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2 Kings 7:20 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 7 · verse 20
And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.2 Kings 7:20 · King James Version
2 Kings 7:20 in context
18And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:
19And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
20And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- troderâmaçto tread uponH7429 →
- gateshaʻaran openingH8179 →
- diedmûwthto dieH4191 →
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Here we have, I. The king's jealousy of a stratagem in the Syrian's retreat, Kg2 7:12. He feared that they had withdrawn into an ambush, to draw out the besieged, that they might fall on them with more advantage.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-20