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2 Kings 6:19 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 6 · verse 19
And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria.2 Kings 6:19 · King James Version
2 Kings 6:19 in context
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.
19And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria.
20And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.
21And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- SamariaShômᵉrôwnShomeron, a place in PalestineH8111 →
- ElishaʼĔlîyshâʻElisha, the famous prophetH477 →
- followyâlakto walkH3212 →
- followʼacharproperly, the hind partH310 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- cityʻîyra city in the widest senseH5892 →
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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