Forty-two youths
42
2 Kings 2:23–24, the number of boys named in the Elisha narrative
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The Hebrew names forty-two youths. אַרְבָּעִים וּשְׁנֵי יְלָדִים. A narrative count in the verse, not a chapter seat.
Scripture
One integer. Several kinds of text.
A title that says Forty-two. A verse that counts forty-two youths. Three received chapter seats. They are not one text. The Sutra is not a psalm number. Consultation is not a count of boys.
The title is 42
- T784Forty-two Chapters
The work’s own name. Forty-two sections. Not a later seat.
A count in the verse
422 Kings 2:24here
Forty and two youths. The integer is in the Hebrew clause.
Editorial seats
- 42Sūrah 42
al-Shūrā. Consultation. The number is the received order.
- ch. 42Tao Te Ching
Wang Bi numbering. Mawangdui orders the material differently.
- Ps 42Psalm 42
The thirst is in the poem. The 42 is in the numbering.
What it supports
Westminster Leningrad Codex 2 Kings 2:24. The integer is in the clause. Distinct from Numbers 33, Matthew’s generations, Revelation’s months, and Psalm 42.
What it does not
Count is not endorsement. Not allegory. Not a twin of Numbers 33.
ExactnessCount
Form42
Unitpersons
Strengthattested