Discovery Box| (0.18) | 2Ki 6:8 |
| Now the king of Syria was at war with Israel. He consulted his advisers, who said, “Invade 1 at such and such 2 a place.” |
| (0.18) | 2Ki 6:10 |
| So the king of Israel sent a message to the place the prophet had pointed out, warning it 1 to be on its guard. This happened on several occasions. 2 |
| (0.18) | 2Ki 6:18 |
| As they approached him, 1 Elisha prayed to the Lord, “Strike these people 2 with blindness.” 3 The Lord 4 struck them with blindness as Elisha requested. 5 |
| (0.18) | 2Ki 6:20 |
| When they had entered Samaria, Elisha said, “O Lord, open their eyes, so they can see.” The Lord opened their eyes and they saw that they were in the middle of Samaria. 1 |
| (0.18) | 2Ki 6:23 |
| So he threw a big banquet 1 for them and they ate and drank. Then he sent them back 2 to their master. After that no Syrian raiding parties again invaded the land of Israel. |
| (0.18) | 2Ki 6:25 |
| Samaria’s food supply ran out. 1 They laid siege to it so long that 2 a donkey’s head was selling for eighty shekels of silver 3 and a quarter of a kab 4 of dove’s droppings 5 for five shekels of silver. 6 |
| (0.18) | 2Ki 6:30 |
| When the king heard what the woman said, he tore his clothes. As he was passing by on the wall, the people could see he was wearing sackcloth under his clothes. 1 |
| (0.18) | 2Ki 7:16 |
| Then the people went out and looted the Syrian camp. A seah 1 of finely milled flour sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, just as the Lord had said they would. 2 |
| (0.18) | 2Ki 7:18 |
| The prophet told the king, “Two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel, and a seah of finely milled flour for a shekel; this will happen about this time tomorrow in the gate of Samaria.” |
| (0.18) | 2Ki 8:3 |
| After seven years the woman returned from the land of the Philistines and went to ask the king to give her back her house and field. 1 |
| (0.18) | 2Ki 8:15 |
| The next day Hazael 1 took a piece of cloth, dipped it in water, and spread it over Ben Hadad’s 2 face until he died. Then Hazael replaced him as king. |
| (0.18) | 2Ki 8:21 |
| Joram 1 crossed over to Zair with all his chariots. The Edomites, who had surrounded him, attacked at night and defeated him and his chariot officers. 2 The Israelite army retreated to their homeland. 3 |
| (0.18) | 2Ki 9:20 |
| The watchman reported, “He reached them, but hasn’t started back. The one who drives the lead chariot drives like Jehu son of Nimshi; 1 he drives recklessly.” |
| (0.18) | 2Ki 9:22 |
| When Jehoram saw Jehu, he asked, “Is everything all right, Jehu?” He replied, “How can everything be all right as long as your mother Jezebel promotes idolatry and pagan practices?” 1 |
| (0.18) | 2Ki 10:7 |
| When they received the letter, they seized the king’s sons and executed all seventy of them. 1 They put their heads in baskets and sent them to him in Jezreel. |
| (0.18) | 2Ki 10:9 |
| In the morning he went out and stood there. Then he said to all the people, “You are innocent. I conspired against my master and killed him. But who struck down all of these men? |
| (0.18) | 2Ki 11:5 |
| He ordered them, “This is what you must do. One third of the unit that is on duty during the Sabbath will guard the royal palace. |
| (0.18) | 2Ki 11:8 |
| You must surround the king. Each of you must hold his weapon in his hand. Whoever approaches your ranks must be killed. You must accompany the king wherever he goes.” 1 |
| (0.18) | 2Ki 11:17 |
| Jehoiada then drew up a covenant between the Lord and the king and people, stipulating that they should be loyal to the Lord. 1 |
| (0.18) | 2Ki 13:7 |
| Jehoahaz had no army left 1 except for fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and 10,000 foot soldiers. The king of Syria had destroyed his troops 2 and trampled on them like dust. 3 |
