2 Kings 7:20
What meaning of the 2 kings 7:20 in the Bible?
What does 2 Kings 7:20 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died."
What does 2 Kings 7:20 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died."
6. ELISHA'S PREDICTION AND ITS FULFILMENT CHAPTER 7 _ 1. Elisha's prediction (2 Kings 7:1)_ 2. The unbelieving lord (2 Kings 7:2) 3. The four lepers and their discovery (2 Kings 7:3) 4. The day o...
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 not named...
_the people trode upon him_ The excitement was no doubt intense. The crowd had been in the camp, had eaten and drunk abundantly, and were carrying home spoils, and probably thinking how soon they coul...
DISCOURSE: 369 THE UNBELIEVING LORD PUNISHED 2 Kings 7:18. _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 four for a...
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 were s...
II. ELISHA'S PREDICTIVE MIRACLES 6:24-8:15 Three predictive miracles of Elisha are recorded in connection with this period of Aramean invasion: He predicted (1) the deliverance of Samaria from an Ara...
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-place!...
THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 7 THE *LORD RESCUES SAMARIA V1 Elisha said, ‘Listen to what the *Lord says. About this time tomorrow, a large amount ...
FOR THE PEOPLE TRODE UPON HIM. — _And the people trampled him down, or under foot. _...
וַ יְהִי ־לֹ֖ו כֵּ֑ן וַ יִּרְמְס֨וּ אֹתֹ֥ו הָ עָ֛ם בַּ † שַּׁ֖עַר וַ יָּמֹֽת׃ ס...
THE PROPHET'S WORD FULFILLED 2 Kings 7:12 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 and unse...
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 sec...
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 solemn...
However, the next chapter (2 Kings 3:1-27) brings us at once into earthly circumstances. "Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of J...
_‘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 We reach in this Lesson the settlement of the issue which wa...
The iniquity of Israel plunges the nation again into distress; and Samaria is desolated by famine. The judgment produces indignation against Jehovah's testimony; for, although Jehoram did not worship...
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....
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 ....
_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 happen...
1 Elisha prophecieth incredible plenty in Samaria. 3 Foure Lepers venturing on the host of the Syrians, bring tydings of their flight. 22 The king finding by spies the newes to be true, spoileth the...
THE GREAT PLENTY IN SAMARIA...
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, "He...
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...
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2 Kings 7:20 people H5971 trampled H7429 (H8799) gate H8179 died H4191 (H8799) Numbers 20:12; 2 Chronicles 20:20; Job 20:23; Isaiah 7:9; Jeremiah 17:5-6;...
YHWH'S DELIVERANCE FROM THE SIEGE OF SAMARIA (2 KINGS 7:2). This second subsection is within an inclusio which commences with the captain's comment about the ‘windows of Heaven', followed by the warn...
CONTENTS: Jehovah's terror upon the Syrians. CHARACTERS: God, Elisha, Jehoram, captain of Israel, four lepers. CONCLUSION: Faith expects from God what is beyond all human expectation. They who canno...
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 of P...
_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 this ch...
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 7:20 THE PEOPLE TRAMPLED HIM. The skeptical officer of v. 2 Kings 7:2 is trampled in the scramble to take the Syrians’ supplies, fulfilling Elisha’s prophecy. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images...
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._, the _m...
EXPOSITION 2 KINGS 7:1 THE SIEGE OF SAMARIA (_continued_)_: _THE DELIVERANCE. 2 KINGS 7:1, 2 KINGS 7:2 The separation of these verses from the preceding narrative is most unfortunate. They are an i...
And Elisha said, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, Tomorrow about this time they will be selling a bushel of fine flour for sixty-five cents, and two bushels of fine of barley for sixty-...
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...
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....