2 Kings 6:20 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And it cometh to pass, at their coming in to Samaria, that Elisha saith, `Jehovah, open the eyes of these, and they see;` and Jehovah openeth their eyes, and they see, and lo, in the midst of Samaria!

English ASV

And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, Jehovah, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And Jehovah opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

English Amplified

And when they had come into Samaria, Elisha said, Lord, open the eyes of these men that they may see. And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw. Behold, they were in the midst of Samaria!

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And when they had come into Samaria, Elisha said, Lord, open the eyes of these men that they may see. And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw. Behold, they were in the midst of Samaria!

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

When they had entered Samaria, Elisha said, “O Lord, open the eyes of these men that they may see.” Then the Lord opened their eyes, and they looked around and discovered that they were in Samaria.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

When they entered Samaria, Elisha said, “LORD, open these men’s eyes and let them see.” So the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw that they were in the middle of Samaria.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And it came to pass when they entered into Samaria, that Elisha said, Jehovah, open the eyes of these [men] that they may see. And Jehovah opened their eyes, and they saw, and behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

English EASY 2024

After they had gone into the city of Samaria, Elisha prayed again, ‘ Lord, please open the eyes of these men so that they can see again.’ The Lord opened their eyes. Now they could see that they were in the middle of Samaria!

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

When they arrived at Samaria, Elisha said, "Lord, open the eyes of these men so that they can see." Then the Lord opened their eyes, and the Aramean army saw they were in the city of Samaria!

As soon as they entered Samaria, Elisha said, "O LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see." So the LORD opened their eyes and they saw, and behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

As soon as they had entered the city, Elisha prayed, “Open their eyes, Lord, and let them see.” The Lord answered his prayer; he restored their sight, and they saw that they were inside Samaria.

English God's Word - GW 1995

When they came into Samaria, Elisha said, "Lord, open the eyes of these men, and let them see." The Lord opened their eyes and let them see that they were in the middle of Samaria.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

When they entered Samaria, Elisha said, "LORD, open these men's eyes and let them see." So the LORD opened their eyes. They looked and discovered [they were] in Samaria.

English KJV 1611

And 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.

English LSB

Now it happened that when they had come into Samaria, Elisha said, “O Yahweh, 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.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

When they entered Samaria, Elisha said, “ Lord, open the eyes of these men and let them see.” So the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw, and behold, they were in the middle of Samaria.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

When they had come into Samaria, Elisha said, "O LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see." So the LORD opened their eyes and they saw; and behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

When they entered Samaria, Elisha prayed, "O LORD, open their eyes that they may see." The LORD opened their eyes, and they saw that they were inside Samaria.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

When they had entered Samaria, Elisha said, “O LORD, open their eyes, so they can see.” The LORD opened their eyes and they saw that they were in the middle of Samaria.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

They entered the city. Then Elisha said, "Lord, open the eyes of these men. Help them see again." Then the Lord opened their eyes. They looked around. And there they were, inside Samaria!

English NIV

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.

English NKJ 1982

So it was, when they had come to 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 there they were, inside Samaria!

English NLT

As soon as they had entered Samaria, Elisha prayed, "O LORD, now open their eyes and let them see." And the LORD did, and they discovered that they were in Samaria.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

As soon as they entered Samaria, Elisha said, "O LORD, open the eyes of these men so that they may see." The LORD opened their eyes, and they saw that they were inside Samaria.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

As soon as they entered Samaria, Elisha said, “O Lord, open the eyes of these men, that they may see.” So the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw; and lo, they were in the midst of Samaria.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

As soon as they arrived Elisha prayed, “Lord, now open their eyes and let them see.“ And the Lord did, and they discovered that they were in Samaria, the capital city of Israel!

English Tyndale 1537

When they were come to Samaria, Eliseus said: LORD, open their eyes and let them see. And the LORD opened their eyes that they saw. And behold they were in the midst of Samaria.