23From there, Elisha went up to Bethel, and as he was walking up the road, a group of young men 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. Suddenly two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the young men. 25And Elisha went on to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.
So the kids started it. Then they deserved what they got.
Initially I did not realize it.
I thought this guy just attacked a kid for no good reason.
Thanks for providing the full picture.