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2 Kings 2:23

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23Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up by the way, young boys came out from the city and amocked him and said to him, “Go up, you baldhead; go up, you baldhead!”

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Cross references

  1. a2 Chr 36:16; Ps 31:17, 18

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

He went up from there to Bethel, and while he was going up on the way, some small boys came out of the city and jeered at him, saying, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. “Get out of here, baldy!” they said. “Get out of here, baldy!”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking up the path, some small boys came out of the city and jeered at him, chanting, “Go up, baldy! Go up, baldy!”

NLTNew Living Translation

Elisha left Jericho and went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, a group of boys from the town began mocking and making fun of him. “Go away, baldy!” they chanted. “Go away, baldy!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then he went up from there to Bethel; as he was going up along the way, young boys came out from the city and mocked at him and said to him, “Go up, baldhead; go up, baldhead!”

KJV 1900King James Version

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.