⁸The king of Aram was fighting with Israel, so he consulted with his officers, saying, “My camp is at such and such a place.”^a ⁹Then the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, “Take care while crossing over to this place, because the Arameans are descending there.” ¹⁰So the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God said to him and warned him, so he was on guard there continually.^b

¹¹Then the heart of the king of Aram was stormy because of this matter, so he called his servants and said to them, “Can you not tell me who among us sides with the king of Israel?”^c ¹²Then one of his servants said, “No, my lord the king, but Elisha the prophet who is in Israel tells the king of Israel things that you speak in your own bedchamber.”^d ¹³Then he said, “Go and see where he is so that I can send and capture him.” Then he was told to him, “Look, he is in Dothan.” ¹⁴So he sent horses, chariots, and an oppressing army there. They arrived at night and surrounded the town. ¹⁵The attendant of the man of God arose early and went out, and look, the army was surrounding the city with horses and chariots. His servant said to him, “Oh no, my master! What shall we do?” ¹⁶And he said, “Don’t be afraid, for more are with us than are with them.” ¹⁷Then Elisha prayed and said, “O Yahweh, please open his eyes that he may see,” and Yahweh opened the eyes of the servant, and he saw, and look, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

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Footnotes

aLiterally “to a place a certain someone”
bLiterally “not once or twice”
cLiterally “who from of us to the king of Israel”
dLiterally “in the private room of your bed”