2 Kings 6:18
2 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 6
“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.”2 Kings 6:18
What Does 2 Kings 6:18 Mean?
2 Kings 6:18 is found in the book of 2 Kings, chapter 6, verse 18 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to 2 Kings 6:18 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 19:11“And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.”2 Kings 6:17“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.”Acts 13:11“And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.”John 12:40“He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.”Job 5:14“They meet with darkness in the day time, and grope in the noonday as in the night.”Job 38:15“And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.”John 9:39“And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.”Deuteronomy 28:28“The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:”1 Kings 13:4“And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Bethel, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.”2 Kings 3:23“And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.”Zechariah 12:4“In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.”Luke 24:16“But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.”John 8:59“Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.”Romans 11:7“What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.”Jeremiah 36:26“But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.”
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