2 Kings 6:18

6:18 As they approached him, ¹  Elisha prayed to the Lord, “Strike these people ²  with blindness.” ³  The Lord ⁴  struck them with blindness as Elisha requested. ⁵ 

2 Kings 6:22

6:22 He replied, “Do not strike them down! You did not capture them with your sword or bow, so what gives you the right to strike them down? ⁶  Give them some food and water, so they can eat and drink and then go back to their master.”

2 Kings 13:18

13:18 Then Elisha ⁷  said, “Take the arrows,” and he did so. ⁸  He told the king of Israel, “Strike the ground!” He struck the ground three times and stopped.

2 Kings 14:10

14:10 You thoroughly defeated Edom ⁹  and it has gone to your head! ¹⁰  Gloat over your success, ¹¹  but stay in your palace. Why bring calamity on yourself? Why bring down yourself and Judah along with you?” ¹² 

¹ tn Heb “and they came down to him.”

² tn Or “this nation,” perhaps emphasizing the strength of the Syrian army.

³ tn On the basis of the Akkadian etymology of the word, M. Cogan and H. Tadmor (II Kings [AB], 74) translate “blinding light.” HALOT 761 s.v. סַנְוֵרִים suggests the glosses “dazzling, deception.”

⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Heb “according to the word of Elisha.”

⁶ tn Heb “Are [they] ones you captured with your sword or your bow (that) you can strike (them) down?”

¹¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹² tn Heb “and he took [them].”

¹⁶ tn Or “you have indeed defeated Edom.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “and your heart has lifted you up.”

¹⁸ tn Heb “be glorified.”

¹⁹ tn Heb “Why get involved in calamity and fall, you and Judah with you?”