2 Kings 6:20 (YLT)

Passage

And it cometh to pass, at their coming in to Samaria, that Elisha saith, `Jehovah, open the eyes of these, and they see;' and Jehovah openeth their eyes, and they see, and lo, in the midst of Samaria!

Nearby Context

2 Kings 6:18 And they come down unto it, and Elisha prayeth unto Jehovah, and saith, `Smite, I pray Thee, this nation with blindness;' and He smiteth them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha.

2 Kings 6:19 And Elisha saith unto them, `This <FI>is<Fi> not the way, nor <FI>is<Fi> this the city; come after me, and I lead you unto the man whom ye seek;' and he leadeth them to Samaria.

2 Kings 6:20 And it cometh to pass, at their coming in to Samaria, that Elisha saith, `Jehovah, open the eyes of these, and they see;' and Jehovah openeth their eyes, and they see, and lo, in the midst of Samaria!

2 Kings 6:21 And the king of Israel saith unto Elisha, at his seeing them, `Do I smite--do I smite--my father?'

2 Kings 6:22 And he saith, `Thou dost not smite; those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow art thou smiting? set bread and water before them, and they eat, and drink, and go unto their lord.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "cometh", "pass", "coming", "samaria", "elisha", "saith", "jehovah", and "open". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "cometh" and "pass", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "And Elisha saith unto them This FI..." into verse 21's "And the king of Israel saith unto...", so "cometh" and "pass" 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 "cometh" and "pass" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.