2 Kings 7:20

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 When the man of God had said to the king, "About this time tomorrow 12 quarts of barley [will sell] for a shekel and six quarts of fine meal [will sell] for a shekel at the gate of Samaria,"

19 this captain had answered the man of God, "Look, [even if] the Lord were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?" Elisha had said, "You will in fact see it with your own eyes, but you won't eat any of it."

20 This is what happened to him: the people trampled him in the gateway, and he died.