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 8:14

8:14 He left Elisha and went to his master. Ben Hadad ⁶  asked him, “What did Elisha tell you?” Hazael ⁷  replied, “He told me you would surely recover.”

[6:18]  ¹ tn Heb “and they came down to him.”

[6:18]  ² tn Or “this nation,” perhaps emphasizing the strength of the Syrian army.

[6:18]  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.”

[6:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “according to the word of Elisha.”

[8:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ben Hadad) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Hazael) has been specified in the translation for clarity.