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2 Kings 2:25 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 2 · verse 25
And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.2 Kings 2:25 · King James Version
2 Kings 2:25 in context
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)
- returnedshûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
- SamariaShômᵉrôwnShomeron, a place in PalestineH8111 →
- CarmelKarmelKarmel, the name of a hill and of a town in PalestineH3760 →
- mounthara mountain or range of hillsH2022 →
- wentyâlakto walkH3212 →
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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