2 Kings 6:17-18

6:17 Then Elisha prayed, “O Lord, open his eyes so he can see.” The Lord opened the servant’s eyes and he saw that 1  the hill was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. 6:18 As they approached him, 2  Elisha prayed to the Lord, “Strike these people 3  with blindness.” 4  The Lord 5  struck them with blindness as Elisha requested. 6 

1 tn Heb “and he saw, and look.”

2 tn Heb “and they came down to him.”

3 tn Or “this nation,” perhaps emphasizing the strength of the Syrian army.

4 tn On the basis of the Akkadian etymology of the word, M. Cogan and H. Tadmor (II Kings [AB], 74) translate “blinding light.” HALOT 761 s.v. סַנְוֵרִים suggests the glosses “dazzling, deception.”

5 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

6 tn Heb “according to the word of Elisha.”