Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And looking back, he saw them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord: and there came forth two bears out of the forest, and tore of them, two and forty boys. cursed them 2 Kings 1:10-12 And Elias answering, said to the captain of fifty: If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume thee, and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven and consumed him, and the fifty that were with him. . . . Genesis 9:25 He said: Cursed be Chanaan, a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. Deuteronomy 28:15-26 But if thou wilt not hear the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep and to do all his commandments and ceremonies, which I command thee this day, all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee. . . . Judges 9:20,57 But if unjustly: let fire come out from him, and consume the inhabitants of Sichem, and the town of Mello: and let fire come out from the men of Sichem and from the town of Mello, and devour Abimelech. . . . Jeremiah 28:16 Therefore thus saith the Lord: Behold I will send thee away from off the face of the earth: this year shalt thou die: for thou hast spoken against the Lord. Jeremiah 29:21-23 Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel, to Achab the son of Colias, and to Sedecias the son of Maasias, who prophesy unto you in my name falsely: Behold I will deliver them up into the hands of Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon: and he shall kill them before your eyes. . . . Lamentations 3:65 Thau. Thou shalt give them a buckler of heart, thy labour. Amos 7:17 And now hear thou the word of the Lord: Thou sayest, thou shalt not prophesy against Israel, and thou shalt not drop thy word upon the house of the idol. Mark 11:14,21 And answering he said to it: May no man hereafter eat fruit of thee any more for ever! And his disciples heard it. . . . Acts 5:5,9 And Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and gave up the ghost. And there came great fear upon all that heard it. . . . Acts 8:20 Keep thy money to thyself, to perish with thee: because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. Acts 13:9-11 Then Saul, otherwise Paul, filled with the Holy Ghost, looking upon him, . . . 2 Corinthians 10:6 And having in readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience shall be fulfilled. she bears 2 Samuel 17:8 And again Chusai said: Thou knowest thy father, and the men that are with him, that they are very valiant, and bitter in their mind, as a bear raging in the wood when her whelps are taken away: and thy father is a warrior, and will not lodge with the people. Proverbs 17:12 It is better to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool trusting in his own folly. Proverbs 28:15 As a roaring lion, and a hungry bear, so is a wicked prince over the poor people. Hosea 13:8 I will meet them as a bear that is robbed of her whelps, and I will rend the inner parts of their liver: and I will devour them there as a lion, the beast of the field shall tear them. children of them Exodus 20:5 Thou shalt not adore them, nor serve them: I am the Lord thy God, mighty, jealous, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me: 1 Kings 13:24 And when he was gone, a lion found him in the way, and killed him, and his body was cast in the way: and the ass stood by him, and the lion stood by the dead body. 1 Kings 19:17 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall escape the sword of Hazael, shall be slain by Jehu: and whosoever shall escape the sword of Jehu, shall be slain by Eliseus. 1 Kings 20:36 Then he said to him: Because thou wouldst not hearken to the word of the Lord, behold thou shalt depart from me, and a lion shall slay thee. And when he was gone a little from him, a lion found him, and slew him. Context Elisha Mocked23And he went up from thence to Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, little boys came out of the city and mocked him, saying: Go up, thou bald head, go up, thou bald head. 24And looking back, he saw them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord: and there came forth two bears out of the forest, and tore of them, two and forty boys.25And from thence he went to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.… Cross References Nehemiah 13:25 And I chid them, and laid my curse upon them. And I beat some of them, and shaved off their hair, and made them swear by God that they would not give their daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for their sons, nor for themselves, saying: 2 Kings 2:25 And from thence he went to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria. Lexicon Then he turnedוַיִּ֤פֶן (way·yi·p̄en) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6437: To turn, to face, appear, look around, אַֽחֲרָיו֙ (’a·ḥă·rāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 310: The hind or following part looked at them, וַיִּרְאֵ֔ם (way·yir·’êm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see and called down a curse on them וַֽיְקַלְלֵ֖ם (way·qal·lêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7043: To be slight, swift or trifling in the name בְּשֵׁ֣ם (bə·šêm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name of the LORD. יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Suddenly two שְׁתַּ֤יִם (šə·ta·yim) Number - fd Strong's Hebrew 8147: Two (a cardinal number) female bears דֻּבִּים֙ (dub·bîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 1677: The bear came out וַתֵּצֶ֨אנָה (wat·tê·ṣe·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim of מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of the woods הַיַּ֔עַר (hay·ya·‘ar) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3293: A copse of bushes, a forest, honey in the comb and mauled וַתְּבַקַּ֣עְנָה (wat·tə·ḇaq·qa‘·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 1234: To cleave, to rend, break, rip, open forty-two אַרְבָּעִ֥ים (’ar·bā·‘îm) Number - common plural Strong's Hebrew 705: Forty of the young men. יְלָדִֽים׃ (yə·lā·ḏîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3206: Something born, a lad, offspring Additional Translations 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 young men.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. And he looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of Jehovah. And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two lads of them. And he turned after them, and saw them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. And, behold, there came out two bears out of the wood, and they tore forty and two children of them. And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of Jehovah. And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tore forty-two children of them. And he looked behind him and saw 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. 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 tore forty and two children of them. He looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of Yahweh. Two female bears came out of the woods, and mauled forty-two of those youths. And he looketh behind him, and seeth them, and declareth them vile in the name of Jehovah, and two bears come out of the forest, and rend of them forty and two lads. 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