2 Kings 6:20 (DRB)

Passage

And when they were come into Samaria, Eliseus said: Lord, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw themselves to be in the midst of Samaria.

Nearby Context

2 Kings 6:18 And the enemies came down to him: but Eliseus prayed to the Lord, saying: Strike, I beseech thee, this people with blindness: and the Lord struck them with blindness, according to the word of Eliseus.

2 Kings 6:19 And Eliseus said to them: This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will shew you the man whom you seek. So he led them into Samaria.

2 Kings 6:20 And when they were come into Samaria, Eliseus said: Lord, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw themselves to be in the midst of Samaria.

2 Kings 6:21 And the king of Israel said to Eliseus, when he saw them: My father, shall I kill them?

2 Kings 6:22 And he said: Thou shalt not kill them: for thou didst not take them with thy sword, or thy bow, that thou mayst kill them: but set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "come", "samaria", "eliseus", "said", "lord", "open", and "eyes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "come" and "samaria", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "And Eliseus said to them This is..." into verse 21's "And the king of Israel said to...", so "come" and "samaria" belong inside that flow. In 2 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "come" and "samaria" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.