Wicked Children
14 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
16 sections
- Absalom
- Adonijah
- Adrammelech and Sharezer
- Children at Bethel
- Esau
- Know not God
- Punishment of, For: Cursing Parents
- Punishment of, For: Disobeying Parents
- Punishment of, For: Gluttony and Drunkenness
- Punishment of, For: Mocking of a Prophet
- Punishment of, For: Mocking Parents
- Punishment of, For: Setting Light by Parents
- Punishment of, For: Smiting Parents
- Sons of Eli
- Sons of Samuel
- Their Guilt in Robbing Parents
Absalom
- 2 Samuel 15:10 Then Absalom sent spies throughout the tribes of Israel with this message: “When you hear the sound of the horn, you are to say, ‘Absalom reigns in Hebron!’”
Adonijah
- 1 Kings 1:5–6 At that time Adonijah, David’s son by Haggith, began to exalt himself, saying, “I will be king!” And he acquired chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run ahead of him. …
Adrammelech and Sharezer
- 2 Kings 19:37 One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.
Children at Bethel
- 2 Kings 2:23 From 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!”
Esau
- Genesis 26:34–35 When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite. …
Know not God
- 1 Samuel 2:12 Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD
Punishment of, For: Cursing Parents
- Exodus 21:15 Whoever strikes his father or mother must surely be put to death.
- Mark 7:10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
Punishment of, For: Disobeying Parents
- Deuteronomy 21:21 Then all the men of his city will stone him to death. So you must purge the evil from among you, and all Israel will hear and be afraid.
Punishment of, For: Gluttony and Drunkenness
- Deuteronomy 21:20–21 and say to the elders, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he does not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.” …
Punishment of, For: Mocking of a Prophet
- 2 Kings 2:23–24 From 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!” …
Punishment of, For: Mocking Parents
- Proverbs 30:17 As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.
Punishment of, For: Setting Light by Parents
- Deuteronomy 27:16 ‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or mother.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
Punishment of, For: Smiting Parents
- Exodus 21:15 Whoever strikes his father or mother must surely be put to death.
Sons of Eli
- 1 Samuel 2:12 Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD
- 1 Samuel 2:17 Thus the sin of these young men was severe in the sight of the LORD, for they were treating the LORD’s offering with contempt.
Sons of Samuel
- 1 Samuel 8:3 But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.
Their Guilt in Robbing Parents
- Proverbs 28:24 He who robs his father or mother, saying, “It is not wrong,” is a companion to the man who destroys.
Related topics
WickedWicked Children with Regard to ParentsWicked Children are ProudWicked Children are Void of UnderstandingWicked Children with Regard to Parents are a Calamity to ThemWicked Children with Regard to Parents are a Grief to Them
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.