2 Kings 2:24

New English Translation

When he turned around and saw them, he called God’s judgment down on them. Two female bears came out of the woods and ripped forty-two of the boys to pieces.

Cross References

Genesis 9:25

So he said, “Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves he will be to his brothers.”

2 Samuel 17:8

Hushai went on to say, “You know your father and his men – they are soldiers and are as dangerous as a bear out in the wild that has been robbed of her cubs. Your father is an experienced soldier; he will not stay overnight with the army.

1 Kings 13:24

As the prophet from Judah was traveling, a lion attacked him on the road and killed him. His corpse was lying on the road, and the donkey and the lion just stood there beside it.

1 Kings 19:17

Jehu will kill anyone who escapes Hazael’s sword, and Elisha will kill anyone who escapes Jehu’s sword.

1 Kings 20:36

So the prophet said to him, “Because you have disobeyed the Lord, as soon as you leave me a lion will kill you.” When he left him, a lion attacked and killed him.

2 Kings 2:25

From there he traveled to Mount Carmel and then back to Samaria.

Exodus 20:5

You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the Lord, your God, am a jealous God, responding to the transgression of fathers by dealing with children to the third and fourth generations of those who reject me,

Proverbs 17:12

It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs, than to encounter a fool in his folly.

Proverbs 19:29

Judgments are prepared for scorners, and floggings for the backs of fools.

Proverbs 28:15

Like a roaring lion or a roving bear, so is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

Jeremiah 28:16

So the Lord says, ‘I will most assuredly remove you from the face of the earth. You will die this very year because you have counseled rebellion against the Lord.’”

Lamentations 3:65

Give them a distraught heart; may your curse be on them!

Hosea 13:8

I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs – I will rip open their chests. I will devour them there like a lion – like a wild animal would tear them apart.

Leviticus 26:22

I will send the wild animals against you and they will bereave you of your children, annihilate your cattle, and diminish your population so that your roads will become deserted.

Amos 7:17

“Therefore this is what the Lord says: ‘Your wife will become a prostitute in the streets and your sons and daughters will die violently. Your land will be given to others and you will die in a foreign land. Israel will certainly be carried into exile away from its land.’”

Mark 11:14

He said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard it.

Mark 11:21

Peter remembered and said to him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered.”

Acts 5:5

When Ananias heard these words he collapsed and died, and great fear gripped all who heard about it.

Acts 5:9

Peter then told her, “Why have you agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look! The feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out!”

Acts 8:20

But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could acquire God’s gift with money!

2 Corinthians 10:6

We are also ready to punish every act of disobedience, whenever your obedience is complete.

Judges 9:20

But if not, may fire blaze from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo! May fire also blaze from the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo and consume Abimelech!”

Judges 9:57

God also repaid the men of Shechem for their evil deeds. The curse spoken by Jotham son of Jerub-Baal fell on them.