Pray with Elisha
Elijah's successor, who prayed for a frightened servant to see what was really there.
OT
ElishaThen Elisha prayed and said, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” So the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.2 Kings 6:17 · ESVPeople of the Bible12 / 36
ElishaThen Elisha prayed and said, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” So the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.2 Kings 6:17 · ESVPeople of the Bible12 / 36prayed with 0 of 36
How to pray this card
- Who prayed it
- Elisha
- Context
- Elisha kept warning Israel’s king of Syria’s plans, so the Syrian king sent a great army by night to surround him at Dothan (2 Kings 6:8-14). At dawn Elisha’s servant cried, “Alas, my master! What shall we do?” (6:15).
- Read how Elisha prayed, slowly, and notice what they asked God for.
- Pray their words again for the person you have in mind, by name.
- Read the verses that name Elisha, further down this page.
Close in Jesus' name, and say Amen.
In the same story
Where Elisha appears
Elisha is named in 53 verses across 3 books
Chapter and verse, book by book.
| Book | Where | Verses |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Kings | 19:1619:1719:19 | 3 |
| 2 Kings | Chapters2345678913 | 49 |
| Luke | 4:27 | 1 |
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- OTPrayed byElijahOpen their pagePeople of the Bible11 / 36
- OTPrayed byHezekiahOpen their pagePeople of the Bible13 / 36
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