Belial

wicked, worthless

Belial

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 (2 Corinthians 6:15) is generally understood as an appellative of Satan, as the personification of all that was bad.

Belial

Worthlessness, always so used in a moral sense. A man or son of Belial is a wicked, worthless man; one resolved to endure no subjection; a rebel; a disobedient, uncontrollable fellow, Jud 19:22 1 Samuel 2:12. In later writings, Belial is put for the power or lord of evil, Satan, 2 1 Corinthians 6:15.

Worthlessness, frequently used in the Old Testament as a proper name. It is first used in Deuteronomy 13:13. In the New Testament it is found only in 2 Corinthians 6:15, where it is used as a name of Satan, the personification of all that is evil. It is translated "wicked" in Deuteronomy 15:9; Psalm 41:8 (R.V. marg.); 101:3; Proverbs 6:12, etc. The expression "son" or "man of Belial" means simply a worthless, lawless person (Judges 19:22; 20:13; 1 Samuel 1:16; 2:12). (n.) An evil spirit; a wicked and unprincipled person; the personification of evil.BELIAL

be'-li-al, bel'-yal (beliya`al; Beliar): This name, occurring very frequently in the Old Testament, has the sense of "worthlessness" (compare 2 Samuel 23:6 margin); accordingly in such phrases as "sons of Belial" (Judges 20:13 1 Samuel 10:27, etc.), "men of Belial" (1 Samuel 30:22 1 Kings 21:13, etc.), which the English Revised Version usually retains, the American Standard Revised Version more correctly renders, "base fellows" (so "daughter of Belial" 1 Samuel 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, Ascension of Isaiah, Sibyllene Oracles). In this sense Paul used the word in 2 Corinthians 6:15, "What concord hath Christ with Belial?" (Beliar). Bousset thinks that Paul's "man of sin" in 2 Thessalonians 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.

James Orr

955. Beliar -- "lord of the forest," Beliar, a name of Satan
... of Satan. Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable Transliteration: Beliar Phonetic
Spelling: (bel-ee'-al) Short Definition: Beliar Definition: Belial, a demon ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/955.htm - 6k1100. beliyyaal -- worthlessness
... 1), wicked (3), worthless (18), worthless one (1). Belial, evil, naughty,
ungodly men, wicked. From bliy and ya'al; without profit ...
/hebrew/1100.htm - 6k

Royal Murderers
... 10. And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against
him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/royal murderers.htm

In what Sense we are to Leave the World
... And what concord hath Christ with Belial? ... As Christ can have no concord with Belial;
so a believer in him can have no concord with an unbeliever. ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 81 in what sense.htm

The Same Subject Continued.
... what communion, moreover, between light and darkness? what consonance between Christ
and Belial? or what part for a believer with an unbeliever? ...
/.../tertullian/on modesty/chapter xv the same subject continued.htm

Gottlieb Shober.
... a holy divine body, without limitation of space, as is compelled to enter into all
substances and beings, whether they will or not, so that a Belial, when he ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bente/american lutheranism/gottlieb shober.htm

Thereafter He Expounds the Appellation of "Son," and of "Product ...
... And, moreover, in the opposite sense, too, the same persons are called "sons of
Eli," and "sons of Belial [601] ," the appellation of "sons" being easily ...
/.../gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/section 6 thereafter he expounds.htm

Letter ccxlv. To Possidius
... the apostle says generally, "I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils,"
[3014] and again, "What concord hath Christ with Belial?" [3015] unless ...
/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/letter ccxlv to possidius.htm

Whether the Prophets of the Demons ever Foretell the Truth?
... from the Holy Ghost." Now the prophets of the demons do not speak from the Holy
Ghost, because "there is no concord between Christ and Belial [*'What concord ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether the prophets of the.htm

Introduction
... Micah makes mention of him in the fifth chapter of his prophecy (see v.6). Nahum
refers to him under the name of "Belial" (Heb.) and tells of his destruction (1 ...
//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the antichrist/introduction.htm

The General Service to a Hiero-Confessor or Monk-Confessor.
... Creator of all, the only one that hast adorned humanity with thy bringing forth,
O most pure one, deliver me from the meshes of the flattering Belial, set me ...
/.../anonymous/the general menaion/chapter xxv the general service.htm

A Homily on Guria and Shamuna, Composed by Mar Jacob.
... Those old men [3348] of the daughter of the Hebrews were sons of Belial,
[3349]. ... Lo! the sons of Belial who slew Naboth are witnesses; ...
//christianbookshelf.org/unknown/the decretals/a homily on guria and.htm

Belial (23 Occurrences)
... The expression "son" or "man of Belial" means simply a worthless, lawless person
(Judges 19:22; 20:13; 1 Samuel 1:16; 2:12). Noah Webster's Dictionary. ...BELIAL. ...
/b/belial.htm - 16k

Blaspheme (16 Occurrences)
... 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. ...
/b/blaspheme.htm - 11k

Fellow (166 Occurrences)
... British and American) has "fellows" for "persons" (Judges 9:4), for "men" (Judges
11:3); "base fellows" for "men the children of Belial" (Deuteronomy 13:13 ...
/f/fellow.htm - 42k

Antichrist (4 Occurrences)
... In the historical books of the Old Testament we find "Belial" used as if a personal
opponent of Yahweh; thus the scandalously wicked are called in the King ...
/a/antichrist.htm - 26k

Witnessed (21 Occurrences)
... 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 ...
/w/witnessed.htm - 12k

Fool (95 Occurrences)
... and nebhalah, "folly"; nabhal, however, denotes a wicked person, an evil character,
"shamelessly immoral," equivalent to "a son of Belial" (Cheyne), rather ...
/f/fool.htm - 47k

Folly (68 Occurrences)
... and nebhalah, "folly"; nabhal, however, denotes a wicked person, an evil character,
"shamelessly immoral," equivalent to "a son of Belial" (Cheyne), rather ...
/f/folly.htm - 39k

Torrents (17 Occurrences)
... the fall." (WEY). 2 Samuel 22:5 For the waves of death encompassed me, Torrents
of Belial made me afraid. (DBY NAS RSV NIV). 1 Kings ...
/t/torrents.htm - 10k

Encompassed (34 Occurrences)
... shall kill him. (WBS). 2 Samuel 22:5 For the waves of death encompassed me,
Torrents of Belial made me afraid. (DBY NAS RSV). 2 Samuel ...
/e/encompassed.htm - 15k

Be'lial (1 Occurrence)
Be'lial. Belial, Be'lial. Beliar . Multi-Version Concordance Be'lial (1 Occurrence).
2 Corinthians 6:15 What agreement has Christ with Belial? ...
/b/be'lial.htm - 6k

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