Beeliada (Hastings' Dictionary)
A son oi David, 1 Ch 14', changed in conformity with later usage (see Ishbosheth) into Eliada (]>y^^ ' Ei knows ') in 2 S 5'^ J. A. Selbie. BEELSARUS (BfAiropos), 1 Es 5«.— One of the leaders (TrpoTr(ovij.evoi) of those Jews who returned to Jerus. with Zerub., called BiLSHAN, Ezr 2', Neh 7'. The form in 1 Es appears not to have come through the Gr. of the canonical books, but to be due to a confusion of i and [ in the Heb. H. St. J. Thackeray.
This topic also has an entry in the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Both articles offer independent scholarly perspectives.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Beeliada
Beeliada be-e-li'-a-da (be`elyadha`, "the Lord knows"; ELIADA, which see; compare HPN , 144, 192, note 1, 202):A son of David (1Ch 14:7). ⇒See a list of verses on BEELIADA in the Bible. ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.
Smith's Bible Dictionary on Beeliada
(the Lord knows); one of David’s 9 sons, born in Jerusalem. (1 Chronicles 14:7) In the lists in Samuel the name is Eliada. (B.C. after 1045.)
Fausset's Bible Dictionary on Beeliada
1Ch 14:7. El-iada (2Sa 5:16), with 'Eel ("God") substituted for Baal.
References
- Orr, J. (ed.) (1915) The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Chicago: Howard-Severance Company. [Public Domain]
- Easton, M.G. (1893) Easton's Bible Dictionary. 3rd edn. Thomas Nelson. [Public Domain]
- Nave, O.J. (1897) Nave's Topical Bible. Topical Bible Publishing Co.. [Public Domain]
- Hastings, J. (ed.) (1909) A Dictionary of the Bible. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. [Public Domain]
- Smith, W. (ed.) (1884) Smith's Bible Dictionary. London: John Murray. [Public Domain]
- Fausset, A.R. (1878) Fausset's Bible Dictionary. [Public Domain]A Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia
