2 Kings 7:20 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

2 Kings 7:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 6:24 to 2 Kings 7:20 . The Siege of Samaria. The date and source of this episode need discussion. The name of the king of Syria, as in 1 Kings 20, was Ben-hadad; the king of Israel is no...
2 Kings 7:20 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 369 THE UNBELIEVING LORD PUNISHED 2 Kings 7:18-20 . And it came to pass at the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine fo...
2 Kings 7:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died. Commentary on the Bible, by Adam Clarke [1831].
2 Kings 7:20 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And so it fell out unto him— The unbelieving lord suffers the doom denounced upon him. He was appointed to command at the gate which led to the camp, in order to prevent tumults; but the people wer...
2 Kings 7:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Relief of Samaria 1. A measure] Heb . a seah , equal to 6 cabs, and rather less than 3 gallons. In the gate of Samaria ] The open space at the gate of an Eastern city served as a market-p...
2 Kings 7:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

For the people trode upon him. — And the people trampled him down, or under foot.
2 Kings 7:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Prophet's Word Fulfilled 2 Kings 7:12-20 The lepers were first in the deserted camp. The abundance was awaiting the starving populace, but only a few outcasts tasted it. So Christ's wealth...
2 Kings 7:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Under these circumstances of famine and the anger of the king the calmness and strength of the prophet were again manifest. It is another revelation of how quiet and strong a man becomes who is in se...
2 Kings 7:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The sad event in the death of this unbelieving lord, is very particularly related by the sacred historian, to show that no word of the Lord can fall to the ground. And it is a point of the most solem...
2 Kings 7:20 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

‘IMPOSSIBLE—ONLY I SAW IT!’ ‘If the Lord should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be?… So it fell out unto him.’ 2 Kings 7:19-20 We reach in this Lesson the settlement of the issue...
2 Kings 7:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And so it fell out unto him ,.... As the prophet predicted: for the people trod upon him in the gate, and he died ; 2 Kings 7:17 .
2 Kings 7:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died. Ver. 20. For the people trode upon him. ] See 2 Kings 7:17 .
2 Kings 7:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The king appointed the lord to have the charge of the gate To prevent tumults and disorders among the people, and to take care to have the gates shut, if need were, and if the Syrians should happe...
2 Kings 7:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

GOD INTERVENES (vv.1-20). The prophet whom Jehoram wanted to kill then gave a wonderful message of grace from God. What a response to the callous folly of the king of Israel! Elisha tells them,...
2 Kings 7:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Samaria Plentifully Supplied. B. C. 891. 12 And the king arose in the night, and said...
2 Kings 7:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
2 Kings 7:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

YHWH's Deliverance From The Siege Of Samaria ( 2 Kings 7:2-20 ). This second subsection is within an inclusio which commences with the captain's comment about the ‘windows of Heaven', followed by...
2 Kings 7:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE FLIGHT OF THE SYRIANS CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 2 Kings 7:1 . A measure of fine flour —This seah would probably contain about three gallons of flour. In the gate of Samaria — i.e....
2 Kings 7:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 7:3 . Four leprous men. This is frequently called by the rabbins the Egyptian disease, and the law required that they should dwell alone. 2 Kings 7:6 . The kings of the Hittites. Those...
2 Kings 7:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken. God’s promise realised and His truth vindicated We have here an instance of two things-- I. God’s promise realised. In the first verse of th...
2 Kings 7:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Kings 7:1-12 THE SIEGE OF SAMARIA ( continued ) : THE DELIVERANCE . 2 Kings 7:1 , 2 Kings 7:2 The separation of these verses from the preceding narrative...
2 Kings 7:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Great Plenty in Samaria
2 Kings 7:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 20:20 ; Hebrews 3:18 ; Hebrews 3:19 ; Isaiah 7:9 ; Jeremiah 17:5 ; Jeremiah 17:6 ; Job 20:23 ; Numbers 20:12
2 Kings 7:20 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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.

2 Kings 7:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 7:20 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

2 Kings 7:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Kings 7:20 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 7:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 7:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 7:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Kings 7:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 7:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Kings 7:20 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 7:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 7:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 7:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 7:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 7:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Kings 7:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 7:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 7:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Kings 7:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 7:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Kings 7:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 7:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 7:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 7:20 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes