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2 Kings 2:24 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 2 · verse 24
And 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.2 Kings 2:24 · King James Version
2 Kings 2:24 in context
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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- turnedpânâhto turnH6437 →
- lookedrâʼâhto see, literally or figurativelyH7200 →
- cursedqâlalto be light, literally or figurativelyH7043 →
- forthyâtsâʼto go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and…H3318 →
- bearsdôbthe bearH1677 →
- backʼacharproperly, the hind partH310 →
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Elisha had, in this respect, a double portion of Elijah's spirit, that he wrought more miracles than Elijah. Some reckon them in number just double. Two are recorded in these verses - a miracle of mercy to Jericho and a miracle of judgment to Bethel, Psa 101:1. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 19-25