Daily Meditation
17 And Elisha
prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the
Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain
was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
Today’s Reading
2 Kings
Chapter 6
And the sons of the
prophets said unto Elisha
1 And the sons of
the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee
is too strait for us. 2 Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence
every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he
answered, Go ye. 3 And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy
servants. And he answered, I will go. 4 So he went with them. And when they
came to Jordan, they cut down wood. 5 But as one was felling a beam, the axe
head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was
borrowed. 6 And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the
place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.
7 Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.
8 Then the king of
Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In
such and such a place shall be my camp. 9 And the man of God sent unto the king
of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the
Syrians are come down. 10 And the king of Israel sent to the place which the
man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor
twice. 11 Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing;
and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not shew me which of us
is for the king of Israel? 12 And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O
king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the
words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber. 13 And he said, Go and spy where he
is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is
in Dothan. 14 Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host:
and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
15 And when the
servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host
compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto
him, Alas, my master! how shall we do? 16 And he answered, Fear not: for they
that be with us are more than they that be with them. 17 And Elisha prayed, and
said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened
the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of
horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha. 18 And when they came down to
him, Elisha prayed unto the Lord, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee,
with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of
Elisha. 19 And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the
city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them
to Samaria.
20 And it came to
pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, Lord, open the eyes
of these men, that they may see. And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw;
and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria. 21 And the king of Israel said
unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite
them? 22 And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those
whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and
water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master. 23 And
he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he
sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no
more into the land of Israel.
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