Beelzebub] It was the idol of the Ekronites, 2 Kin. 1. 3. called so, either because there were store of flies in his temple about the sacrifices, or else, because the people oppressed with flies, sought to him for help. Afterwards, as idols are called devils, Deuteronomy 32:17. So the chief devil is called Beelzebub by the Jews, in detestation of this idol, Matthew 12:24. Or, it may signifie, a dung-hill god, in contempt.