2 Kings 6:18

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

And when the Syrians came down against him, Elisha prayed to the Lord, and said, “Strike this people, I pray thee, with blindness.” So he struck them with blindness in accordance with the prayer of Elisha.

Cross References

Acts 13:11

And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind and unable to see the sun for a time.” Immediately mist and darkness fell upon him and he went about seeking people to lead him by the hand.

John 12:40

“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, lest they should see with their eyes and perceive with their heart, and turn for me to heal them.”

Genesis 19:11

And they struck with blindness the men who were at the door of the house, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves groping for the door.

John 9:39

Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind.”

Romans 11:7

What then? Israel failed to obtain what it sought. The elect obtained it, but the rest were hardened,

Zechariah 12:4

On that day, says the Lord, I will strike every horse with panic, and its rider with madness. But upon the house of Judah I will open my eyes, when I strike every horse of the peoples with blindness.

Job 5:14

They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope at noonday as in the night.

Deuteronomy 28:28

The Lord will smite you with madness and blindness and confusion of mind;

2 Kings 6:19

And Elisha said to them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city; follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom you seek.” And he led them to Samaria.

Hosea 1:7

But I will have pity on the house of Judah, and I will deliver them by the Lord their God; I will not deliver them by bow, nor by sword, nor by war, nor by horses, nor by horsemen.”