But elisha said, as surely as the lord lives and as you live, i will not leave you. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its. Having taught high school scripture for a few years, i know that students are. And he said, as the lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, i will not leave thee. New king james version so we boiled my son, and ate him. King james bible version search and read scripture online. He said also, the lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this philistine.
The translation of elijah was a miracle of god and portrayed the biblical truth and hope of the translation of the saints. Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear. However, the majority of the book of revelation seems to have been translated from the latin vulgate. Its been awhile since the last installment of this series lots more to come, but this one should be fairly straightforward. Many years ago, i had an atheist question me on the passage in 2 kings 2. Niv the king went to gibeon near jerusalem, where stood the tabernacle and the bronze altar to sacrifice there, for that was the great high place. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them. His mother mary was pledged to be married to joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the holy spirit. But elisha replied, as the lord lives and as your soul lives, i will not leave you. The book of kings is the ninth book of the hebrew bible or the eleventh and twelfth books of the christian old testament. God sent two bears to rip apart 42 boys for making fun of a prophets bald head 2 kings 2.
And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the lord. This scripture tells how hostility toward god and an unwillingness to obey him can result. Why would god allow two bears to kill 42 young lads simply for saying that elisha was bald. The book of psalms kjv audio bible full by alexander. Why did god kill 42 lads merely for saying elisha was bald. When a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock. And two shebears came out of the woods and tore fortytwo of the boys.
Why did the prophet elisha curse the youths for making. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out. And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear. New king james version so he turned around and looked at them, and pronounced a curse on them in the name of the lord. Then the next day i said to her, kill your son so we can eat him, but she has hidden her son. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled fortytwo of. We should, however, examine scripture in context and compare scripture with. And i said to her on the next day, give your son, that we may eat him. The hebrew word can refer to children, but rather more specifically means young men.
Introduction 23 then he went up from there to bethel. Book one psalms 141 the way of the righteous and the end of the ungodly blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful. Matthew 1, english standard version 2016 esv the bible app. And two female bears came out of the woods and mauled fortytwo of the youths. The king james version bible kjv was authorized by king james i and is sometimes referred to as the authorized version. The gospel, which is contained in the word of god, is the power of god unto salvation. Second, the fact that the bears mauled 42 of the youths indicates that there were more than 42 youths involved. But his delight is in the law of the lord, and in his law he meditates day and night. Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills exposition of the bible. The bible s greatest massacres the 9 most badass bible verses top 50 bible stories for kids gods 101st killing. For an outline of both 1 and 2 kings see introduction to 1 kings.
King james version 1 after these things, when the wrath of king ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her. Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. If elisha would cause bears to attack children 42 children. Authorized king james version kjv of the bible the preserved and living word of god. Why does elisha call two bears to maul a group of kids. It was translated by the church of england and was first published in 1611.
The kjv new testament was translated from the textus receptus. Elisha, little children, and the bears answers in genesis. Books of kings, two books of the hebrew bible or the protestant old testament that, together with deuteronomy, joshua, judges, and 1 and 2 samuel, belong to the group of historical books deuteronomic history written during the babylonian exile c. And david said, the lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, he will deliver me from the hand of this philistine and saul said to david, go, and may the lord be with you. Verse concepts but if the child she bears is a girl, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her periodic impurity, and she shall remain separated sixtysix days to be purified from her loss of blood. Wasnt elisha being cruel when he sent those bears against those children who were teasing him about being bald in 2 kings 2.
The first issue of the first edition of the authorised version of the english bible, printed in london in 1611 by robert barker. King james bible 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. This is being aired by permission of the holder litchfield associates, all rights. While the majority of the divine assassinations certainly took place during gods time as the notoriously vengeful deity in the old testament, a few instances are also recorded in the just slightly more peaceful new testament this page lists people personally assassinated by his hand or by his nonhuman. Ive sought answers to that one for a long time, and never could find a satisfactory response. Though old testament saints did not understand this, it was still a type of this truth. A guest post from brucker what if we could edit the bible. Now viewing scripture range from the book of 2 kings chapter 2.
The next day i said to her, give up your son so we may eat him, but she had hidden him. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two. How the king james bible came to be 10th june 1953. He turned around, looked at them, and cursed them in the name of the lord. The goal of these books is not primarily historical but rather prophetic. Examples of god personally killing people rationalwiki. God is recorded in the bible as having personally killed a large number of people.
I will come upon them as a she bear, that is robbed of her whelps, and i will break that stubborn heart of theirs. One of my favorites is the famous shebear incident of 2 kings 2. First, the king james version has done us a disservice by translated the term as children. This summary of the book of 2 kings provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of 2 kings. Then there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them verse 24. It concludes the deuteronomistic history, a history of israel also comprising the books of joshua and judges and the book of samuel, which biblical commentators believe was written to provide a theological explanation for the destruction of the kingdom of judah by babylon in. But a closer look at the passage show that most of the assumptions in that position are. Critics of the bible often refer to this story, pointing to it as a reason to dismiss the bible as a holy book. Bible verses related to bears from the king james version kjv by relevance. Verse concepts servanthood, in society animals, types of bears but david said to saul, your servant was tending his fathers sheep. You see why david was not afraid to meet the giant. While scripture records that he had been taken up to heaven alive and in a whirlwind 2ki.