²⁰ After they entered the city, Elisha said, “Lord, open the eyes of these men so they can see.” Then the Lord opened their eyes and they looked, and there they were, inside Samaria.

¹⁷ And Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see.” Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots^(A) of fire all around Elisha.

³¹ Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him,^(A) and he disappeared from their sight.

²³ In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side.

⁴⁰ But when the column of smoke began to rise from the city, the Benjamites turned and saw the whole city going up in smoke.^{(A) 41} Then the Israelites counterattacked,^(B) and the Benjamites were terrified, because they realized that disaster had come^(C) on them. ⁴² So they fled before the Israelites in the direction of the wilderness, but they could not escape the battle. And the Israelites who came out of the towns cut them down there.