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2 Kings 2:24

24 He turned around, looked at them and called down a cursec on them in the named of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.

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2 Kings 2:24 — English Standard Version (ESV)

24 And he turned around, and when he saw them, he cursed them in the name of the Lord. And two she-bears came out of the woods and tore forty-two of the boys.

2 Kings 2:24 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

24 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.

2 Kings 2:24 — New Living Translation (NLT)

24 Elisha turned around and looked at them, and he cursed them in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of them.

2 Kings 2:24 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

24 So he turned around and looked at them, and pronounced a curse on them in the name of the Lord. And two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the youths.

2 Kings 2:24 — New Century Version (NCV)

24 Elisha turned around, looked at them, and put a curse on them in the name of the Lord. Then two mother bears came out of the woods and tore forty-two of the boys to pieces.

2 Kings 2:24 — American Standard Version (ASV)

24 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.

2 Kings 2:24 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

24 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.

2 Kings 2:24 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

24 Looking back, he saw them and cursed them in the Lord’s name. Two bears came out of the woods and tore 42 of these youths apart.

2 Kings 2:24 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

24 He turned around, looked at them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. Then two female bears came out of the woods and mauled 42 of the children.

2 Kings 2:24 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

24 When he turned around and saw them, he cursed them in the name of the Lord. Then two she-bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.

2 Kings 2:24 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

24 When he turned around and saw them, he cursed them in the name of Yahweh. Then two bears came out of the forest and mauled forty-two boys among them.

2 Kings 2:24 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

24 He turned around and looked at them. And he called down a curse on them. He did it in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods. They attacked 42 of the young fellows.

2 Kings 2:24 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

24 When he looked behind him and saw them, he cursed them in the name of the Lord. Then two female bears came out of the woods and tore up forty-two lads of their number.


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