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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. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/6.htm">New King James Version</a> And Elisha prayed, and said, “LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” Then the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then Elisha prayed and said, “LORD, please, open his eyes so that he may see.” And the LORD opened the servant’s eyes, and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. <a href="/nasb/2_kings/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then Elisha prayed and said, &#8220O LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.&#8221 And the LORD opened the servant&#8217s eyes and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then Elisha prayed and said, “O LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the servant’s eyes, and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. <a href="/lsb/2_kings/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then Elisha prayed and said, “O Yahweh, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” And Yahweh opened the eyes of the young man and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. <a href="/amp/2_kings/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then Elisha prayed and said, “LORD, please, open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the servants eyes and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire surrounding Elisha. <a href="/csb/2_kings/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then Elisha prayed, “LORD, please open his eyes and let him see.” So the LORD opened the servant’s eyes, and he saw that the mountain was covered with horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then Elisha prayed, &#8220 LORD, please open his eyes and let him see.&#8221 So the LORD opened the servant&#8217s eyes. He looked and saw that the mountain was covered with horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. <a href="/asv/2_kings/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> And 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. <a href="/cev/2_kings/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Then he prayed, "LORD, please help him to see." And the LORD let the servant see that the hill was covered with fiery horses and flaming chariots all around Elisha. <a href="/erv/2_kings/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then Elisha prayed, "LORD, please open his eyes so that he may see." The LORD opened the servant's eyes and let him see. The mountain around Elisha was full of fiery horses and chariots. <a href="/gnt/2_kings/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then he prayed, "O LORD, open his eyes and let him see!" The LORD answered his prayer, and Elisha's servant looked up and saw the hillside covered with horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. <a href="/isv/2_kings/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then Elisha prayed, asking the LORD, "Please make him able to really see!" And so when the LORD enabled the young man to see, he looked, and there was the mountain, filled with horses and fiery chariots surrounding Elisha! <a href="/msb/2_kings/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then Elisha prayed, ?O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.? And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. <a href="/net/2_kings/6.htm">NET Bible</a> Then Elisha prayed, "O LORD, open his eyes so he can see." The LORD opened the servant's eyes and he saw that the hill was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. <a href="/nheb/2_kings/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then Elisha prayed and said, "LORD, please open his eyes, that he may see." The LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and look, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire around Elisha. <a href="/wbt/2_kings/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 around Elisha. <a href="/web/2_kings/6.htm">World English Bible</a> Elisha prayed, and said, “Yahweh, please open his eyes, that he may see.” Yahweh opened the young man’s eyes, and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire around Elisha. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Elisha prays and says, “YHWH, please open his eyes, and he sees”; and YHWH opens the eyes of the young man, and he sees, and behold, the hill is full of horses and chariots of fire around Elisha. <a href="/ylt/2_kings/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Elisha prayeth, and saith, 'Jehovah, open, I pray Thee, his eyes, and he doth see;' and Jehovah openeth the eyes of the young man, and he seeth, and lo, the hill is full of horses and chariots of fire, round about Elisha. <a href="/slt/2_kings/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Elisha will pray, and say, Jehovah open now his eyes, and he shall see. And Jehovah will open the boy's eyes, and he will see: and behold, the mountain full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Eliseus prayed, and said: Lord, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the servant, and he saw: and behold the mountain was full of horses, and chariots of fire round about Eliseus. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And when Elisha had prayed, he said, “O Lord, open the eyes of this one, so that he may see.” And the Lord opened the eyes of the servant, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire, all around Elisha. <a href="/nabre/2_kings/6.htm">New American Bible</a> Then he prayed, “O LORD, open his eyes, that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the servant, and he saw that the mountainside was filled with fiery chariots and horses around Elisha. <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then Elisha prayed: “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” So the LORD opened the eyes of the servant, and he saw; the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Elisha prayed to the LORD and said, O LORD, 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. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Elisha prayed before LORD JEHOVAH, and he said: “LORD JEHOVAH, open the eyes of the boy, and he will see!” And LORD JEHOVAH opened the eyes of the boy, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was filled with horses and chariots of fire around Elisha.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/2_kings/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Elisaie prayed, and said, Lord, open, I pray thee, the eyes of the servant, and let him see. And the Lord opened his eyes, and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses, and there were chariots of fire round about Elisaie. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/6-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=1965" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/6.htm">Elisha Captures the Blinded Arameans</a> …16“Do not be afraid,” Elisha answered, “for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” 17<a href="/hebrew/477.htm" title="477: ’ĕ·lî·šā‘ (N-proper-ms) -- God is salvation, a well-known Isr. prophet. Contracted for Eliyshuwa'. Elisha, the famous prophet.">Then Elisha</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6419.htm" title="6419: way·yiṯ·pal·lêl (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To intervene, interpose. A primitive root; to judge; by extension, to intercede, pray.">prayed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">“O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. ">please</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6491.htm" title="6491: pə·qaḥ- (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To open, to be observant. A primitive root; to open; figuratively, to be observant.">open</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nāw (N-cdc:: 3ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">his eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: wə·yir·’eh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">that he may see.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">And the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6491.htm" title="6491: way·yip̄·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To open, to be observant. A primitive root; to open; figuratively, to be observant.">opened</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nê (N-cdc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">the eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="5288: han·na·‘ar (Art:: N-ms) -- A boy, lad, youth, retainer. From na'ar; a boy, from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also, a girl.">of the young man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: way·yar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">and he saw that</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: hā·hār (Art:: N-ms) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">the hills</a> <a href="/hebrew/4390.htm" title="4390: mā·lê (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To be full, to fill. Or malae; a primitive root, to fill or be full of, in a wide application.">were full of</a> <a href="/hebrew/5483.htm" title="5483: sū·sîm (N-mp) -- A swallow, swift (type of bird). Or cuc; from an unused root meaning to skip; a horse; also a swallow.">horses</a> <a href="/hebrew/7393.htm" title="7393: wə·re·ḵeḇ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- From rakab; a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. The upper millstone.">and chariots</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: ’êš (N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">of fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sə·ḇî·ḇōṯ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">all around</a> <a href="/hebrew/477.htm" title="477: ’ĕ·lî·šā‘ (N-proper-ms) -- God is salvation, a well-known Isr. prophet. Contracted for Eliyshuwa'. Elisha, the famous prophet.">Elisha.</a> 18As the Arameans came down against him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, “Please strike these people with blindness.” So He struck them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/psalms/34-7.htm">Psalm 34:7</a> The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them. <a href="/psalms/91-11.htm">Psalm 91:11</a> For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. <a href="/daniel/6-22.htm">Daniel 6:22</a> My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O king.” <a href="/exodus/14-19.htm">Exodus 14:19-20</a> And the angel of God, who had gone before the camp of Israel, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from before them and stood behind them, / so that it came between the camps of Egypt and Israel. The cloud was there in the darkness, but it lit up the night. So all night long neither camp went near the other. <a href="/2_chronicles/32-7.htm">2 Chronicles 32:7-8</a> “Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged before the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater One with us than with him. / With him is only the arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles.” So the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah. <a href="/zechariah/2-5.htm">Zechariah 2:5</a> For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’” <a href="/matthew/26-53.htm">Matthew 26:53</a> Are you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels? <a href="/hebrews/1-14.htm">Hebrews 1:14</a> Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation? <a href="/acts/12-7.htm">Acts 12:7</a> Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists. <a href="/psalms/68-17.htm">Psalm 68:17</a> The chariots of God are tens of thousands—thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai. <a href="/genesis/32-1.htm">Genesis 32:1-2</a> Jacob also went on his way, and the angels of God met him. / When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God.” So he named that place Mahanaim. <a href="/joshua/5-13.htm">Joshua 5:13-15</a> Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua approached Him and asked, “Are You for us or for our enemies?” / “Neither,” He replied. “I have now come as Commander of the LORD’s army.” Then Joshua fell facedown in reverence and asked Him, “What does my Lord have to say to His servant?” / The Commander of the LORD’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so. <a href="/isaiah/31-5.htm">Isaiah 31:5</a> Like birds hovering overhead, so the LORD of Hosts will protect Jerusalem. He will shield it and deliver it; He will pass over it and preserve it.” <a href="/luke/2-13.htm">Luke 2:13</a> And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying: <a href="/revelation/5-11.htm">Revelation 5:11</a> Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels encircling the throne, and the living creatures and the elders. And their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray you, 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.prayed<a href="/psalms/91-15.htm">Psalm 91:15</a> He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.<a href="/james/5-16.htm">James 5:16-18</a> Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much… open his eyes<a href="/2_kings/6-18.htm">2 Kings 6:18-20</a> 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… <a href="/psalms/119-18.htm">Psalm 119:18</a> Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.<a href="/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7</a> To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.full of horses<a href="/2_kings/2-11.htm">2 Kings 2:11</a> And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.<a href="/psalms/34-7.htm">Psalm 34:7</a> The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.<a href="/psalms/68-17.htm">Psalm 68:17</a> The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/6-15.htm">Chariots</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-12.htm">Elisha</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-35.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-38.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-42.htm">Full</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-15.htm">Horses</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-27.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-35.htm">Open</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-35.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-3.htm">Please</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-33.htm">Prayed</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-15.htm">Round</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-34.htm">Servant's</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-15.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/7-6.htm">Chariots</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-18.htm">Elisha</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-20.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-12.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-15.htm">Full</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-6.htm">Horses</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-13.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-20.htm">Open</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-20.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-18.htm">Please</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-18.htm">Prayed</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-21.htm">Round</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-19.htm">Servant's</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-12.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 6</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/6-1.htm">Elisha, allowing the young prophets to enlarge dwellings, floats an axhead</a> 8. <a href="/2_kings/6-8.htm">He discloses the king of Syria's counsel</a> 13. <a href="/2_kings/6-13.htm">The army which was sent to Dothan to apprehend Elisha, is blinded</a> 19. <a href="/2_kings/6-19.htm">Being brought into Samaria, they are dismissed in peace</a> 24. <a href="/2_kings/6-24.htm">The famine in Samaria causes women to eat their own children</a> 30. <a href="/2_kings/6-30.htm">The king sends to slay Elisha</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then Elisha prayed Elisha, the prophet and successor of Elijah, is known for his powerful prayer life. His prayers often resulted in miraculous events, demonstrating his close relationship with God. This phrase highlights the importance of prayer as a means of divine intervention and guidance. Elisha's reliance on prayer is a model for believers, emphasizing the power of intercession.“O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” Elisha's request for the young man's eyes to be opened is both literal and spiritual. In the biblical context, seeing often symbolizes understanding or perceiving spiritual truths. This prayer reflects the need for spiritual insight to recognize God's presence and protection. It parallels other biblical instances where God opens eyes, such as in <a href="/psalms/119-18.htm">Psalm 119:18</a>, where the psalmist asks for understanding of God's law.And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, This divine action signifies God's response to prayer and His willingness to reveal spiritual realities to those who seek Him. The opening of the young man's eyes is a supernatural event, illustrating God's power to transcend human limitations. It serves as a reminder that spiritual insight is a gift from God, not achieved through human effort alone.and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire The imagery of horses and chariots of fire is reminiscent of the divine chariot that took Elijah to heaven (<a href="/2_kings/2-11.htm">2 Kings 2:11</a>). This vision represents God's heavenly army, symbolizing His protection and sovereignty. The presence of these fiery chariots underscores the theme of divine warfare, where God fights on behalf of His people, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/psalms/34-7.htm">Psalm 34:7</a>, which speaks of the angel of the LORD encamping around those who fear Him.all around Elisha. The protection surrounding Elisha signifies God's favor and the special role of prophets as His messengers. This scene reassures believers of God's omnipresence and His ability to protect His servants. It also foreshadows the New Testament promise of spiritual protection for believers, as seen in passages like <a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a>, which declares that if God is for us, who can be against us?<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/elisha.htm">Elisha</a> A prophet of God, successor to Elijah, known for his miracles and deep faith in God. In this passage, he demonstrates his spiritual insight and reliance on God through prayer. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_young_man.htm">The Young Man</a> Elisha's servant, who initially sees only the physical threat of the Aramean army and is fearful until his spiritual eyes are opened. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The God of Israel, who answers Elisha's prayer by revealing the spiritual reality surrounding them. 4. <a href="/topical/h/horses_and_chariots_of_fire.htm">Horses and Chariots of Fire</a> A divine army sent by God, symbolizing His protection and power, unseen by the physical eye but revealed through spiritual insight. 5. <a href="/topical/d/dothan.htm">Dothan</a> The location where this event takes place, a city in Israel that becomes the backdrop for this miraculous revelation of God's protection.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_vision.htm">Spiritual Vision</a> We often focus on the physical challenges before us, but God calls us to see with spiritual eyes. Like Elisha's servant, we need our eyes opened to the spiritual realities and divine resources available to us. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a> Elisha's immediate response to fear was prayer. This teaches us the importance of turning to God in prayer, trusting Him to reveal His presence and power in our lives. <a href="/topical/g/god's_protection.htm">God's Protection</a> The presence of the heavenly army reminds us that God is always with us, even when we cannot see Him. We can trust in His protection and provision in every circumstance. <a href="/topical/f/faith_over_fear.htm">Faith Over Fear</a> The young man's fear was transformed into faith when he saw God's army. We are encouraged to replace our fears with faith, knowing that God is greater than any challenge we face.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 6</a> <a href="/q/is_satan_considered_a_spirit.htm">Is Satan considered a spirit?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_paranormal.htm">What does the Bible say about paranormal activity?</a> <a href="/q/dothan's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What is Dothan's significance in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/how_were_185,000_assyrians_killed_overnight.htm">How can 185,000 Assyrians (2 Kings 19:35) be killed overnight without any verifiable historical or archaeological evidence? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw.--Just as the Lord had opened Elisha's own eyes to see the like vision of unearthly glory when his master was taken away (<a href="/2_kings/2-10.htm" title="And he said, You have asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so to you; but if not, it shall not be so.">2Kings 2:10</a>; <a href="/2_kings/2-12.htm" title="And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.">2Kings 2:12</a>). (Comp. also <a href="/numbers/22-31.htm" title="Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.">Numbers 22:31</a>.)The mountain.--On which Dothan stood.Horses and chariots of fire.--Literally, horses and chariots, to wit, fire. Fire was the well-known symbol of Jehovah's visible presence and protective or destroying might, from the days of the patriarchs onwards (<a href="/genesis/15-17.htm" title="And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.">Genesis 15:17</a>; <a href="/exodus/3-2.htm" title="And the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the middle of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.">Exodus 3:2</a>; <a href="/exodus/13-21.htm" title="And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:">Exodus 13:21</a>, seq., 19:16, seq.; <a href="/isaiah/29-6.htm" title="You shall be visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.">Isaiah 29:6</a>; <a href="/isaiah/30-30.htm" title="And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall show the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.">Isaiah 30:30</a>; <a href="/isaiah/30-33.htm" title="For Tophet is ordained of old; yes, for the king it is prepared; he has made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, does kindle it.">Isaiah 30:33</a>; <a href="/isaiah/33-14.htm" title="The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness has surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?">Isaiah 33:14</a>). As fiery chariots and horses parted Elijah from Elisha (<a href="/2_kings/2-12.htm" title="And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.">2Kings 2:12</a>), so now a similar appearance surrounds and protects the latter. "It is a fine thought," says Thenius, "that on this occasion the veil of earthly existence was lifted for a moment for one child of man, so as to allow him a clear glimpse of the sovereignty of Providence." The form of the supernatural appearance was, no doubt, conditioned by the circumstances of the time. Chariots and horses were the strength of the Aramean oppressors of Israel; therefore, Jehovah causes His earthly ministers to see that He also has at His command horses and chariots, and that of fire. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 17. - And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. If the prophet's servant was to be reassured, he must be made to see that help was at hand; he would not have found rest or peace in the mere assurance that God was nigh, and would keep his prophet from harm. His mental state required something like a material manifestation; and hence Elisha prays that he may be permitted to behold the angelic host, which everywhere throughout creation is employed at all times in doing the will of God, and accomplishing his ends (comp. <a href="/genesis/28-12.htm">Genesis 28:12</a>; <a href="/genesis/32-2.htm">Genesis 32:2</a>; <a href="/psalms/34-7.htm">Psalm 34:7</a>; <a href="/psalms/68-17.htm">Psalm 68:17</a>; <a href="/daniel/7-10.htm">Daniel 7:10</a>, etc.). The prayer is granted. 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. As the earthly force, which had alarmed Elisha's servant, was a force mainly of horses and chariots, so the heavenly force revealed to his eyes was made to bear the same appearance. But the heavenly chariots and horses were "of fire" - glowed, i.e. with a strange unearthly brightness (see the comment on 2 Kings 2:11). <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/6-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then Elisha אֱלִישָׁע֙ (’ĕ·lî·šā‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_477.htm">Strong's 477: </a> Elisha -- 'God is salvation', a well-known Israelite prophet prayed, וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֤ל (way·yiṯ·pal·lêl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6419.htm">Strong's 6419: </a> To judge, to intercede, pray “O LORD, יְהוָ֕ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel please נָ֥א (nā) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm">Strong's 4994: </a> I pray', 'now', 'then' open פְּקַח־ (pə·qaḥ-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6491.htm">Strong's 6491: </a> To open, to be observant his eyes עֵינָ֖יו (‘ê·nāw) Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain that he may see.” וְיִרְאֶ֑ה (wə·yir·’eh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see And the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel opened וַיִּפְקַ֤ח (way·yip̄·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6491.htm">Strong's 6491: </a> To open, to be observant the eyes עֵינֵ֣י (‘ê·nê) Noun - cdc <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain of the young man, הַנַּ֔עַר (han·na·‘ar) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5288.htm">Strong's 5288: </a> A boy, lad, youth, retainer and he saw that וַיַּ֗רְא (way·yar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see the hills הָהָ֜ר (hā·hār) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> Mountain, hill, hill country were full of מָלֵ֨א (mā·lê) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> To fill, be full of horses סוּסִ֥ים (sū·sîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5483.htm">Strong's 5483: </a> A swallow, swift (type of bird) and chariots וְרֶ֛כֶב (wə·re·ḵeḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7393.htm">Strong's 7393: </a> A vehicle, a team, cavalry, a rider, the upper millstone of fire אֵ֖שׁ (’êš) Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> A fire all around סְבִיבֹ֥ת (sə·ḇî·ḇōṯ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> A circle, neighbour, environs, around Elisha. אֱלִישָֽׁע׃ (’ĕ·lî·šā‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_477.htm">Strong's 477: </a> Elisha -- 'God is salvation', a well-known Israelite prophet <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/6-17.htm">2 Kings 6:17 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/6-17.htm">2 Kings 6:17 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/6-17.htm">2 Kings 6:17 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/6-17.htm">2 Kings 6:17 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/6-17.htm">2 Kings 6:17 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/6-17.htm">2 Kings 6:17 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/6-17.htm">2 Kings 6:17 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/6-17.htm">2 Kings 6:17 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/6-17.htm">2 Kings 6:17 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/6-17.htm">2 Kings 6:17 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-17.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 6:17 Elisha prayed and said Yahweh Please open (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/6-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 6:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 6:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/6-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 6:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 6:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>