Bible Dictionary

Bealiah

The name Bealiah means “the god of an idol; in an assembly”.

Easton's Bible Dictionary 1897

Whose Lord is Jehovah, a Benjamite, one of David’s thirty heroes of the sling and bow (1 Chr. 12:5).

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863

(Jehovah is lord), a Benjamite who went over to David at Ziklag. (1 Chronicles 12:5) (B.C. 1062.)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915

be-a-li'-a (be`alyah, "Yahweh is Lord," compare HPN, 144, 287): Bealiah, formerly a friend of Saul, joined David at Ziklag (1Ch 12:5).