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2 Kings 6:16-18
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16 He replied, “Don’t be afraid, for our side outnumbers them.”[a] 17 Then Elisha prayed, “O Lord, open his eyes so he can see.” The Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he saw that[b] the hill was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. 18 As the army approached him,[c] Elisha prayed to the Lord, “Strike these people[d] with blindness.”[e] The Lord[f] struck them with blindness as Elisha requested.[g]

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  1. 2 Kings 6:16 tn Heb “for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”
  2. 2 Kings 6:17 tn Heb “and he saw, and look.”
  3. 2 Kings 6:18 tn Heb “and they came down to him.”
  4. 2 Kings 6:18 tn Or “this nation,” perhaps emphasizing the strength of the Syrian army.
  5. 2 Kings 6:18 tn On the basis of the Akkadian etymology of the word, M. Cogan and H. Tadmor (II Kings [AB], 74) translate “blinding light.” HALOT 761 s.v. סַנְוֵרִים suggests the glosses “dazzling, deception.”
  6. 2 Kings 6:18 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  7. 2 Kings 6:18 tn Heb “according to the word of Elisha.”
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