2 Kings 2:23
2 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“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
What Does 2 Kings 2:23 Mean?
2 Kings 2:23 is found in the book of 2 Kings, chapter 2, verse 23 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Kings 2:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Chronicles 36:16“But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.”2 Kings 1:10“And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.”Job 19:18“Yea, young children despised me; I arose, and they spake against me.”Job 30:1“But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.”Genesis 21:9“And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.”Psalms 31:18“Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.”Proverbs 22:6“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”Amos 5:5“But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought.”Leviticus 13:40“And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean.”1 Kings 12:28“Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.”1 Kings 19:17“And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.”Job 30:8“They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth.”Psalms 35:15“But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:”Proverbs 20:11“Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.”Proverbs 22:15“Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.”Ecclesiastes 11:10“Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.”Isaiah 1:4“Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.”Isaiah 3:5“And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.”Isaiah 57:3“But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.”Jeremiah 7:18“The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.”
People & Places
Bethel (of Palestine)
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