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And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horsesh and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

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2 Kings 2:11• ¹¹And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. (2 Kings 2:11)

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Psa. 34:7• ⁷The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. (Psa. 34:7)

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Psa. 68:17• ¹⁷The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place. (Psa. 68:17)

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Zech. 1:8• ⁸I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white. (Zech. 1:8)

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Zech. 6:1‑7• ¹And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass.
²In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;
³And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses.
⁴Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?
⁵And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.
⁶The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country.
⁷And the bay went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth. (Zech. 6:1‑7)

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Rev. 19:11,14• ¹¹And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
¹⁴And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. (Rev. 19:11,14)

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Psa. 91:15• ¹⁵He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him. (Psa. 91:15)

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James 5:16‑18• ¹⁶Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
¹⁷Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
¹⁸And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. (James 5:16‑18)

open his eyes.

2 Kings 6:18‑20• ¹⁸And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the Lord, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.
¹⁹And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria.
²⁰And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, Lord, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria. (2 Kings 6:18‑20)

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Psa. 119:18• ¹⁸Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. (Psa. 119:18)

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Isa. 42:7• ⁷To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house. (Isa. 42:7)

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Acts 26:18• ¹⁸To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me. (Acts 26:18)

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Eph. 1:18• ¹⁸The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, (Eph. 1:18)

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Rev. 3:7• ⁷And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; (Rev. 3:7)

full of horses.

2 Kings 2:11• ¹¹And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. (2 Kings 2:11)

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Psa. 34:7• ⁷The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. (Psa. 34:7)

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Psa. 68:17• ¹⁷The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place. (Psa. 68:17)

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Psa. 91:11• ¹¹For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. (Psa. 91:11)

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Psa. 104:3• ³Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind: (Psa. 104:3)

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Ezek. 1:13‑16• ¹³As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
¹⁴And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.
¹⁵Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces.
¹⁶The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the color of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel. (Ezek. 1:13‑16)

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Zech. 1:8• ⁸I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white. (Zech. 1:8)

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Zech. 6:1‑7• ¹And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass.
²In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;
³And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses.
⁴Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?
⁵And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.
⁶The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country.
⁷And the bay went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth. (Zech. 6:1‑7)

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Matt. 26:53• ⁵³Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? (Matt. 26:53)

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Heb. 1:14• ¹⁴Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation? (Heb. 1:14)

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Rev. 19:11,14• ¹¹And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
¹⁴And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. (Rev. 19:11,14)

• The eyes of his flesh saw the army of the enemy and did not deceive him, and notwithstanding he was blind. There were things that required the prophet’s intercession and the intervention of the Lord in order that he might see. (“Dothan: 2 Kings 6:8-23” by H.L. Rossier)

• Angels, these chariots of fire and this cavalry, once gathered to take Elijah up to heaven, are now gathered to protect one single man without defense upon earth, bringing to naught all the plans of his enemies. This divine intervention on behalf of the redeemed has never ceased. (“Dothan: 2 Kings 6:8-23” by H.L. Rossier)

• This same angelic army will strike the adversaries of the Lord and of the Assembly when He shall be revealed from heaven with the angels of His might in flames of fire (2 Thess. 1:7), according as it is written, “Who makes His angels spirits and His ministers a flame of fire.” (“Dothan: 2 Kings 6:8-23” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And Elisha prayed and said, Jehovah, I pray thee, open his eyes that he may see. And Jehovah opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw; and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.