As they approached him,<n id="1" /> Elisha prayed to the <sc>Lordsc>, &#8220;Strike these people<n id="2" /> with blindness.&#8221;<n id="3" /> The <sc>Lordsc><n id="4" /> struck them with blindness as Elisha requested.<n id="5" />

Then they struck the men who were at the door of the house, from the youngest to the oldest,<n id="1" /> with blindness. The men outside<n id="2" /> wore themselves out trying to find the door.