Sons of Belial in 1 Kings 21-10

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I found an article that explains the meaning of the name Belial and the use of the expression "sons of Belial" in the Old Testament.

Belial is a compound word, believed to have been taken from the Hebrew beliy, meaning “not,” and ya'al, meaning “profit” or “benefit.” It is used twenty-six times in the Old Testament, usually translated as “worthless” in the New American Standard Bible, but also as “base,” “destruction,” “rascally,” and “wicked.” In the earlier books of the Old Testament, when describing a wicked person, the King James sometimes uses “son of Belial” (or “daughter,” “man,” or “people” of Belial). Like many other uses of the term son of, the expression “son of Belial” doesn’t imply that Belial is a real person who fathers children; rather, it’s a description of people characterized by worthlessness or corruption.

The article goes on to explore the name as used in Jewish literature and, more recently, the suggestion Belial is a demon. The article concludes:

In Scripture, Belial was used to personify wickedness and worthlessness. The only time the word is used to identify a person is 2 Corinthians 6:15, where the name is applied to Satan. There is no indication from Scripture that Belial is the proper name of a specific demon. Source: https://www.gotquestions.org/who-Belial.html

I hope this information is helpful to you.

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Though what you are saying may be true, it doesn't necessarily have to be so. A son of Belial doesn't need to be a direct Satan worshiper, but simply stray from God's commands, from God's Word. The Jewish Leaders had all the truth, but did not live according to it. In talking to them Jesus said:

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

John 8:44-47

In order to be a son of Satan, the devil, or Belial; all the same; all one has to do is not be in God's camp. There is no middle or neutral ground. You are either with God and obedient to Him, or you are against Him and a son of Belial.

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