Verse 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.

Referenced Verses

• 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