2 Kings 2:24

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Elisha turned round and stared at the boys. Then he cursed them in the name of the LORD. Straight away two bears ran out of the woods and ripped to pieces forty-two of the boys.

Cross References

Genesis 9:25

he said, “I now put a curse on Canaan! He will be the lowest slave of his brothers.

2 Samuel 17:8

You know that your father and his followers are real warriors. Now they are as fierce as a mother bear whose cubs have just been killed. Besides, your father has a lot of experience in fighting wars, and he won't be spending the night with the others.

1 Kings 13:24

and the prophet from Judah left. Along the way, a lion attacked and killed him, and the donkey and the lion stood there beside his dead body.

1 Kings 19:17

Hazael will start killing the people who worship Baal. Jehu will kill those who escape from Hazael, and Elisha will kill those who escape from Jehu.

1 Kings 20:36

and the prophet told him, “You disobeyed the LORD, and as soon as you walk away, a lion will kill you.” The friend left, and suddenly a lion killed him.

2 Kings 2:25

Elisha went up to Mount Carmel, then returned to Samaria.

Exodus 20:5

Don't bow down and worship idols. I am the LORD your God, and I demand all your love. If you reject me, I will punish your families for three or four generations.

Proverbs 17:12

A bear robbed of her cubs is far less dangerous than a stubborn fool.

Proverbs 19:29

Every stupid fool is just waiting to be punished.

Proverbs 28:15

A ruler who ill-treats the poor is like a roaring lion or a bear hunting for food.

Lamentations 3:65

Put your curse on them and make them suffer.

Hosea 13:8

and rip you apart like a bear robbed of her cubs. I will gnaw on your bones, as though I were a lion or some other wild animal.

Leviticus 26:22

I'll send wild animals to attack you, and they will gobble up your children and livestock. So few of you will be left that your roads will be deserted.

Amos 7:17

Now, listen to what the LORD says about you: Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, your sons and daughters will be killed in war, and your land will be divided among others. You will die in a country of foreigners, and the people of Israel will be dragged from their homeland.

Mark 11:14

So Jesus said to the tree, “Never again will anyone eat fruit from this tree!” The disciples heard him say this.

Mark 11:21

Peter remembered what Jesus had said to the tree. Then Peter said, “Teacher, look! The tree you put a curse on has dried up.”

Acts 5:5

As soon as Ananias heard this, he dropped dead, and everyone who heard about it was frightened.

Acts 5:9

Then Peter said, “Why did the two of you agree to test the Lord's Spirit? The men who buried Ananias are by the door, and they will carry you out!”

Acts 8:20

Peter said to him, “You and your money will both end up in hell if you think you can buy God's gift!

2 Corinthians 10:6

And when you completely obey him, we will punish anyone who refuses to obey.

Judges 9:20

But if it was wrong to treat Gideon and his family the way you did, then I pray that Abimelech will destroy you with fire, and I pray that you will do the same to him.

Judges 9:57

God also punished the people of Shechem for helping Abimelech. Everything happened just as Jotham's curse said it would.