Belial
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wicked, worthless
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
("worthlessness": or "recklessness, lawlessness".) Not strictly a proper name, but used so by personification. Beli means "without" and ya'al means "usefulness," i.e. "good for nothing". "A man of Belial" is a worthless, lawless fellow (Deu_13:13; Jdg_19:22; 1Sa_2:12). Latterly "Rake" ("vain fellows" (2Sa_6:20, harekim), and "Fool" were used instead: Mat_5:22. Nabal ("fool") is called "man of Belial" (1Sa_25:25.) In the New Testament, "Beliar" is the form in some oldest manuscripts (2Co_6:15.) As Satan is opposed to God, Antichrist to Christ, so Belial standing here in contrast to Christ must denote all anti-Christian pollutions personified.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
By Andrew Robert Fausset, co-Author of Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's 1888.
Be'lial. The meaning of this word as found in the Scriptures is worthlessness, and hence reckless, lawlessness. The expression, son or man of Belial, must be understood as meaning simply a worthless, lawless fellow. The term as used in 2Co_6:15, is generally understood as an appellative of Satan, as the personification of all that was bad.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863
The phrase, sons of Belial, signifies wicked, worthless men. It was given to the inhabitants of Gibeah, who abused the Levite's wife, Jdg_19:22; and to Hophni and Phineas, the wicked and profane sons of Eli. 1Sa_2:12. In later times the name Belial denoted the devil: What concord hath Christ with Belial?
2Co_6:15; for as the word literally imports one who will do no one good, the positive sense of a doer of evil was applied to Satan, who is the author of evil, and, eminently, the Evil One.
Biblical and Theological Dictionary by Richard Watson
PRINTER 1849.
bē?li-al, bēl?yal (בּליּעל, belı̄ya‛al; Βελίαρ, Belı́ar): This name, occurring very frequently in the Old Testament, has the sense of ?worthlessness? (compare 2Sa_23:6 margin); accordingly in such phrases as ?sons of Belial? (Jdg_20:13; 1Sa_10:27, etc.), ?men of Belial? (1Sa_30:22; 1Ki_21:13, etc.), which the English Revised Version usually retains, the American Standard Revised Version more correctly renders, ?base fellows? (so ?daughter of Belial? 1Sa_1:16, ?wicked woman?). There is here no suggestion a proper name. Afterward, however, ?Belial? became a proper name for Satan, or for Antichrist (Thus frequently in the Jewish Apocalyptic writings, e.g. in XII the Priestly Code (P), Book Jubilees, Asc Isa, Sib Or). In this sense Paul used the word in 2Co_6:15, ?What concord hath Christ with Belial?? (Beliar). Bousset thinks that Paul's ?man of sin? in 2Th_2:3, where some authorities read ?man of lawlessness,? is a translation of this term. The sense at least is similar. See ANTICHRIST; MAN OF SIN.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
("worthlessness": or "recklessness, lawlessness".) Not strictly a proper name, but used so by personification. Beli means "without" and ya'al means "usefulness," i.e. "good for nothing". "A man of Belial" is a worthless, lawless fellow (Deu_13:13; Jdg_19:22; 1Sa_2:12). Latterly "Rake" ("vain fellows" (2Sa_6:20, harekim), and "Fool" were used instead: Mat_5:22. Nabal ("fool") is called "man of Belial" (1Sa_25:25.) In the New Testament, "Beliar" is the form in some oldest manuscripts (2Co_6:15.) As Satan is opposed to God, Antichrist to Christ, so Belial standing here in contrast to Christ must denote all anti-Christian pollutions personified.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
By Andrew Robert Fausset, co-Author of Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's 1888.
Be'lial. The meaning of this word as found in the Scriptures is worthlessness, and hence reckless, lawlessness. The expression, son or man of Belial, must be understood as meaning simply a worthless, lawless fellow. The term as used in 2Co_6:15, is generally understood as an appellative of Satan, as the personification of all that was bad.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863
The phrase, sons of Belial, signifies wicked, worthless men. It was given to the inhabitants of Gibeah, who abused the Levite's wife, Jdg_19:22; and to Hophni and Phineas, the wicked and profane sons of Eli. 1Sa_2:12. In later times the name Belial denoted the devil: What concord hath Christ with Belial?
2Co_6:15; for as the word literally imports one who will do no one good, the positive sense of a doer of evil was applied to Satan, who is the author of evil, and, eminently, the Evil One.
Biblical and Theological Dictionary by Richard Watson
PRINTER 1849.
bē?li-al, bēl?yal (בּליּעל, belı̄ya‛al; Βελίαρ, Belı́ar): This name, occurring very frequently in the Old Testament, has the sense of ?worthlessness? (compare 2Sa_23:6 margin); accordingly in such phrases as ?sons of Belial? (Jdg_20:13; 1Sa_10:27, etc.), ?men of Belial? (1Sa_30:22; 1Ki_21:13, etc.), which the English Revised Version usually retains, the American Standard Revised Version more correctly renders, ?base fellows? (so ?daughter of Belial? 1Sa_1:16, ?wicked woman?). There is here no suggestion a proper name. Afterward, however, ?Belial? became a proper name for Satan, or for Antichrist (Thus frequently in the Jewish Apocalyptic writings, e.g. in XII the Priestly Code (P), Book Jubilees, Asc Isa, Sib Or). In this sense Paul used the word in 2Co_6:15, ?What concord hath Christ with Belial?? (Beliar). Bousset thinks that Paul's ?man of sin? in 2Th_2:3, where some authorities read ?man of lawlessness,? is a translation of this term. The sense at least is similar. See ANTICHRIST; MAN OF SIN.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.
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