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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 .
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And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel ,
saying ,
Beware to not pass through such [
and such ]
a place ,
for the Syrians are going there .
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Then the king of Israel sent to the place ,
which the man of God told him and warned him of and kept himself from there ,
not once nor twice .
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Therefore ,
the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled over this thing ,
and he called his servants and said unto them ,
Will ye not show me which of us [
is ]
for the king of Israel ?
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Then one of his servants said ,
None ,
my lord ,
O king ,
but Elisha ,
the prophet that [
is ]
in Israel ,
tells the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber .
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And he said ,
Go and spy where he [
is ],
that I may send and take him .
And it was told him ,
saying ,
Behold , [
he is ]
in Dothan .
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So he sent horsemen and chariots there and a great host ,
who came by night and compassed the city about .
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And when the servant of the man of God was risen early to go forth ,
behold ,
a host compassed the city both with horsemen and chariots .
And his servant said unto him ,
Alas ,
my master !
What shall we do ?
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And he answered ,
Fear not ;
for those that [
are ]
with us [
are ]
more than those that [
are ]
with them .
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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 horsemen and chariots of fire round about Elisha .
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And when the Syrians came down to him ,
Elisha prayed unto the LORD and said ,
Smite these people ,
I pray thee ,
with blindness .
And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha .
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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 .
And he led them to Samaria .
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And when they came into Samaria ,
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 .
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And the king of Israel said unto Elisha ,
when he saw them ,
My father ,
shall I smite [
them ]?
Shall I smite [
them ]?
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And he answered ,
Thou shalt not smite [
them ];
would 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 return to their master .
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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 .