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2 Kings 2:23 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 2 · verse 23 · King James Version
And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.2 Kings 2:23 · King James Version
2 Kings 2:23 in context
21And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.
22So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake.
23And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.
24And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.
25And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.
Cross references
Key words (Strong's)
- childrennaʻara boy , from the age of infancy to adolescenceH5288 →
- BethelBêyth-ʼÊlBeth-El, a place in PalestineH1008 →
- littleqâṭânabbreviatedH6996 →
- mockedqâlaçto disparageH7046 →
- forthyâtsâʼto go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and…H3318 →
- cityʻîyra city in the widest senseH5892 →
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