Belial: meaning of the name

Belial in Hebrew and Greek

Belial in Scripture

“Belial” appears in 16 verses of the King James Version; here are the first 8.

• Deuteronomy 13:13

  Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known;

• Judges 19:22

  Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.

• Judges 20:13

  Now therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial, which are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel:

• 1 Samuel 1:16

  Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.

• 1 Samuel 2:12

  Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord.

• 1 Samuel 10:27

  But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.

• 1 Samuel 25:17

  Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.

• 1 Samuel 25:25

  Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.