2 Kings 7:20

20 And so it happened to him, for 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 For when the man of God had said to the king, “Two seahs of barley shall be sold for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour for a shekel, about this time tomorrow in the gate of Samaria, ”

19 the captain had answered the man of God, “If the Lord himself should make windows in heaven, could such a thing be? ” And he had said, “You shall see it with your own eyes, but you shall not eat of it. ”

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