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A Confusing Blindness
Commentators widely agree that the 'blindness' Elisha prayed for was not a total loss of sight. Instead, it was a divinely caused state of confusion and illusion. The Syrian soldiers could still see, but they couldn't recognize people or places correctly. Scholars note that the same rare Hebrew word is used for the men of Sodom in Genesis 19:11, suggesting a similar dazing bewilderment.
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Kings 6:18
18th Century
Theologian
They came down to him: The Syrians, who had been encamped on the high ground opposite the hill of Dothan, now descended and drew near to the…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Kings 6:18
19th Century
Bishop
And when they came down to him. —This would mean that the Syrians came down to Elisha. But the prophet was, to begin with…
Charles Spurgeon
On 2 Kings 6:18–19
19th Century
Preacher
In all this—though I grant you it seems like a stratagem—Elisha spoke neither more nor less than the truth. Dothan was not his city; Samaria was th…
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John Gill
On 2 Kings 6:18
17th Century
Pastor
And when they came down to him
The Syrian army, from the hill on which they were first seen, who came down from ther…
Matthew Henry
On 2 Kings 6:13–23
17th Century
Minister
What Elisha said to his servant is spoken to all the faithful servants of God, when conflicts are without and fears are within. Do not fear with th…