2 Kings 6:17

And 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.

And Elisha {H477} prayed {H6419}, and said {H559}, LORD {H3068}, I pray thee, open {H6491} his eyes {H5869}, that he may see {H7200}. And the LORD {H3068} opened {H6491} the eyes {H5869} of the young man {H5288}; and he saw {H7200}: and, behold, the mountain {H2022} was full {H4390} of horses {H5483} and chariots {H7393} of fire {H784} round about {H5439} Elisha {H477}.

Elisha prayed, "ADONAI, I ask you to open his eyes, so that he can see." Then ADONAI opened the young man's eyes, and he saw: there before him, all around Elisha, the mountain was covered with horses and fiery chariots.

Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

And Elisha prayed, and said, Jehovah, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And Jehovah 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.

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Cross-References

  • Psalms 68:17 (25 votes)

    The chariots of God [are] twenty thousand, [even] thousands of angels: the Lord [is] among them, [as in] Sinai, in the holy [place].

  • Psalms 34:7 (23 votes)

    The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

  • Zechariah 6:1 (20 votes)

    ¶ And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains [were] mountains of brass.

  • Zechariah 6:7 (20 votes)

    And the bay went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth.

  • 2 Kings 2:11 (17 votes)

    And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, [there appeared] a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

  • Hebrews 1:14 (16 votes)

    Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

  • Acts 26:18 (14 votes)

    To open their eyes, [and] to turn [them] from darkness to light, and [from] the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.