2 Kings 2:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he went up from thence unto Beth–el: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.”
2 Kings 2:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 2:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 2:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He 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!””
2 Kings 2:23 — World English Bible
2 Kings 2:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he went up from thence unto Beth-el; and as he was going up by the way, there came forth young lads out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou baldhead; go up, thou baldhead. ”
2 Kings 2:23 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 2:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he goeth up thence to Beth-El, and he is going up in the way, and little youths have come out from the city, and scoff at him, and say to him, `Go up, bald-head! go up, bald-head!'”
2 Kings 2:23 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 2:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he went up from thence to Bethel, and as he went up by the way, there came forth little boys out of the city, and mocked him, and said to him, Go up, bald head; go up, bald head! ”
2 Kings 2:23 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 2:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he went vp from thence vnto Beth-el. And as he was going vp the way, litle children came out of the citie, and mocked him, and saide vnto him, Come vp, thou balde head, come vp, thou balde head.”
2 Kings 2:23 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 2:23 in Context — 2 Kings 2
21 And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.
22 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake.
23 And he went up from thence unto Beth–el: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.
24 And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.
25 And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.
What Does 2 Kings 2:23 Mean?
2 Kings 2:23 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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