Verse 20

2 Kings 6:20

New Living Translation

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20 As soon as they had entered Samaria, Elisha prayed, “O LORD, now open their eyes and let them see.” So the LORD opened their eyes, and they discovered that they were in the middle of Samaria.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יְהִי֮ כְּ/בֹאָ֣/ם שֹׁמְרוֹן֒ וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלִישָׁ֔ע יְהוָ֕ה פְּקַ֥ח אֶת עֵינֵֽי אֵ֖לֶּה וְ/יִרְא֑וּ וַ/יִּפְקַ֤ח יְהוָה֙ אֶת עֵ֣ינֵי/הֶ֔ם וַ/יִּרְא֕וּ וְ/הִנֵּ֖ה בְּ/ת֥וֹךְ שֹׁמְרֽוֹן

English Translation

And it was when they came to Samaria, that Elisha said, "O Lord, open the eyes of these men that they may see." And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw, and behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

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Chapter 6 Context

1 One day the group of prophets came to Elisha and told him, “As you can see, this place where we meet... Focus ↗

2 Let’s go down to the Jordan River, where there are plenty of logs. There we can build a new place fo... Focus ↗

3 “Please come with us,” someone suggested. “I will,” he said. Focus ↗

4 So he went with them. When they arrived at the Jordan, they began cutting down trees. Focus ↗

5 But as one of them was cutting a tree, his ax head fell into the river. “Oh, sir!” he cried. “It was... Focus ↗

6 “Where did it fall?” the man of God (Elohim) asked. When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick... Focus ↗

7 “Grab it,” Elisha said. And the man reached out and grabbed it. Focus ↗

8 When the king of Aram was at war with Israel, he would confer with his officers and say, “We will mo... Focus ↗

9 But immediately Elisha, the man of God (Elohim), would warn the king of Israel, “Do not go near that... Focus ↗

10 So the king of Israel would send word to the place indicated by the man of God (Elohim). Time and ag... Focus ↗

11 The king of Aram became very upset over this. He called his officers together and demanded, “Which o... Focus ↗

12 “It’s not us, my lord the king,” one of the officers replied. “Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells... Focus ↗

13 “Go and find out where he is,” the king commanded, “so I can send troops to seize him.” And the repo... Focus ↗

14 So one night the king of Aram sent a great army with many chariots and horses to surround the city. Focus ↗

15 When the servant of the man of God (Elohim) got up early the next morning and went outside, there we... Focus ↗

16 “Don’t be afraid!” Elisha told him. “For there are more on our side than on theirs!” Focus ↗

17 Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, open his eyes and let him see!” The LORD opened the young man’s eyes, a... Focus ↗

18 As the Aramean army advanced toward him, Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please make them blind.” So the LOR... Focus ↗

19 Then Elisha went out and told them, “You have come the wrong way! This isn’t the right city! Follow... Focus ↗

20 As soon as they had entered Samaria, Elisha prayed, “O LORD, now open their eyes and let them see.”...

21 When the king of Israel saw them, he shouted to Elisha, “My father, should I kill them? Should I kil... Focus ↗

22 “Of course not!” Elisha replied. “Do we kill prisoners of war? Give them food and drink and send the... Focus ↗

23 So the king made a great feast for them and then sent them home to their master. After that, the Ara... Focus ↗

24 Some time later, however, King Ben-hadad of Aram mustered his entire army and besieged Samaria. Focus ↗

25 As a result, there was a great famine in the city. The siege lasted so long that a donkey’s head sol... Focus ↗

26 One day as the king of Israel was walking along the wall of the city, a woman called to him, “Please... Focus ↗

27 He answered, “If the LORD doesn’t help you, what can I do? I have neither food from the threshing fl... Focus ↗

28 But then the king asked, “What is the matter?” She replied, “This woman said to me: ‘Come on, let’s... Focus ↗

29 So we cooked my son and ate him. Then the next day I said to her, ‘Kill your son so we can eat him,’... Focus ↗

30 When the king heard this, he tore his clothes in despair. And as the king walked along the wall, the... Focus ↗

31 “May God (Elohim) strike me and even kill me if I don’t separate Elisha’s head from his shoulders th... Focus ↗

32 Elisha was sitting in his house with the elders of Israel when the king sent a messenger to summon h... Focus ↗

33 While Elisha was still saying this, the messenger arrived. And the king said, “All this misery is fr... Focus ↗

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Book: 2 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 6 (33 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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