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He looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the LORD’s name. Then two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of those youths.

2 Kings 2:24 · WEB

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ગુજરાતી2 રાજાઓ ૨:૨૪
એલિશાએ પાછળ ફરી તેઓને જોયાં અને ઈશ્વરના નામે તેમને શાપ આપ્યો. પછી બે રીંછડીઓએ જંગલમાંથી આવીને તેઓમાંના બેતાળીસ બાળકોને ફાડી નાખ્યાં.
हिन्दी2 राजाओं २:२४
तब उसने पीछे की ओर फिरकर उन पर दृष्टि की और यहोवा के नाम से उनको श्राप दिया, तब जंगल में से दो रीछनियों ने निकलकर उनमें से बयालीस लड़के फाड़ डाले।

In context

22So the waters were healed to this day, according to Elisha’s word which he spoke.

23He 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!”

24He looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the LORD’s name. Then two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of those youths.

25He went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.

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