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Easton's Bible Dictionary

Baalis:

king of the Ammonites at the time of the Babylonian captivity (Jer 40:14). He hired Ishmael to slay Gedaliah who had been appointed governor over the cities of Judah.

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Baalis:

a rejoicing; a proud lord

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Baalis:

ba'-a-lis ba‘lic, perhaps for Baalim, "gods"; Septuagint Beleisa, Belisa, [Baalis]; Ant, X, ix, 3, Baalimos: King of the children of Ammon, the instigator of the murder of Gedaliah (Jer 40:14). Compare Ant, X, ix, 3.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Baalis:

king of the Ammonites at the time of the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar (Jeremiah 40:14). (B.C. 588)

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