Bible Person

Bealiah

Meaning: the god of an idol; in an assembly · Male · 1 cross reference

Bealiah is a Benjamite warrior who joins David and is remembered among his skilled supporters. He belongs to the coalition that gathers around David before his reign is fully established. First appears in 1 Chr 12:5.1

AI summary: Bealiah matters because his single cross reference places him among the slingers and archers who come to David from Benjamin. The entry contributes to the theme of former Saul-linked territory sending support to David at a critical time. Taken together, the material presents Bealiah as a Benjaminite warrior within David's growing circle.1

Central Figure

Bealiah

Meaning: the god of an idol; in an assembly

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