2 Kings 7:20
“And so it fell out vnto him: for the people trode vpon him in the gate, and he died.”
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2 Kings 7:20 Context
18And it came to passe, as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flowre for a shekel, shalbe 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 windowes in heauen, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eate thereof. 20And so it fell out vnto him: for the people trode vpon him in the gate, and he died.
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Other Translations for 2 Kings 7:20
And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.
- King James Version
And so it happened to him, for the people trampled on him at the gate and he died.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
it came to pass even so unto him; for the people trod upon him in the gate, and he died.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And such was his fate; for he was crushed to death under the feet of the people, in the doorway into the town.
- Basic English Bible
And so it happened to him; and the people trampled upon him in the gate, and he died.
- Darby Bible
And so it happened to him: for the people trod upon him in the gate, and he died.
- Webster's Bible
It happened like that to him; for the people trod on him in the gate, and he died.
- World English Bible
and it cometh to him so, and the people tread him down in the gate, and he dieth.
- Youngs Literal Bible
it came to pass even so unto him; for the people trod upon him in the gate, and he died.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 2 Kings 7:20
7:20 And so it fell out, &c. - See how heinously God resents our distrust of his power, providence and promise! Whenever God promises the end, he knows where to provide the means.