King James Version
2 Kings 7:20 in the King James Version says “And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.” — study this verse from 2 Kings chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.”
2 Kings 7:20 · KJV
And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:
And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“And so it fell out unto him for the people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
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