Elisha makes known the King of Syria's plans. The soldiers sent against Elisha are smitten with blindness, and he leads them into Samaria (Not in Chronicles)

8. Then[R.V. Now] the king of Syria warred against Israel Whether this was before the cure of Naaman or after we have no indication. It is clear however that Syria was a most formidable adversary to Israel at this period. The inroads described first in this chapter appear to have been made by bands of plunderers, of course with the knowledge and under the direction of the king. But when Benhadad (see verse 24), who probably was the king here alluded to, gathered all his host and came and besieged Samaria the warfare was of a different kind. Josephus calls the Syrian king -Adad".

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