2 Kings 6:18

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Summary

And 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.

Smite this people

General references

Genesis 21:19

Luke 24:16

Bible References

Smite this people

“By day they meet with darkness,
And grope at noon as in the night.

In that day,” declares the Lord, “I will strike every horse with bewilderment and his rider with madness. But I will watch over the house of Judah, while I strike every horse of the peoples with blindness.

And Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind.”

“He has blinded their eyes and He

hardened their heart, so that they would not see with their eyes and perceive with their heart, and

be converted and I heal them.”

Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and not see the sun for a time.” And immediately a mist and a darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking those who would lead him by the hand.

What then? What Israel is seeking, it has not obtained, but those who were chosen obtained it, and the rest were hardened;

General references

Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water; and she went and filled the skin with water and gave the lad a drink.

But their eyes were prevented from recognizing Him.