And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him.
The king put the officer who was his right-hand man in charge of the city gate. But the people trampled him to death at the gate, just as God's prophet had predicted when the king came to see him.
This verse shows that God's prophecy came true exactly as predicted - the doubting official who didn't believe God could provide food was trampled to death at the gate.
📚 Historical Context
This occurred during the siege of Samaria when the city was facing severe famine. Earlier, the prophet Elisha had predicted that food would be abundant the next day, but the king's officer had scoffed at this prophecy. When four lepers discovered the enemy had fled, leaving behind abundant supplies, the starving people rushed to get food and trampled the doubting official.
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