¹⁶ So he answered, ^(A)“Do not fear, for ^(B)those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” ¹⁷ And Elisha prayed, and said, “Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” Then the Lord ^(C)opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of ^(D)horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. ¹⁸ So when the Syrians came down to him, Elisha prayed to the Lord, and said, “Strike this people, I pray, with blindness.” And ^(E)He struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.