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Berean Standard Bible

“From there, Elisha went up to Bethel, and as he was walking up the road, a group of boys came out of the city and jeered at him, chanting, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!””

2 Kings 2:23

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Elisha has just received Elijah's mantle and begun his prophetic ministry. On the road to Bethel, a center of idol worship in the northern kingdom, a hostile group meets him.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

From there, Elisha went up to Bethel, and as he was walking up the road, a group of boys came out of the city and jeered at him, chanting, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!”

World English Bible (WEB)

He went up from there to Bethel. As he was going up by the way, some youths came out of the city and mocked him, and said to him, “Go up, you baldy! Go up, you baldy!”

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he went up from thence unto Beth-el; and as he was going up by the way, there came forth young lads out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou baldhead; go up, thou baldhead.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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!

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Después subió de allí á Beth-el; y subiendo por el camino, salieron los muchachos de la ciudad, y se burlaban de él, diciendo: ¡Calvo, sube! ¡calvo, sube!

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Eliseo salió de Jericó y se dirigió a Betel. En el camino, unos muchachos de la ciudad comenzaron a burlarse de él. «¡Calvo, sube al cielo tú también! ¡Calvo, sube!».

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