2 Kings 7:20 KJV — MannaFest

2 Kings 7:20

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

KJV

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ASV

it came to pass even so unto him; for the people trod upon him in the gate, and he died.

WEB

And that is just what happened to him. The people trampled him in the gateway, and he died.

YLT

and it cometh to him so, and the people tread him down in the gate, and he dieth.

DBT

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

About this book

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2 Kings — Two kingdoms on parallel but diverging arcs. Elisha's ministry; Samaria falls to Assyria in 722 BC; Jerusalem falls to Babylon in 586 BC. Prophets interpose; kings refuse; the exile comes — and closes on a whisper of covenant hope.

Author: Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (same as 1 Kings)
Date: Events c. 852–560 BC; closing coda places composition in the mid-exile, c. 560 BC

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7 verses on the floor

Jeremiah 17:5–6
Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord.
Hebrews 3:18–19
And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?
Numbers 20:12
And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
Isaiah 7:9
And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.
2 Chronicles 20:20
And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.

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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.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. Elisha foretels that, notwithstanding the great straits to which the city of Samaria is reduced, yet within twenty-four hours they shall have plenty,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

When Israel said, Can God furnish a table? the Lord heard it and was wroth. Infinite wisdom will not be limited by our folly. God never promises the end without knowing where to provide the means.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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2KI 7:202CH 20:20 HEB 11:6
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
2KI 7:202CH 20:20 ROM 8:31
2KI 7:202CH 20:20 JHN 11:40
2KI 7:202CH 20:20 JHN 14:1
2KI 7:202CH 20:20 LUK 16:31
2KI 7:20NUM 20:12 DEU 1:37
2KI 7:20ISA 7:9 ROM 11:20
2KI 7:20ISA 7:9 2CH 20:20

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