2 Kings 2:23

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2 Kings 2:23

Then from there he went up to Beth-el; and on his way, some little boys came out from the town and made sport of him, crying, Go up, old no-hair! go up, old no-hair!

2 Chronicles 36:16

But they put shame on the servants of God, making sport of his words and laughing at his prophets, till the wrath of God was moved against his people, till there was no help.

Job 30:1

But now those who are younger than I make sport of me; those whose fathers I would not have put with the dogs of my flocks.

Job 19:18

Even young children have no respect for me; when I get up their backs are turned on me.

Genesis 21:9

And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian playing with Isaac.

So after taking thought the king made two oxen of gold; and he said to the people, You have been going up to Jerusalem long enough; see! these are your gods, O Israel, who took you out of the land of Egypt.

2 Kings 2:11

And while they went on their way, going on talking together, suddenly there were carriages and horses of fire separating them from one another and Elijah went up to heaven in a great wind.

Job 30:8-31

They are sons of shame, and of men without a name, who have been forced out of the land.

Psalm 31:18

Let the false lips be shut, which say evil against the upright, looking down on him in their pride.

Psalm 35:15

But they took pleasure in my trouble, and came together, yes, low persons came together against me without my knowledge; they never came to an end of wounding me.

Proverbs 20:11

Even a child may be judged by his doings, if his work is free from sin and if it is right.

Proverbs 22:6

If a child is trained up in the right way, even when he is old he will not be turned away from it.

Proverbs 22:15

Foolish ways are deep-seated in the heart of a child, but the rod of punishment will send them far from him.

Ecclesiastes 11:10

So put away trouble from your heart, and sorrow from your flesh; because the early years and the best years are to no purpose.

Isaiah 1:4

O nation full of sin, a people weighted down with crime, a generation of evil-doers, false-hearted children: they have gone away from the Lord, they have no respect for the Holy One of Israel, their hearts are turned back from him.

Isaiah 3:5

And the people will be crushed, every one by his neighbour; the young will be full of pride against the old, and those of low position will be lifted up against the noble.

Isaiah 57:3-4

But come near, you sons of her who is wise in secret arts, the seed of her who is false to her husband, and of the loose woman.

Jeremiah 7:18

The children go for wood, the fathers get the fire burning, the women are working the paste to make cakes for the queen of heaven, and drink offerings are drained out to other gods, moving me to wrath.

Hosea 4:15

Do not you, O Israel, come into error; do not you, O Judah, come to Gilgal, or go up to Beth-aven, or take an oath, By the living Lord.

Hosea 10:5

The people of Samaria will be full of fear because of the ox of Beth-aven; its people will have sorrow for it, and its priests will give cries of grief for its glory, for the glory has gone in flight.

Hosea 10:15

So will Beth-el do to you because of your evil-doing; at dawn will the king of Israel be cut off completely.

Amos 3:14

For in the day when I give Israel punishment for his sins, I will send punishment on the altars of Beth-el, and the horns of the altar will be cut off and come down to the earth.

Amos 4:4

Come to Beth-el and do evil; to Gilgal, increasing the number of your sins; come with your offerings every morning and your tenths every three days:

Amos 5:5

Do not be looking for help to Beth-el, and do not go to Gilgal, or make your way to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal will certainly be taken prisoner, and Beth-el will come to nothing.

Amos 7:13

But be a prophet no longer at Beth-el: for it is the holy place of the king, and the king's house.

Matthew 27:29-31

And they made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and put a rod in his right hand, and they went down on their knees before him, and made sport of him, saying, Long life to the King of the Jews.

Matthew 27:40-43

You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.

Galatians 4:29

But as in those days he who had birth after the flesh was cruel to him who had birth after the Spirit, even so it is now.

Hebrews 11:36

And others were tested by being laughed at or by blows, and even with chains and prisons:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

2 Kings 2:23

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.

Beth-el

Amos 7:13

Little children

Jeremiah 7:18

Mocked

Hebrews 11:36

Go up

2 Kings 2:11

Matthew 27:29

General references

2 Corinthians 13:8

Bible References

Beth-el

Do not you, O Israel, come into error; do not you, O Judah, come to Gilgal, or go up to Beth-aven, or take an oath, By the living Lord.

For in the day when I give Israel punishment for his sins, I will send punishment on the altars of Beth-el, and the horns of the altar will be cut off and come down to the earth.

Come to Beth-el and do evil; to Gilgal, increasing the number of your sins; come with your offerings every morning and your tenths every three days:

Do not be looking for help to Beth-el, and do not go to Gilgal, or make your way to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal will certainly be taken prisoner, and Beth-el will come to nothing.

But be a prophet no longer at Beth-el: for it is the holy place of the king, and the king's house.

Little children

Even young children have no respect for me; when I get up their backs are turned on me.

Even a child may be judged by his doings, if his work is free from sin and if it is right.

If a child is trained up in the right way, even when he is old he will not be turned away from it.

So put away trouble from your heart, and sorrow from your flesh; because the early years and the best years are to no purpose.

And the people will be crushed, every one by his neighbour; the young will be full of pride against the old, and those of low position will be lifted up against the noble.

Mocked

And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian playing with Isaac.

But they put shame on the servants of God, making sport of his words and laughing at his prophets, till the wrath of God was moved against his people, till there was no help.

But now those who are younger than I make sport of me; those whose fathers I would not have put with the dogs of my flocks.

But they took pleasure in my trouble, and came together, yes, low persons came together against me without my knowledge; they never came to an end of wounding me.

But come near, you sons of her who is wise in secret arts, the seed of her who is false to her husband, and of the loose woman.

But as in those days he who had birth after the flesh was cruel to him who had birth after the Spirit, even so it is now.

And others were tested by being laughed at or by blows, and even with chains and prisons:

Go up

And while they went on their way, going on talking together, suddenly there were carriages and horses of fire separating them from one another and Elijah went up to heaven in a great wind.

General references

Because we are able to do nothing against what is true, but only for it.