13. He said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him.”He was told, “Behold, he is in Dothan.”
14. Therefore he sent horses, chariots, and a great army there. They came by night, and surrounded the city.
15. When the servant of the man of God had risen early, and gone out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was around the city. His servant said to him, “Alas, my master! What shall we do?”
16. He answered, “Don’t be afraid; for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”
17. Elisha prayed, and said, “Lord, please open his eyes, that he may see.” the Lord opened the young man’s eyes; and he saw: and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire around Elisha.
18. When they came down to him, Elisha prayed to the Lord, and said, “Please strike this people with blindness.”He struck them with blindness according to Elishah’s word.
19. 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 you seek.” He led them to Samaria.
20. When they had come into Samaria, Elisha said, “Lord, open these men’s eyes, that they may see.”The Lord opened their eyes, and they saw; and behold, they were in the middle of Samaria.
21. The king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, “My father, shall I strike them? Shall I strike them?”
22. He answered, “You shall not strike them. Would you strike those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.”
23. He prepared a great feast for them. When they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria stopped raiding Eretz-Israel.
24. After this, Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up and besieged Samaria.
25. There was a great famine in Samaria. Behold, they besieged it, until a donkey’s head was sold for eighty pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove’s dung for five pieces of silver.
26. As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried to him, saying, “Help, my lord, O king!”