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2 Kings 2:24
Then he turned around, looked at them, and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD.
from Elisha Mocked, 2 Kings 2:23-25
What it says

Elisha turns, looks at them, and calls down a curse on them in the name of the LORD.

What it is doing

It shows Elisha answering the insult with prophetic judgment.

In context

23From 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!” 24Then he turned around, looked at them, and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. 25And Elisha went on to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.