2 Kings 6:18

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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  • Acts 13:11 : 11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
  • Gen 19:11 : 11 And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves to find the door.
  • Deut 28:28 : 28 Jehovah will smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart;
  • Job 5:14 : 14 They meet with darkness in the day-time, And grope at noonday as in the night.
  • Zech 12:4 : 4 In that day, saith Jehovah, I will smite every horse with terror, and his rider with madness; and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the peoples with blindness.
  • John 9:39 : 39 And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this world, that they that see not may see; and that they that see may become blind.
  • John 12:40 : 40 He hath blinded their eyes, and he hardened their heart; Lest they should see with their eyes, and perceive with their heart, And should turn, And I should heal them.
  • Rom 11:7 : 7 What then? that which Israel seeketh for, that he obtained not; but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened:

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  • 2 Kgs 6:19-22
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    82%

    19And 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. And he led them to Samaria.

    20And 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.

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

    22And 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.

  • 2 Kgs 6:17
    80%

    17And Elisha prayed, and said, Jehovah, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And Jehovah 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.

  • 2 Kgs 6:31-33
    3 verses
    72%

    31Then he said, God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.

    32But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him; and [the king] sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away my head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold the door fast against him: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?

    33And while he was yet talking with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of Jehovah; why should I wait for Jehovah any longer?

  • 2 Kgs 2:14-16
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    14And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is Jehovah, the God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they were divided hither and thither; and Elisha went over.

    15And when the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho over against him saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

    16And they said unto him, Behold now, there are with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master, lest the Spirit of Jehovah hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.

  • 2 Kgs 6:11-15
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    72%

    11And the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not show me which of us is for the king of Israel?

    12And one of his servants said, Nay, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.

    13And he said, Go and see where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

    14Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

    15And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, a host with horses and chariots was round about the city. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?

  • 2 Kgs 13:15-19
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    71%

    15And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows; and he took unto him bow and arrows.

    16And he said to the king of Israel, Put thy hand upon the bow; and he put his hand [upon it] . And Elisha laid his hands upon the king's hands.

    17And he said, Open the window eastward; and he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot; and he shot. And he said, Jehovah's arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory over Syria; for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.

    18And he said, Take the arrows; and he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground; and he smote thrice, and stayed.

    19And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times: then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it, whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.

  • Gen 19:11
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    11And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

  • Isa 6:10
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    10Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn again, and be healed.

  • 1 Kgs 20:35
    70%

    35And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his fellow by the word of Jehovah, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him.

  • 2 Kgs 2:18
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    18And they came back to him, while he tarried at Jericho; and he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?

  • Acts 13:11
    70%

    11And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.

  • 2 Kgs 8:7
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    7And Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither.

  • Deut 28:28
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    28Jehovah will smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart;

  • 1 Kgs 20:37
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    37Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, smiting and wounding him.

  • 2 Kgs 1:13
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    13And again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.

  • 2 Kgs 4:32-33
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    69%

    32And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.

    33He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto Jehovah.

  • 2 Kgs 8:14
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    14Then he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisha to thee? And he answered, He told me that thou wouldest surely recover.

  • 2 Kgs 2:9
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    9And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I am taken from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.

  • 2 Kgs 2:22
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    22So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spake.

  • 1 Kgs 18:40
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    40and Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.

  • Isa 42:18
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    18Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.

  • 2 Kgs 6:24
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    24And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.

  • Isa 29:18
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    18And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.

  • 2 Kgs 2:24
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  • Num 22:6
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    15And the angel of Jehovah said unto Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king.

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  • John 9:6
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    6When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and anointed his eyes with the clay,

  • 2 Kgs 1:9
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    9Then [the king] sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he was sitting on the top of the hill. And he spake unto him, O man of God, the king hath said, Come down.

  • Luke 18:41
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    41What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.

  • 2 Kgs 7:2
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    2Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

  • Mark 8:22
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    22And they come unto Bethsaida. And they bring to him a blind man, and beseech him to touch him.

  • 2 Kgs 3:12
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    12And Jehoshaphat said, The word of Jehovah is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.

  • 2 Kgs 10:17
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    17And when he came to Samaria, he smote all that remained unto Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spake to Elijah.