Hail Belial!
I would like to give a public thank you to Belial for coming through for me. He isn’t always the easiest to work with, but he certainly is powerful.
From The Book Of The Goetia Of Solomon The King [1904]:
(68.) BELIAL – The Sixty-eighth Spirit is Belial.
He is a Powerful King, and was created next after LUCIFER.
He appeareth in the Form of Two beautiful Angels sitting in a Chariot of Fire.
He speaketh with a Comely Voice, and declareth that he fell first from among the worthier sort, that were before Michael, and other Heavenly Angels. His Office is to distribute Presentations and Senatorships, etc., and to cause favour of Friends and of Foes.
He giveth excellent Familiars,and governeth 80 Legions of Spirits.
Note well that this King Belial must have Offerings, Sacrifices and Gifts presented unto him by the Exorcist, or else he will not give True Answers unto his Demands.
But then he tarrieth not one hour in the Truth, unless he be constrained by Divine Power.
And his Seal is this, which is to be worn as aforesaid, etc.
From Pseudomonarchia Daemonum [1577]:
Some say that the king Belial was created immediately after Lucifer, and therefore they think that he was father and seducer of them which fell being of the orders. For he fell first among the worthier and wiser sort, which went before Michael and other heavenly angels, which were lacking. Although Belial went before all them that were thrown down to the earth, yet he went not before them that tarried in heaven. This Belial is constrained by divine venue, when he taketh sacrifices, gifts, and offerings, that he again may give unto the offerers true answers. But he tarrieth not one hour in the truth, except he be constrained by the divine power, as is said. He taketh the form of a beautiful angel, sitting in a firie chariot; he speaketh fair, he distributeth preferments of senatorship, and the favour of friends, and excellent familiars: he hath rule over eighty legions, partly of the order of virtues, partly of angels; he is found in the form of an exorcist in the bonds of spirits. The exorcist must consider, that this Belial doth in every thing assist his subjects. If he will not submit himself, let the bond of spirits be read: the spirits chaine is sent for him, wherewith wise Salomon gathered them together with their legions in a brasen vessell, where were enclosed among all the legions seventy two kings, of whom the chief was Beleth, the second was Belial, the third Asmoday, and above a thousand thousand legions. Without doubt (I must confess) I learned this of my master Salomon; but he told me not why he gathered them together, and shut them up so: but I believe it was for the pride of this Belial. Certain necromancers do say, that Salomon, being on a certain day seduced by the craft of a certain woman, inclined himself to pray before the same idol, Beliall by name: which is not credible. And therefore we must rather think (as it is said) that they were gathered together in that great brasen vessell for pride and arrogance, and thrown into a deep lake or hole in Babylon. For wise Salomon did accomplish his works by the divine power, which never forsook him. And therefore we must think he worshiped not the image Belial; for then he could not have constrained the spirits by divine virtue: for this Belial, with three kings were in the lake. But the Babylonians wondering at the matter, supposed that they should find therein a great quantity of treasure, and therefore with one consent went down into the lake, and uncovered and brake the vessel, out of the which immediately flew the captain of devils, and were delivered to their former and proper places. But this Belial entered into a certain image, and there gave answer to them that offered and sacrificed unto him: as Tocz. in his sentences reporteth, and the Babylonians did worship and sacrifice thereunto.
