2 Kings 2:23

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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!"

Cross References

Genesis 21:9

And when Sarah had seen the son of Hagar the Egyptian playing with her son Isaac, she said to Abraham:

2 Kings 2:11

And as they continued on, they were conversing while walking. And behold, a fiery chariot with fiery horses divided the two. And Elijah ascended by a whirlwind into heaven.

2 Kings 2:2

And Elijah said to Elisha: "Remain here. For the Lord has sent me as far as Bethel." And Elisha said to him, "As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not forsake you." And when they had descended to Bethel,

2 Kings 2:22

Then the waters were healed, even to this day, in accord with the word of Elisha, which he spoke.

2 Chronicles 36:16

But they ridiculed the messengers of God, and they gave little weight to his words, and they mocked the prophets, until the fury of the Lord ascended against his people, and there was no remedy.

Job 19:18

Even the foolish have looked down on me, and, when I withdrew from them, they spoke ill of me.

Job 30:1

But now, those younger in years scorn me, whose fathers I would not have seen fit to place with the dogs of my flock,

Proverbs 20:11

A child may be understood by his interests: whether his works may be clean and upright.

Proverbs 22:15

Foolishness has been bound to the heart of a child, and a rod of discipline shall cause it to flee.

Proverbs 22:6

The proverb is: A youth is close to his way; even when he is old, he will not withdraw from it.

Ecclesiastes 11:10

Remove anger from your heart, and set aside evil from your flesh. For youth and pleasure are empty.

Isaiah 1:4

Woe to a sinful nation, a people burdened by iniquity, a wicked offspring, accursed children. They have abandoned the Lord. They have blasphemed the Holy One of Israel. They been taken away backwards.

Isaiah 3:5

And the people will rush, man against man, and each one against his neighbor. The child shall rebel against the elder, and the ignoble against the noble.

Jeremiah 20:7

"You have led me away, O Lord, and I have been led away. You have been stronger than I, and you have prevailed. I have become a derision all day long; everyone mocks me.

Jeremiah 20:8

For I speak now as I have long spoken: crying out against iniquity and proclaiming devastation. And the word of the Lord has been made into a reproach against me and a derision, all day long.

Jeremiah 7:18

The sons gather the wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the wives spread the grease, so as to make cakes to the queen of heaven and to offer libations to strange gods, and so as to provoke me to anger.

Hosea 10:15

So has Bethel done to you, before the face of your malicious wickedness.

Hosea 10:5

The inhabitants of Samaria have worshipped the calf of Bethaven. For the keepers of its temple, who had exulted over it in its glory, and its people, have mourned over it because it migrated from there.

Hosea 4:15

If you commit fornication, Israel, at least let Judah not commit offenses; and do not be willing to enter into Gilgal, nor to ascend to Bethaven, and neither should you swear, "As the Lord lives."

Leviticus 13:40

The man whose hair falls off of his head is bald and clean.

Amos 3:14

that in the day, when I will begin to visit the betrayals of Israel, I will visit upon him and upon the altars of Bethel. And the horns of the altars will be cut off and will fall to the ground.

Amos 4:4

Come to Bethel and behave impiously, to Gilgal and increase betrayals. And bring daybreak to your victims, your tithes in three days.

Amos 5:5

But do not be willing to seek Bethel, and do not be willing to enter Gilgal, and you will not cross into Beer-sheba. For Gilgal will be led into captivity, and Bethel will be useless.

Amos 7:13

And in Bethel, do not prophesy any longer, because it is the king's sanctuary, and it is the house of the kingdom."

Galatians 4:29

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

Hebrews 11:36

Truly, others were tested by mocking and lashes, and moreover by chains and imprisonment.