Discovery Box2 Kings 6:16-18 
Context6:16 He replied, “Don’t be afraid, for our side outnumbers them.” 1 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 2 the hill was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. 6:18 As they approached him, 3 Elisha prayed to the Lord, “Strike these people 4 with blindness.” 5 The Lord 6 struck them with blindness as Elisha requested. 7
1 tn Heb “for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”
2 tn Heb “and he saw, and look.”
3 tn Heb “and they came down to him.”
4 tn Or “this nation,” perhaps emphasizing the strength of the Syrian army.
5 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.”
6 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the
7 tn Heb “according to the word of Elisha.”
