2 Kings 6:18

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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.

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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 The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:
  • Job 5:14 : 14 They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.
  • Zech 12:4 : 4 In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.
  • John 9:39 : 39 And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.
  • John 12:40 : 40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
  • Rom 11:7 : 7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded

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  • 2 Kgs 6:19-22
    4 verses
    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. But he led them to Samaria.

    20And 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.

    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, 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.

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

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

    32But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat 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 mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?

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

  • 2 Kgs 2:14-16
    3 verses
    72%

    14And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.

    15And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho 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 be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD 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
    5 verses
    72%

    11Therefore 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 shew me which of us is for the king of Israel?

    12And one of his servants said, None, 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 spy 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, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?

  • 2 Kgs 13:15-19
    5 verses
    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 thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand upon it: and Elisha put 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, The arrow of the LORD'S deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from 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
    71%

    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
    70%

    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 convert, and be healed.

  • 1 Kgs 20:35
    70%

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

  • 2 Kgs 2:18
    70%

    18And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) 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
    70%

    7And Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben-hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither.

  • Deut 28:28
    70%

    28The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:

  • 1 Kgs 20:37
    70%

    37Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him.

  • 2 Kgs 1:13
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    13And he sent again a captain of the 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
    2 verses
    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 the LORD.

  • 2 Kgs 8:14
    69%

    14So 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 shouldest surely recover.

  • 2 Kgs 2:9
    69%

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

  • 2 Kgs 2:22
    69%

    22So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake.

  • 1 Kgs 18:40
    68%

    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
    68%

    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 Ben-hadad 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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    24And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.

  • Num 22:6
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    6Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.

  • 2 Kgs 1:15
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    15And the angel of the LORD said unto Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king.

  • 1 Kgs 13:6
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    6And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the LORD, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.

  • John 9:6
    68%

    6When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,

  • 2 Kgs 1:9
    68%

    9Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down.

  • Luke 18:41
    67%

    41Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.

  • 2 Kgs 7:2
    67%

    2Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would 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
    67%

    22And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.

  • 2 Kgs 3:12
    67%

    12And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the LORD is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.

  • 2 Kgs 10:17
    67%

    17And when he came to Samaria, he slew all that remained unto Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the saying of the LORD, which he spake to Elijah.