2 Kings 2:24

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2 Kings 2:24

When he turned around and looked at them, he cursed them in the name of the Lord. Then two female bears came out of the woods and tore to pieces forty-two of the boys.

Genesis 9:25

So he said,

“Cursed be Canaan [the son of Ham];
A servant of servants
He shall be to his brothers.”

You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous (impassioned) God [demanding what is rightfully and uniquely mine], visiting (avenging) the iniquity (sin, guilt) of the fathers on the children [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers], to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

Deuteronomy 28:15-26

“But it shall come about, if you do not listen to and obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all His commandments and His statutes which I am commanding you today, then all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:

Judges 9:20

But if not, may fire come out from Abimelech and devour the people of Shechem and Beth-millo; and may fire come out from the people of Shechem and Beth-millo, and devour Abimelech.”

Judges 9:57

Also God repaid all the wickedness of the men of Shechem on their heads, and the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal (Gideon) came upon them.

2 Samuel 17:8

And Hushai said, “You know your father and his men, that they are brave men, and they are enraged and fierce, like a bear deprived of her cubs in the field. Your father is a [shrewd] man of war, and will not spend the night with the people [knowing that you seek his life].

1 Kings 13:24

Now when he had gone, a lion met him by the road and killed him, and his body was thrown in the road, with the donkey standing beside it; the lion was also standing beside the body.

1 Kings 19:17

It shall come about that Jehu shall put to death whoever escapes from the sword of Hazael, and Elisha shall put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu.

1 Kings 20:36

Then the prophet said to him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of the Lord, behold, as soon as you leave me, a lion will kill you.” And as soon as he left him, a lion found him and killed him.

2 Kings 1:10-12

Elijah replied to the captain of fifty, “So if I am a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty [fighting men].” Then fire fell from heaven and consumed him and his fifty.

Nehemiah 13:25-27

So I contended with them and cursed them and struck some of them and pulled out their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, “You shall not give your daughters [in marriage] to their sons, nor take [any of] their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.

Proverbs 17:12

Let a man meet a [ferocious] bear robbed of her cubs
Rather than the [angry, narcissistic] fool in his folly.

Proverbs 28:15

Like a roaring lion and a charging bear
Is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

Jeremiah 28:16

Therefore thus says the Lord, ‘Behold, I am about to send you away from the face of the earth. This year you will die, because you have spoken and counseled rebellion against the Lord.’”

Jeremiah 29:21-23

“Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah and concerning Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying lies to you in My Name, ‘Behold, I will hand them over to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will slaughter them before your eyes [yes, all the false prophets in Babylon whom you follow shall die]!

Lamentations 3:65

You will harden their hearts;
Your curse will be upon them.

Hosea 13:8

I will encounter them like a bear robbed of her cubs,
And I will tear open their chests;
There I will also devour them like a lioness,
As a wild beast would tear them.

Amos 7:17

Therefore, thus says the Lord, ‘Your wife shall become a prostitute in the city [when the Assyrians capture Samaria] and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall be divided by a measuring line; you yourself shall die in an unclean and defiled [pagan] land, and Israel shall certainly go from its land into exile.’”

Mark 11:14

He said to it, “No one will ever eat fruit from you again!” And His disciples were listening [to what He said].

Mark 11:21

And remembering, Peter said to Him, “Rabbi (Master), look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered!”

Acts 5:5

And hearing these words, Ananias fell down suddenly and died; and great fear and awe gripped those who heard of it.

Acts 5:9

Then Peter said to her, “How could you two have agreed together to put the Spirit of the Lord to the test? Look! The feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”

Acts 8:20

But Peter said to him, “May your money be destroyed along with you, because you thought you could buy the [free] gift of God with money!

Acts 13:9-11

But Saul, who was also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit and led by Him, looked steadily at Elymas,

2 Corinthians 10:6

being ready to punish every act of disobedience, when your own obedience [as a church] is complete.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

2 Kings 2:24

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.

Cursed them

She bears

Children of them

General references

2 Corinthians 13:8

Bible References

Cursed them

So he said,

“Cursed be Canaan [the son of Ham];

A servant of servants

He shall be to his brothers.”

But if not, may fire come out from Abimelech and devour the people of Shechem and Beth-millo; and may fire come out from the people of Shechem and Beth-millo, and devour Abimelech.”

Therefore thus says the Lord, ‘Behold, I am about to send you away from the face of the earth. This year you will die, because you have spoken and counseled rebellion against the Lord.’”

You will harden their hearts;
Your curse will be upon them.

He said to it, “No one will ever eat fruit from you again!” And His disciples were listening [to what He said].

And hearing these words, Ananias fell down suddenly and died; and great fear and awe gripped those who heard of it.

But Peter said to him, “May your money be destroyed along with you, because you thought you could buy the [free] gift of God with money!

But Saul, who was also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit and led by Him, looked steadily at Elymas,

being ready to punish every act of disobedience, when your own obedience [as a church] is complete.

She bears

Let a man meet a [ferocious] bear robbed of her cubs
Rather than the [angry, narcissistic] fool in his folly.

Like a roaring lion and a charging bear
Is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

I will encounter them like a bear robbed of her cubs,
And I will tear open their chests;
There I will also devour them like a lioness,
As a wild beast would tear them.

Children of them

Now when he had gone, a lion met him by the road and killed him, and his body was thrown in the road, with the donkey standing beside it; the lion was also standing beside the body.

It shall come about that Jehu shall put to death whoever escapes from the sword of Hazael, and Elisha shall put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu.

General references

For we can do nothing against the truth, but only for the truth [and the gospel—the good news of salvation].