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The Syrian Army at Dothan

The Syrian Army at Dothan (descriptive)Horses and Chariots and a Great Army (descriptive)

The elite Syrian cavalry and chariot force sent by night to capture one unarmed prophet in Dothan — struck with blindness at Elisha's prayer, led into the middle of Samaria, and sent home in peace after a great feast.

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Historical Era The Divided Kingdom

Featured In Season 12

Key Passage 2 Kings 6:14–23

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Aram-Damascus (Syria)

2 Kings 6:8, 14

The Syrian army thought they had surrounded Elisha, not realizing they were sandwiched between one prophet and a mountain of heavenly fire.

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Dispatched by the King of Aram with horses, chariots, and a great army to surround Dothan under cover of darkness and seize Elisha (2 Kings 6:13–14), the Syrian strike force thought they had the prophet trapped. Yet when they advanced toward him, Elisha prayed and the LORD struck them with disorienting blindness (Hebrew: sanwerim). Led single-file by Elisha right into the center of Israel's capital Samaria, their eyes were opened at Elisha's second prayer — where Elisha forbade Israel's king from killing them, ordered a great feast set before them, and sent them back to their master so that Syrian raids ceased (2 Kings 6:18–23).

How Students Search & Remember The Syrian Army at Dothan:

“army struck with blindness at dothan and led into samaria”“syrian chariots surrounding elisha's city”“enemy army fed a great feast and sent home”

ESV Scripture Index:

2 Kings 6:14–23

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