2 Kings 6:17 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁷ Then Elisha prayed, and said, “O Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes that he may see.” So 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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ Then Elisha prayed, Lord, I pray You, open his eyes that he may see. And the Lord opened the young man's eyes, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ And Elisha prayed, and said, Jehovah, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And Jehovah 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.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Then Elisha prayed, “LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” Then the LORD opened the servant’s eyes, and he saw that the mountain was full of horses and fiery chariots surrounding Elisha.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ And when Elisha had prayed, he said, "O Lord, open the eyes of this one, so that he may see." And the Lord opened the eyes of the servant, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire, all around Elisha.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ And Eliseus prayed, and said: Lord, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the servant, and he saw. And, behold, the mountain was full of horses, and chariots of fire round about Eliseus.

2 Kings 6:17 Cross References

Genesis 21:19

Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the skin with water, and gave the lad a drink.

Genesis 32:1

Jacob went on his way and the angels of God met him;

Genesis 32:2

and when Jacob saw them he said, “This is God's army!” So he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

Genesis 32:3

And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother in the land of Seir, the country of Edom,

2 Kings 2:11

And as they still went on and talked, behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

Psalm 104:3

who hast laid the beams of thy chambers on the waters, who makest the clouds thy chariot, who ridest on the wings of the wind,

Psalm 104:4

who makest the winds thy messengers, fire and flame thy ministers.

Psalm 119:18

Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.

Psalm 125:2

As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people, from this time forth and for evermore.

Psalm 34:7

The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.

Psalm 68:17

With mighty chariotry, twice ten thousand, thousands upon thousands, the Lord came from Sinai into the holy place.

Psalm 91:11

For he will give his angels charge of you to guard you in all your ways.

Psalm 91:15

When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will rescue him and honor him.

Isaiah 42:7

to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.

Daniel 10:7

And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision, for the men who were with me did not see the vision, but a great trembling fell upon them, and they fled to hide themselves.

Zechariah 1:8

“I saw in the night, and behold, a man riding upon a red horse! He was standing among the myrtle trees in the glen; and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.

Numbers 22:31

Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, with his drawn sword in his hand; and he bowed his head, and fell on his face.

Matthew 26:53

Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels?

Acts 26:18

to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

Ephesians 1:18

having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,

Hebrews 1:14

Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to serve, for the sake of those who are to obtain salvation?

Revelation 19:11

Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! He who sat upon it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.

Revelation 19:14

And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, followed him on white horses.

Revelation 3:7

“And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one shall shut, who shuts and no one opens.