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Baalis

בַּעֲלִיס/BAY-uh-lis/

“Possibly 'son of exultation' or a form of Baalim (gods)”

Summary

The king of the Ammonites who instigated the assassination of Gedaliah, the Babylonian-appointed governor of Judah.

☩The Conspiracy

After the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC, Nebuchadnezzar appointed Gedaliah as governor over the remnant left in Judah. Johanan and other military leaders warned Gedaliah that Baalis, king of Ammon, had sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to assassinate him. Gedaliah refused to believe the report, and the plot succeeded—Ishmael murdered Gedaliah and many others at Mizpah.

Key verses:Jeremiah 40:14Jeremiah 41:1-3

Related Verses1 mention

Jeremiah· 1 verse

40:14

References

  1. 1.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Baalis," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
  2. 2.John McClintock and James Strong, "Baalis," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  3. 3.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Baalis," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).