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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 horsesh and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

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2 Kings 2:11• ¹¹And it came to pass as they still went on, and talked, that behold there appeared a chariot of fire and horses of fire and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. (2 Kings 2:11)

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Psa. 34:7• ⁷The angel of Jehovah encampeth round about{HR}Those who fear him and delivereth them. (Psa. 34:7)

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Psa. 68:17• ¹⁷God's chariots [are] two myriads, thousands upon thousands:{HR}Adonai is among them, Sinai in holiness . (Psa. 68:17)

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Zech. 1:8• ⁸I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white. (Zech. 1:8)

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Zech. 6:1‑7• ¹And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass.
²In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;
³and in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses.
⁴{i}And I spoke and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?{/i}
⁵{i}And the angel answered and said unto me{/i}, These are the four spirits of the heavens which go forth {i}from standing before the Lord of all the earth.{/i}
⁶{i}That in which are the black horses goeth forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth towards the south country;{/i}
⁷{i}and the strong go forth, and seek to go that they may walk to and fro through the earth. And he said,{/i} Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. {i}And they walked to and fro through the earth.{/i} (Zech. 6:1‑7)

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Rev. 19:11,14• ¹¹And I saw the heaven opened, and behold, a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called faithful and true, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
¹⁴And the armies that are in the heaven followed him upon white horses, clad in white pure fine linen. (Rev. 19:11,14)

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prayed.

Psa. 91:15• ¹⁵He shall call me, and I will answer him;{HR}With him [am] I in trouble;{HR}I will deliver him and glorify him. (Psa. 91:15)

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James 5:16‑18• ¹⁶Confess therefore your sins to one another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. A righteous [one's] supplication hath much power if it work.
¹⁷Elijah was a man of like passions with us, and he prayed prayerfully that it might not rain; and it rained not on the earth for three years and six months.
¹⁸And he prayed again; and the heaven gave rain, and the earth sprouted forth its fruit. (James 5:16‑18)

open his eyes.

2 Kings 6:18‑20• ¹⁸And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto Jehovah and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness. {i}according to the word of Elisha.{/i}
¹⁹{i}And Elisha said to 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.{/i}
²⁰{i}And it came to pass when they entered into Samaria, that Elisha said, Jehovah, open the eyes of these men that they may see. And Jehovah opened their eyes, and they saw, and behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.{/i} (2 Kings 6:18‑20)

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Psa. 119:18• ¹⁸Open mine eyes,{HR}And I shall behold wondrous things out of thy law. (Psa. 119:18)

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Isa. 42:7• ⁷to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, [and] them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house. (Isa. 42:7)

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Acts 26:18• ¹⁸to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness unto light and the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins and inheritance among those that are sanctified by faith that is in me. (Acts 26:18)

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Eph. 1:18• ¹⁸having the eyes of your heart enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of his calling; and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints; (Eph. 1:18)

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Rev. 3:7• ⁷And to the angel of the church that is in Philadelphia write, These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth and no one shall shut, and that shutteth and no one shall open: (Rev. 3:7)

full of horses.

2 Kings 2:11• ¹¹And it came to pass as they still went on, and talked, that behold there appeared a chariot of fire and horses of fire and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. (2 Kings 2:11)

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Psa. 34:7• ⁷The angel of Jehovah encampeth round about{HR}Those who fear him and delivereth them. (Psa. 34:7)

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Psa. 68:17• ¹⁷God's chariots [are] two myriads, thousands upon thousands:{HR}Adonai is among them, Sinai in holiness . (Psa. 68:17)

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Psa. 91:11• ¹¹For his angels he will charge concerning thee,{HR}To keep thee in all thy ways; (Psa. 91:11)

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Psa. 104:3• ³Who frameth his chambers in the waters,{HR}Who maketh clouds his chariot (vehicle),{HR}Who walketh on wings of wind; (Psa. 104:3)

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Ezek. 1:13‑16• ¹³As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
¹⁴And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.
¹⁵Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces.
¹⁶The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel. (Ezek. 1:13‑16)

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Zech. 1:8• ⁸I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white. (Zech. 1:8)

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Zech. 6:1‑7• ¹And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass.
²In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;
³and in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses.
⁴{i}And I spoke and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?{/i}
⁵{i}And the angel answered and said unto me{/i}, These are the four spirits of the heavens which go forth {i}from standing before the Lord of all the earth.{/i}
⁶{i}That in which are the black horses goeth forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth towards the south country;{/i}
⁷{i}and the strong go forth, and seek to go that they may walk to and fro through the earth. And he said,{/i} Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. {i}And they walked to and fro through the earth.{/i} (Zech. 6:1‑7)

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Matt. 26:53• ⁵³{i}Or thinkest thou that I cannot now call upon my Father, and he will furnish me more than twelve legions of angels?{/i} (Matt. 26:53)

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Heb. 1:14• ¹⁴Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth for service on account of those who are about to inherit salvation? (Heb. 1:14)

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Rev. 19:11,14• ¹¹And I saw the heaven opened, and behold, a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called faithful and true, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
¹⁴And the armies that are in the heaven followed him upon white horses, clad in white pure fine linen. (Rev. 19:11,14)

• The eyes of his flesh saw the army of the enemy and did not deceive him, and notwithstanding he was blind. There were things that required the prophet’s intercession and the intervention of the Lord in order that he might see. (“Dothan: 2 Kings 6:8-23” by H.L. Rossier)

• Angels, these chariots of fire and this cavalry, once gathered to take Elijah up to heaven, are now gathered to protect one single man without defense upon earth, bringing to naught all the plans of his enemies. This divine intervention on behalf of the redeemed has never ceased. (“Dothan: 2 Kings 6:8-23” by H.L. Rossier)

• This same angelic army will strike the adversaries of the Lord and of the Assembly when He shall be revealed from heaven with the angels of His might in flames of fire (2 Thess. 1:7), according as it is written, “Who makes His angels spirits and His ministers a flame of fire.” (“Dothan: 2 Kings 6:8-23” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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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.

W. Kelly Translation

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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.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)