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2 Kings 6:20

ElishaSamaria

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

19 And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria.

And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, 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.

21 And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?

22 And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

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BSB
When they had entered Samaria, Elisha said, “O LORD, open the eyes of these men that they may see.” Then the LORD opened their eyes, and they looked around and discovered that they were in Samaria.
KJV
And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, 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.
WEB
When they had come into Samaria, Elisha said, “LORD, open these men’s eyes, that they may see.” The LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and behold, they were in the middle of Samaria.
ASV
And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, Jehovah, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And Jehovah opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.
DARBY
And it came to pass when they entered into Samaria, that Elisha said, Jehovah, open the eyes of these [men] that they may see. And Jehovah opened their eyes, and they saw, and behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.
BLB
And it came to pass, when they came to Samaria, that Elisha said, “O YHWH, open the eyes of these [men], that they may see.” And YHWH opened their eyes, and they saw. And behold, [they were] in the midst of Samaria.
ÅB
Og da de kom inn i Samaria, sa Elisa: Herre, åpne deres øyne, så de kan se! Og Herren åpnet deres øyne, og de fikk se at de var midt i Samaria.
OTB
Da de kom inn i Samaria, sa Elisja, "Å Herre, åpne øynene til disse mennene, så de kan se." Så åpnet Herren deres øyne, og de så; og se, de var midt i Samaria.
B1930
Og da de kom inn i Samaria, sa Elisa: Herre, oplat deres øine, så de kan se! Og Herren oplot deres øine, og de fikk se at de var midt i Samaria.

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  • 2 Kings 6:17

    And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

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  • Luke 24:31

    And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.

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  • Luke 16:23

    And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

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  • Judges 20:40–42

    But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven.

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