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Forty-two youths
42
Recorded
2 Kings 2:23–24, the number of boys named in the Elisha narrative
The Hebrew narrative names forty-two boys. It is a textual count, not a moral of 42.
What it supports
A received number in the Masoretic and subsequent translations.
What it does not
This index does not preach the episode. Count is not endorsement.
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Form42
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