Youths mock Elisha as he goes up to Bethel, and two female bears come out of the woods
벧엘로 올라가는 엘리사를 젊은 아이들이 조롱하고 수풀에서 암콤 둘이 나옴
2 Kings 2:23–25: Elisha goes up from there to Bethel. As he is going up by the way, some youths come out of the city and mock him, and say to him, “Go up, you baldy! Go up, you baldy!” He looks behind him and sees them, and curses them in the LORD’s name. Then two female bears come out of the woods and maul forty-two of those youths. He goes from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returns to Samaria. Neither edition says that the youths died. WEB says “He” at 2:23, 2:24 and 2:25, where the Korean Revised Version names Elisha (엘리사가).
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- 2KI 2:23–25, engwebp
23He went up from there to Bethel. As he was going up by the way, some youths came out of the city and mocked him, and said to him, “Go up, you baldy! Go up, you baldy!”
24He looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the LORD’s name. Then two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of those youths.
25He went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.
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Elisha (the prophet) — Took part in — Youths mock Elisha as he goes up to Bethel, and two female bears come out of the woods
Evidence: 2 Kings 2:23–25
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Youths mock Elisha as he goes up to Bethel, and two female bears come out of the woods — Narrated location — Bethel
Evidence: 2 Kings 2:23–25
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Entry: Youths mock Elisha as he goes up to Bethel, and two female bears come out of the woods (event-2ki-2-youths-mock-elisha-and-two-bears-come-out-of-the-woods)
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Current wording: 2 Kings 2:23–25: Elisha goes up from there to Bethel. As he is going up by the way, some youths come out of the city and mock him, and say to him, “Go up, you baldy! Go up, you baldy!” He looks behind him and sees them, and curses them in the LORD’s name. Then two female bears come out of the woods and maul forty-two of those youths. He goes from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returns to Samaria. Neither edition says that the youths died. WEB says “He” at 2:23, 2:24 and 2:25, where the Korean Revised Version names Elisha (엘리사가).
Cited evidence: 2KI 2:23–25, engwebp
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