2 Kings 6:15

6:15 The prophet’s ¹  attendant got up early in the morning. When he went outside there was an army surrounding the city, along with horses and chariots. He said to Elisha, ²  “Oh no, my master! What will we do?”

2 Kings 6:17

6:17 Then Elisha prayed, “O Lord, open his eyes so he can see.” The Lord opened the servant’s eyes and he saw that ³  the hill was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

2 Kings 7:6

7:6 The Lord had caused the Syrian camp to hear the sound of chariots and horses and a large army. Then they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel has paid the kings of the Hittites and Egypt to attack us!”

2 Kings 13:7

13:7 Jehoahaz had no army left ⁴  except for fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and 10,000 foot soldiers. The king of Syria had destroyed his troops ⁵  and trampled on them like dust. ⁶ 

2 Kings 13:14

Elisha Makes One Final Prophecy

13:14 Now Elisha had a terminal illness. ⁷  King Joash of Israel went down to visit him. ⁸  He wept before him and said, “My father, my father! The chariot ⁹  and horsemen of Israel!” ¹⁰ 

¹ tn Heb “man of God’s.”

² tn Heb “his young servant said to him.”

³ tn Heb “and he saw, and look.”

⁵ tn Heb “Indeed he did not leave to Jehoahaz people.” The identity of the subject is uncertain, but the king of Syria, mentioned later in the verse, is a likely candidate.

⁶ tn Heb “them,” i.e., the remainder of this troops.

⁷ tn Heb “and made them like dust for trampling.”

⁷ tn Heb “Now Elisha was ill with the illness by which he would die.”

⁸ tn Heb “went down to him.”

⁹ tn Though the noun is singular here, it may be collective, in which case it could be translated “chariots.”

¹⁰ sn By comparing Elisha to a one-man army, the king emphasizes the power of the prophetic word. See the note at 2:12.