2 Kings 2:23

Easy To Read Version

Elisha went from that city to Bethel. Elisha was walking up the hill to the city, and some boys were coming down out of the city. They began making fun of Elisha. They said to him, “Go up, you bald headed man! Go up, you bald headed man!”

Cross References

Genesis 21:9

Hagar was the Egyptian slave woman who had had Abraham’s first son. Sarah saw Hagar’s son playing. {Sarah became upset.}

2 Kings 2:11

Elijah and Elisha were walking and talking together. Suddenly, some horses and a chariot [11] came and separated Elijah from Elisha. The horses and the chariot were like fire! Then Elijah was carried up into heaven in a whirlwind.

2 Kings 2:2

Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, because the Lord told me to go to Bethel.”

2 Kings 2:22

The water became pure. And the water is still good today. It happened just like Elisha said.

2 Chronicles 36:16

But God’s people made fun of God’s prophets. They refused to listen to God’s prophets. They hated God’s messages. Finally God could not hold his anger any longer. God became angry at his people and there was nothing that could be done to stop it.

Job 19:18

Even little children make fun of me.\par When I come near them,\par they say bad things to me.\par

Job 30:1

But now, even the men who are younger than I am are making fun of me.\par And their fathers were so worthless\par that I wouldn’t put them with the dogs\par guarding my sheep.\par

Psalm 31:17

Lord, I prayed to you.\par So I will not be disappointed.\par Bad people will be disappointed.\par They will go to the grave in silence.\par

Psalm 31:18

Those bad people brag\par and tell lies about good people.\par Those bad people are very proud.\par But their lying lips will be silent.\par

Psalm 35:15

But when I made a mistake, {\cf2\super [218]} \par those people laughed at me.\par Those people were not really friends.\par I didn’t even know them.\par But they surrounded me and attacked me.\par

Proverbs 20:11

Even a child shows that he is good or bad by the things he does. You can watch that child and know if he is honest and good.

Proverbs 22:15

Children do foolish things. But if you punish them, they will learn not to do those things.

Proverbs 22:6

Teach a child the right way to live while he is young. Then when he grows older, he will continue living that way.

Ecclesiastes 11:10

Don’t let your anger control you. And don’t let your body lead you to sin. {\cf2\super [43]} People do foolish things in the dawn of life while they are young.

Isaiah 1:4

The nation of Israel is full of guilt. This guilt is like a heavy weight the people have to carry. Those people are like bad children from evil families. They left the Lord. They insulted the Holy One (God) of Israel. They left him and treated him like a stranger.

Isaiah 3:5

Every person will be against every other person. Young people will not respect older people. Common people will not respect the important people.”

Jeremiah 20:7

Lord, you tricked me,\par and I certainly was fooled.\par You are stronger than I am,\par so you won.\par I have become a joke.\par People laugh at me\par and make fun of me all day long.\par

Jeremiah 20:8

Every time I speak, I shout.\par I am always shouting about\par violence and destruction.\par I tell the people about the message\par that I received from the Lord.\par But people only insult me\par and make fun of me.\par

Jeremiah 7:18

This is what the people of Judah are doing: The children gather wood. The fathers use the wood to make a fire. The women make the dough and make cakes of bread to offer to the Queen of Heaven. {\cf2\super [62]} Those people of Judah pour out drink offerings to worship other gods. They do this to make me angry.

Hosea 10:15

And that will happen to you at Bethel. Why? Because you did so many evil things. \{When that day\} begins, the king of Israel will be fully destroyed.”

Hosea 10:5

The people from Samaria {\cf2\super [100]} worship the calves at Beth-Aven. {\cf2\super [101]} Those people will really cry. Those priests will really cry. Why? Because their beautiful \{idol\} is gone. It was carried away.

Hosea 4:15

“Israel, you act like a prostitute. {\cf2\super [44]} But don’t let Judah be guilty. Don’t go to Gilgal {\cf2\super [45]} or go up to Beth-aven. {\cf2\super [46]} Don’t use the Lord’s name to make promises. Don’t say, ‘As the Lord lives …!’

Leviticus 13:40

“A man might lose hair from his head. He is clean. It is only baldness.

Amos 3:14

Israel sinned, and I will punish them for their sins. I will also destroy the altars {\cf2\super [45]} at Bethel. {\cf2\super [46]} The horns of the altar {\cf2\super [47]} will be cut off and fall to the ground.

Amos 4:4

“Go to Bethel and sin! Go to Gilgal {\cf2\super [51]} and sin even more. Offer your sacrifices in the morning. Bring a tenth of your crops for the three-day holiday.

Amos 5:5

But don’t look in Bethel. {\cf2\super [60]} \par Don’t go to Gilgal. {\cf2\super [61]} \par Don’t cross the border\par and go down to Beersheba. {\cf2\super [62]} \par The people of Gilgal will be taken away\par as prisoners. {\cf2\super [63]} \par And Bethel will be destroyed. {\cf2\super [64]} \par

Amos 7:13

But don’t prophesy {\cf2\super [94]} any more here at Bethel! This is Jeroboam’s holy place. This is Israel’s temple!”

Galatians 4:29

You belong to Christ. So you are Abraham’s {\cf2\super [45]} descendants. {\cf2\super [46]} You get all of God’s blessings because of the promise \{that God made to Abraham\}.

Hebrews 11:36

Some people were laughed at and beaten. Other people were tied and put into prison.