18. When the Arameans came against him, Elisha prayed to the Lord, “Please strike this nation with blindness.” So He struck them with blindness, according to Elisha’s word.
19. Then Elisha said to them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will take you to the man you’re looking for.” And he led them to Samaria.
20. When they entered Samaria, Elisha said, “Lord, open these men’s eyes and let them see.” So the Lord opened their eyes. They looked and discovered they were in Samaria.
21. When the king of Israel saw them, he said to Elisha, “My father, should I kill them? I will kill them.”
22. Elisha replied, “Don’t kill them. Do you kill those you have captured with your sword or your bow? Set food and water in front of them so they can eat and drink and go to their master.”
23. So he prepared a great feast for them. When they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. The Aramean raiders did not come into Israel’s land again.
24. Some time later, King Ben-hadad of Aram brought all his military units together and marched up to besiege Samaria.
25. So there was a great famine in Samaria, and they continued the siege against it until a donkey’s head sold for 80 silver shekels, and a cup of dove’s dung sold for five silver shekels.
26. As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, “My lord the king, help! ”
27. He answered, “If the Lord doesn’t help you, where can I get help for you? From the threshing floor or the winepress? ”