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- As Elisha travels to Bethel, some youths jeer at him. Elisha curses them in the name of the Lord, and two bears come out of the woods, mauling forty-two of the youths, demonstrating divine judgment and respect for God's prophet.
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Elisha and the Two Bears (2 Kings 2:23-25) Introduction. 23 Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up by the way, young lads came out from the city and mocked him and said to him, “Go up, you baldhead; go up, you baldhead!” 24 When he looked behind him and saw them, he cursed them in the name of the LORD.
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New International Version. He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys. New Living Translation. Elisha turned around and looked at them, and he cursed them in the name of the LORD.
Then two bears came out of the forest and attacked the boys. There were 42 boys ripped apart by the bears. 25 Elisha left Bethel and went to Mount Carmel and from there he went back to Samaria. Read full chapter
Jul 7, 2020 · Elisha cleanses the city’s water supply and then heads to Bethel (2 Kings 2:19-23). So this is the very beginning of Elisha’s ministry. Established as the new prophet, Elisha begins his ministry both with a sign of blessing (healing Jericho’s water) and then of judgment (the bears).
It has been maintained that the scoff of the lads contained an allusion to the ascension of Elijah (Patrick, Pool, Clarke), of which they had beard, and was a call upon Elisha to follow his master's example in quitting the world, that they might be no longer troubled with him.
Elisha curses them in the name of the Lord, and two bears come out of the woods, mauling forty-two of the youths, demonstrating divine judgment and respect for God's prophet. 2 Kings 2 is a captivating chapter in the Bible that marks a significant transition of prophetic leadership from Elijah to Elisha.
David Guzik commentary on 2 Kings 2 describes the ascension of Elijah, and how Elisha asks for a double portion of Elijah's spirit.
