17 Now the king appointed the royal officer on whose hand he leaned to have charge of the gate ; but the people trampled on him at the gate , and he died just as the man of God had said , who spoke when the king came down to him. 18 It happened just 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 , will be sold tomorrow about this time at the gate of Samaria ." 19 Then the royal officer answered the man of God and said , "Now behold , if the Lord should make windows in heaven , could such a thing be?" And he said , "Behold , you will see it with your own eyes , but you will not eat of it." 20 And so it happened to him, for the people trampled on him at the gate and he died .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 7:17-20
Commentary on 2 Kings 7:12-20
(Read 2 Kings 7:12-20)
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 relied on, for no word of his shall fall to the ground. The nobleman that questioned the truth of Elisha's word, saw the plenty, to silence and shame his unbelief, and therein saw his own folly; but he did not eat of the plenty he saw. Justly do those find the world's promises fail them, who think that the promises of God will disappoint them. Learn how deeply God resents distrust of his power, providence, and promise: how uncertain life is, and the enjoyments of it: how certain God's threatenings are, and how sure to come on the guilty. May God help us to inquire whether we are exposed to his threatenings, or interested in his promises.