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Belial

Meaning of “Belial”

Worthlessness or wickedness; a child or man of Belial is a wicked person.

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17 occurrences16 verses7 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Deuteronomy 13:13

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2 Samuel 20:1
AND there happened to be there a man of belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 20:1 · retained source text

¶ And there happened to bee there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba the sonne of Bichri, a Beniamite, & hee blew a trumpet, and said, Wee haue no part in Dauid, neither haue we inheritance in the sonne of Iesse: euery man to his tents, O Israel.

2 Samuel 23:6
¶ But the sons of belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 23:6 · retained source text

¶ But the sonnes of Belial shall bee all of them as thornes thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands,

1 Kings 21:10
And set two men, sons of belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 21:10 · retained source text

And set two men, sonnes of Belial before him, to beare witnes against him, saying, Thou diddest blaspheme God and the king: and then carie him out, and stone him that he may die.

1 Kings 21:13
And there came in two men, children of belial, and sat before him: and the men of belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 21:13 · retained source text

And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sate before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, euen against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they caried him foorth out of the citie, and stoned him with stones, that hee died.

2 Chronicles 13:7
And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 13:7 · retained source text

And there are gathered vnto him vaine men the children of Belial, and haue strengthened themselues against Rehoboam the sonne of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young, & tender hearted, and could not withstand them.

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Historical definitions

As a noun, unprofitableness; wickedness. As an adjective, worthless; wicked. In a collective sense, wicked men.

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