2 Kings 2:23

New Century Version

From there Elisha went up to Bethel. On the way some boys came out of the city and made fun of him. They said to him, “Go up too, you baldhead! Go up too, you baldhead!”

Cross References

Genesis 21:9

But Sarah saw Ishmael making fun of Isaac. (Ishmael was the son of Abraham by Hagar, Sarah’s Egyptian slave.)

2 Kings 2:11

As they were walking and talking, a chariot and horses of fire appeared and separated Elijah from Elisha. Then Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind.

2 Kings 2:2

Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here. The Lord has told me to go to Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives, and as you live, I won’t leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.

2 Kings 2:22

So the water has been healed to this day just as Elisha had said.

2 Chronicles 36:16

But they made fun of God’s prophets and hated God’s messages. They refused to listen to the prophets until, finally, the Lord became so angry with his people that he could not be stopped.

Job 19:18

Even the little boys hate me and talk about me when I leave.

Job 30:1

“But now those who are younger than I make fun of me. I would not have even let their fathers sit with my sheep dogs.

Psalm 31:17

Lord, I called to you, so do not let me be disgraced. Let the wicked be disgraced and lie silent in the grave.

Psalm 31:18

With pride and hatred they speak against those who do right. So silence their lying lips.

Psalm 35:15

But when I was in trouble, they gathered and laughed; they gathered to attack before I knew it. They insulted me without stopping.

Proverbs 20:11

Even children are known by their behavior; their actions show if they are innocent and good.

Proverbs 22:15

Every child is full of foolishness, but punishment can get rid of it.

Proverbs 22:6

Train children to live the right way, and when they are old, they will not stray from it.

Ecclesiastes 11:10

Don’t worry, and forget the troubles of your body, because youth and childhood are useless.

Isaiah 1:4

How terrible! Israel is a nation of sin, a people loaded down with guilt, a group of children doing evil, children who are full of evil. They have left the Lord; they hate God, the Holy One of Israel, and have turned away from him as if he were a stranger.

Isaiah 3:5

People will be against each other; everyone will be against his neighbor. Young people will not respect older people, and common people will not respect important people.”

Jeremiah 20:7

Lord, you tricked me, and I was fooled. You are stronger than I am, so you won. I have become a joke; everyone makes fun of me all day long.

Jeremiah 20:8

Every time I speak, I shout. I am always shouting about violence and destruction. I tell the people about the message I received from the Lord, but this only brings me insults. The people make fun of me all day long.

Jeremiah 7:18

The children gather wood, and the fathers use the wood to make a fire. The women make the dough for cakes of bread, and they offer them to the Queen Goddess. They pour out drink offerings to other gods to make me angry.

Hosea 10:15

The same will happen to you, people of Bethel, because you did so much evil. When the sun comes up, the king of Israel will die.

Hosea 10:5

The people from Israel are worried about the calf-shaped idol at Beth Aven. The people will cry about it, and the priests will cry about it. They used to shout for joy about its glory,

Hosea 4:15

“Israel, you act like a prostitute, but do not be guilty toward the Lord. Don’t go to Gilgal or go up to Beth Aven. Don’t make promises, saying, ‘As surely as the Lord lives …’

Leviticus 13:40

“When anyone loses hair from his head and is bald, he is clean.

Amos 3:14

“When I punish Israel for their sins, I will also destroy the altars at Bethel. The corners of the altar will be cut off, and they will fall to the ground.

Amos 4:4

“Come to the city of Bethel and sin; come to Gilgal and sin even more. Offer your sacrifices every morning, and bring one-tenth of your crops every three days.

Amos 5:5

But do not look in Bethel or go to Gilgal, and do not go down to Beersheba. The people of Gilgal will be taken away as captives, and Bethel will become nothing.”

Amos 7:13

but don’t prophesy anymore here at Bethel. This is the king’s holy place, and it is the nation’s temple.”

Galatians 4:29

The son who was born in the normal way treated the other son badly. It is the same today.

Hebrews 11:36

Some were laughed at and beaten. Others were put in chains and thrown into prison.