2 Kings 2:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 2:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 2:23 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the c..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 2:23 — KJV
“And he went up from thence unto Bethel: 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 (KJV)
2 Kings 2:23 in Context — About the Book of 2 Kings
2 Kings races through the divided kingdom's final centuries — Elisha's double-portion miracles, kings good and evil, and finally exile to Assyria and Babylon. Yet miracles keep breaking in: floating axe heads, healed lepers, resurrection. God stays powerfully present even in national decline.
Cross-References for 2 Kings 2:23
“And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel. to smite...: Heb. to smite of the people wounded as at, etc the house...: or, Bethel”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 2:23: went, bethel, way
“Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 2:23: went, way, came
“These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 2:23: went, way, came
“And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 2:23: went, way, came
“And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 2:23: bethel, way, came
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