2 Kings 7:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 7:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 7:20 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 7:20 — KJV
“And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.”
— 2 Kings 7:20 (KJV)
2 Kings 7:20 in Context — About the Book of 2 Kings
2 Kings races through the divided kingdom's final centuries — Elisha's double-portion miracles, kings good and evil, and finally exile to Assyria and Babylon. Yet miracles keep breaking in: floating axe heads, healed lepers, resurrection. God stays powerfully present even in national decline.
Cross-References for 2 Kings 7:20
“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.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:20: people, trode, gate
“And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:20: fell, gate, died
“And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:20: fell, people, died
“And it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness: so he died of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:20: fell, people, died
“Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:20: people, died
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