2 Kings 7:19

19 the captain had answered the man of God, "Even if the Lord were to make windows in the sky, could such a thing happen?" And he had answered, "You shall see it with your own eyes, but you shall not eat from it."

2 Kings 7:19 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 7:19

And that lord answered the man of God, and said
As in ( 2 Kings 7:2 )

and he said;
that is, Elisha, as in the same place.

2 Kings 7:19 In-Context

17 Now the king had appointed the captain on whose hand he leaned to have charge of the gate; the people trampled him to death in the gate, just as the man of God had said when the king came down to him.
18 For when the man of God had said to the king, "Two measures of barley shall be sold for a shekel, and a measure of choice meal for a shekel, about this time tomorrow in the gate of Samaria,"
19 the captain had answered the man of God, "Even if the Lord were to make windows in the sky, could such a thing happen?" And he had answered, "You shall see it with your own eyes, but you shall not eat from it."
20 It did indeed happen to him; the people trampled him to death in the gate.
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