2 Kings 2: Elijah Taken Up in a Whirlwind

Elisha refuses to leave Elijah, asks for a double share of his spirit, and watches him carried into heaven by a whirlwind as a fiery chariot passes between them. With Elijah’s cloak Elisha parts the Jordan, heals Jericho’s spring, and curses jeering boys near Bethel, who are attacked by two bears.

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What happened when boys from the town of Bethel jeered at Elisha on the road (2 Kings 2:23-24)?

Elisha cursed them in the LORD’s name, and two bears attacked 42 of themElisha prayed for them, and the boys later followed him as disciplesThe elders of Bethel punished the boys and sent apologies to ElishaElisha ignored their taunts and walked on quietly toward Mount Carmel