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2 Kings 2:24

World English Bible

He looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in Yahweh’s name. Then two female bears came out of the woods, and mauled forty-two of those youths.

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2 Kings 2:24 in other translations

And he looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of Jehovah. And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two lads of them.

2 Kings 2:24 · American Standard Version

2 Kings 2:24 in context

  1. 22So the waters were healed to this day, according to Elisha’s word which he spoke.
  2. 23He went up from there to Bethel. As he was going up by the way, some youths came out of the city and mocked him, and said to him, “Go up, you baldy! Go up, you baldy!”
  3. 24He looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in Yahweh’s name. Then two female bears came out of the woods, and mauled forty-two of those youths.
  4. 25He went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.