2 Kings 6:18–23

¹⁸And they came down to him, and Elisha prayed to Yahweh and said, “Strike this ¹people with blindness, I pray.” So He ^astruck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.

¹⁹Then Elisha said to them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city; walk after me and I will walk you over to the man whom you seek.” And he walked them over to Samaria.

²⁰Now it happened that when they had come into Samaria, Elisha said, “O ^aYahweh, open the eyes of these men, that they may see.” So Yahweh opened their eyes and they saw; and behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

²¹Then the king of Israel when he saw them, said to Elisha, “^aMy father, shall I strike them down? Shall I strike them down?”

²²And he said, “You shall not strike them down. Would you ^astrike down those you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? ^bSet bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink and walk back to their master.”

²³So he prepared a great feast for them; and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. And ^athe marauding bands of Arameans did not come again into the land of Israel.