2 Kings 3:12

3:12 Jehoshaphat said, “The Lord speaks through him.” ¹  So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to visit him.

2 Kings 6:18

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

2 Kings 2:2

2:2 Elijah told Elisha, “Stay here, for the Lord has sent me to Bethel.” ⁷  But Elisha said, “As certainly as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.

[3:12]  ¹ tn Heb “the word of the Lord is with him.”

[6:18]  ² tn Heb “and they came down to him.”

[6:18]  ³ tn Or “this nation,” perhaps emphasizing the strength of the Syrian army.

[6:18]  ⁴ 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.”

[6:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “according to the word of Elisha.”

[2:2]  ³ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.