Verse 18

2 Kings 6:18

Noah Webster Bible

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18 And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֵּרְדוּ֮ אֵלָי/ו֒ וַ/יִּתְפַּלֵּ֨ל אֱלִישָׁ֤ע אֶל יְהוָה֙ וַ/יֹּאמַ֔ר הַךְ נָ֥א אֶת הַ/גּוֹי הַ/זֶּ֖ה בַּ/סַּנְוֵרִ֑ים וַ/יַּכֵּ֥/ם בַּ/סַּנְוֵרִ֖ים כִּ/דְבַ֥ר אֱלִישָֽׁע

English Translation

And they came down to me, and Elisha prayed to the Lord and said, "Strike this people with blindness." And he struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.

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Chapter 6 Context

1 And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too n... Focus ↗

2 Let us go, we pray thee, to Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place the... Focus ↗

3 And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go. Focus ↗

4 So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood. Focus ↗

5 But as one was felling a beam, the ax head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master... Focus ↗

6 And the man of God (Elohim) said, Where fell it? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stic... Focus ↗

7 Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it. Focus ↗

8 Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such an... Focus ↗

9 And the man of God (Elohim) sent to the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a pla... Focus ↗

10 And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God (Elohim) told him and warned him of, a... Focus ↗

11 Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was greatly troubled for this thing; and he called his serv... Focus ↗

12 And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, tell... Focus ↗

13 And he said, Go, and spy where he is , that I may send and bring him. And it was told him, saying, B... Focus ↗

14 Therefore he sent thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and encomp... Focus ↗

15 And when the servant of the man of God (Elohim) had risen early, and gone forth, behold, a host comp... Focus ↗

16 And he answered, Fear not: for they that are with us are more than they that are with them. Focus ↗

17 And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened... Focus ↗

18 And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee,...

19 And Elisha said to them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring... Focus ↗

20 And it came to pass, when they had come into Samaria, that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these... Focus ↗

21 And the king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them ? shall I smi... Focus ↗

22 And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them : wouldst thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive w... Focus ↗

23 And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drank, he sent them away, and... Focus ↗

24 And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up, and... Focus ↗

25 And there was a great famine in Samaria: and behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold... Focus ↗

26 And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman to him, saying, Help, my... Focus ↗

27 And he said, If the LORD doth not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barn-floor, or out... Focus ↗

28 And the king said to her, What aileth thee? and she answered, This woman said to me, Give thy son, t... Focus ↗

29 So we boiled my son, and ate him: and I said to her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat h... Focus ↗

30 And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he pa... Focus ↗

31 Then he said, God (Elohim) do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall... Focus ↗

32 But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: b... Focus ↗

33 And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down to him: and he said, Behold, this... Focus ↗

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Book: 2 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 6 (33 verses)
Version: Noah Webster Bible

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