, a seah of the finest flour will sell for a shekel and two seahs of barley for a shekel at the gate of Samaria.”

19 The officer had said to the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD should open the floodgates of the heavens, could this happen?” The man of God had replied, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it!”

20 And that is exactly what happened to him, for the people trampled him in the gateway, and he died.