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 ¹  the hill was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

2 Kings 6:20

6:20 When they had entered Samaria, Elisha said, “O Lord, open their eyes, so they can see.” The Lord opened their eyes and they saw that they were in the middle of Samaria. ² 

2 Kings 9:17

9:17 Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel and saw Jehu’s troops approaching. ³  He said, “I see troops!” ⁴  Jehoram ordered, ⁵  “Send a rider out to meet them and have him ask, ‘Is everything all right?’” ⁶ 

[6:17]  ¹ tn Heb “and he saw, and look.”

[6:20]  ² tn Heb “and they saw, and look, [they were] in the middle of Samaria.”

[9:17]  ³ tn Heb “the quantity [of the men] of Jehu, when he approached.” Elsewhere שִׁפְעַה (shif’ah), “quantity,” is used of a quantity of camels (Isa 60:6) or horses (Ezek 26:10) and of an abundance of water (Job 22:11; 38:34).

[9:17]  ⁴ tn The term שִׁפְעַת (shifat) appears to be a construct form of the noun, but no genitive follows.

[9:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “said.”

[9:17]  ⁶ tn Heb “Get a rider and send [him] to meet him and let him ask, ‘Is there peace?’”