2 Kings 6:16-17

16 He said, "Do not be afraid, ¹for those who are with us are more than those who are with them."

17 Then Elisha prayed and said, "O LORD, please ²open his eyes that he may see." So the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of ³horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

2 Kings 6:16-17 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 6

In this chapter are recorded other wonders of Elisha, as causing iron to swim, 2Ki 6:1-7 having knowledge of the secret counsels of the king of Syria, which he disclosed to the king of Israel, 2Ki 6:8-12 smiting the Syrian army with blindness sent to take him, and which he led into the midst of Samaria, 2Ki 6:13-23, and the chapter is closed with an account of the siege of Samaria, and a sore famine in it, 2Ki 6:24-33.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Chronicles 32:7; [Psalms 55:18; Romans 8:31]
• 2. ver. 20
• 3. 2 Kings 2:11; [Psalms 34:7; Psalms 68:17]; See Zechariah 1:8-10; Zechariah 6:1-7