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2 Kings 6:16 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 6 · verse 16
And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.2 Kings 6:16 · King James Version
2 Kings 6:16 in context
14Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
15And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?
16And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.
17And 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.
18And 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.
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- Romans 8:31
- Isaiah 41:10-14
- 1 John 4:4
- 2 Chronicles 32:7-8
- Acts 18:9-10
- Psalms 55:18
- Exodus 14:13
- Isaiah 8:10
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Here is, 1. The great force which the king of Syria sent to seize Elisha. He found out where he was, at Dothan (Kg2 6:13), which was not far from Samaria; thither he sent a great host, who were to come upon him by night, and to bring him dead or alive, Kg2 6:14.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-23