sons of Belial. Compare Deu_13:13. 1Sa_1:16; 1Sa_2:12, &c.
blaspheme. The current Hebrew text reads "bless". In spite of this the Authorized Version and Revised Version render it "blaspheme". It is one of the emendations of the Sopherim (App-18), and is correctly rendered "blaspheme", but should have had a marginal note of explanation.