2 Kings 2:24 meaning and explanation
Then he turned around, looked at them, and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Suddenly two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.
2 Kings 2:24, Berean Standard Bible
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Elisha has just inherited Elijah's prophetic office and crossed the Jordan with the fallen cloak. On the road up to Bethel, a group of boys or young men mock him, chanting "Go up, you baldhead," which likely taunts the recent ascent of Elijah and treats the prophet with contempt.
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