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

Other Translations of 2 Kings 7:20

King James Version

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

English Standard Version

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

The Message

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

New King James Version

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

New Living Translation

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

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 7:20

Commentary on 2 Kings 7:12-20

(Read 2 Kings 7:12-20)

Here see the wants of Israel supplied in a way they little thought of, which should encourage us to depend upon the power and goodness of God in our greatest straits. God's promise may be safely relied on, for no word of his shall fall to the ground. The nobleman that questioned the truth of Elisha's word, saw the plenty, to silence and shame his unbelief, and therein saw his own folly; but he did not eat of the plenty he saw. Justly do those find the world's promises fail them, who think that the promises of God will disappoint them. Learn how deeply God resents distrust of his power, providence, and promise: how uncertain life is, and the enjoyments of it: how certain God's threatenings are, and how sure to come on the guilty. May God help us to inquire whether we are exposed to his threatenings, or interested in his promises.