Baalis

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

King of the Ammonites in the time of the captivity. He caused the assassination of Gedaliah, then governor of Judah,  Jeremiah 40:14;  41:1 -  10 .

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

King of the children of Ammon, at the time of Nebuchadnezzar's destruction of Jerusalem. He hired Ishmael to slay Gedaliah, who was appointed by the king of Babylon governor over the cities of Judah ( Jeremiah 40:14).

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Ba'alis. King of the Ammonites at the time of the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar.  Jeremiah 40:14. (B.C. 588).

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

Baalis . King of Ammon in time of Gedaliah (  Jeremiah 40:14 ).

Morrish Bible Dictionary

King of the Ammonites, who sent Ishmael to slay Gedaliah.  Jeremiah 40:14 .

Holman Bible Dictionary

 Jeremiah 40:14

Easton's Bible Dictionary

 Jeremiah 40:14

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Hebrews Baalis', בִּעֲלַיס , prob. for בֶּןאּעֲלַיס , Son Of Exultation; Sept. Βελισά v. r. Βελεισσά , and even Βασίλισσα ; Vulg. Baalis), king of the Ammonites about the time of the Babylonian captivity, whom Johanan and his fellow-generals reported to Gedaliah, the viceroy, as having sent Ishmael to assassinate him (Jeremiah xl, 14). B.C. 587. Some MSS. have Baalim ( בִּעֲלַים ), and so Josephus ( Βααλείμ , Ant. 10:9, 3).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

bā´a - liṣ בּעליס , ba‛lı̄ṣ , perhaps for Baalim, "gods"; Septuagint Βελεισά , Beleisá , Βελισά , Belisá , Βααλίς , Baalı́s  ; Ant , X, ix, 3, Βαάλιμος , Baálimos ̌ : King of the children of Ammon, the instigator of the murder of Gedaliah ( Jeremiah 40:14 ). Compare Ant , X, ix, 3.