KJV ORIGINAL
And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
And that's exactly what happened to him: the people trampled him to death in the gateway.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows that God's word came true exactly as predicted - the officer who doubted God's promise of deliverance was trampled to death by the very people rushing to get the food he said would never come.
📚 Historical Context
In the midst of a severe famine in Samaria during a siege by the Aramean army, the prophet Elisha predicted that food prices would drop dramatically the next day. A royal officer mocked this prophecy and was told he would not benefit from it. When the prophecy came true and people rushed to the gates for supplies, the officer was trampled to death in the chaos.
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