2 Kings 2:23 - The Scriptures 1998

²³ And he went up from there to Bĕ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ And he went up from thence unto Beth-el: 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ He went up from Jericho to Bethel. On the way, young [maturing and accountable] boys came out of the city and mocked him and said to him, Go up [in a whirlwind], you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ And he went up from thence unto Beth-el; and as he was going up by the way, there came forth young lads out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou baldhead; go up, thou baldhead.

Common English Bible

²³ Elisha went up from there to Bethel. As he was going up the road, some young people came out of the city. They mocked him: “Get going, Baldy! Get going, Baldy!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ Then he went up from there into Bethel. And as he was ascending along the way, little boys departed from the city. And they were mocking him, saying: "Go up, bald head! Go up, bald head!"

2 Kings 2:23 Cross References

Genesis 21:9

And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Mitsrite, whom she had borne to Aḇ

2 Kings 2:11

And it came to be, as they continued on and spoke, that see, a chariot of fire with horses of fire which separated the two of them. And Ě

2 Kings 2:2

And Ě

2 Kings 2:22

And the waters were healed, to this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spoke.

2 Chronicles 36:16

But they were mocking the messengers of Elohim and despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of יהוה  arose against His people, until there was no healing.

Job 19:18

Even young children have scorned me. I rise, and they speak against me.

Job 30:1

“But now they laugh at me, those younger than I, whose fathers I would have refused to put with my sheep dogs.

Psalm 31:17

Do not let me be ashamed, O יהוה, For I have called upon You; Let the wrong be ashamed; Let them be silenced in the grave.

Psalm 31:18

Let lips of falsehood be stilled, Which speak recklessly against the righteous, With pride and scorn.

Psalm 35:15

But they rejoiced at my stumbling And gathered together; The smiters gathered against me, And I did not know it; They tore in pieces without ceasing,

Proverbs 20:11

Even a child is known by his deeds, Whether his work is clear and right.

Proverbs 22:15

Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of discipline drives it far from him.

Proverbs 22:6

Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he turns not away from it.

Ecclesiastes 11:10

Therefore remove vexation from your heart, and put away evil from your flesh, for youth and dawn of life are futility.

Isaiah 1:4

Alas, sinning nation, a people loaded with crookedness, a seed of evil-doers, sons acting corruptly! They have forsaken יהוה, they have provoked the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕ

Isaiah 3:5

And the people shall exert pressure, man on man, man on his neighbour; the young rise up against the older, and the lightly esteemed against the highly esteemed.”

Jeremiah 20:7

O יהוה, You enticed me, and I was enticed. You are stronger than I, and have prevailed. I have been ridiculed all day long, everyone mocks me.

Jeremiah 20:8

For when I speak, I cry out, proclaiming violence and ruin. Because the word of יהוה  was made to me a reproach and a derision daily.

Jeremiah 7:18

“The children are gathering wood, the fathers are lighting the fire, and the women are kneading their dough, to make cakes for the sovereigness of the heavens, and to pour out drink offerings to other mighty ones, to provoke Me.

Hosea 10:15

Thus it shall be done to you, O Bĕ

Hosea 10:5

The inhabitants of Shomeron fear because of the calf of Bĕ

Hosea 4:15

“Though you are a whore, Yisra’ĕ

Leviticus 13:40

“And when a man loses the hair of his head, he is bald, he is clean.

Amos 3:14

“For in the day I visit Yisra’ĕ

Amos 4:4

“Come to Bĕ

Amos 5:5

but do not seek Bĕ

Amos 7:13

but do not prophesy any more at Bĕ

Galatians 4:29

But, as he who was born according to the flesh then persecuted him born according to the Spirit, so also now.

Hebrews 11:36

And others had trial of mockings and floggings and more, of chains and imprisonment.