Also, II Cor 6:15. Was Belial a pagan deity or something else?
1 Samuel 2:12
ESV - 12 Now the sons of Eli were worthless men. They did not know the Lord.
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The Hebrew word for “Belial” literally means “worthless.” The OT used this term to describe people who were “wicked” or “lawless”. --Faithlife Bible Study