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Concordances
Scofield Reference Index
• Lord of Hosts
Thompson Chain Reference
• Host
Dictionaries
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary
• Hosts
Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
• Hosts, Lord of
Charles Buck Dictionary
• Host
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Host of Heaven
• Host
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Hosts, Lord of
• Host of Heaven
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Lord of Hosts
• Host of Heaven
• Host
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Host
King James Dictionary
• Host
Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Hosts, Lord of
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Sacred Host
• O Glorious King of Martyr Hosts
• Lord of Hosts
•   (only first 3 shown)
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Host (2)
• Host
• Host
Wilson's Bible Types
• Host
Webster Dictionary
• Hosting
• Host Plant
• Host Dance
•   (only first 3 shown)
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Sir William Hoste
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Heaven, Host of
• Hospitality; Host
• Host of Heaven
•   (only first 3 shown)
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Adoration of the Host.
• Elevation of the Host
• Elevation of the Host (2)
•   (only first 3 shown)
The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Host
• Johann Host
The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Host of Heaven
• Host, Desecration of
• Hosts, Lord of
Lexicons
• ܡܩܰܒ݁ܠܳܢܳܐ
• ܦ݁ܽܘܬ݁ܩܳܝܳܐ
• ܨܒ݂ܰܐܘܽܬ݂
Girdleston's OT Synonyms
• Host of Heaven
• Lord of Hosts
• αἰχμαλωσία
• ξένος
• πανδοκεύς , πανδοχεύς
•   (only first 3 shown)
• חֵיל
• חַיִל , חֵילֵךְ
• חַיִל
•   (only first 3 shown)

God was, to the Israelites, the Lord of hosts. To them this signified a God of almighty power against whom no enemy could succeed. The armies of Israel were the armies of God, the hosts of Yahweh (1 Samuel 17:45; cf. Joshua 5:14-15). Yet as Lord of hosts, God is more than just God of the armies of Israel. He is God of the countless multitudes of angelic beings who live in constant readiness to carry out his commands (1 Kings 22:19; Psalms 148:2; see ANGELS).

As a title indicating a God whose power is unlimited, ‘Lord of hosts’ is a frequently used title of God in the Bible. It occurs almost three hundred times (e.g. Psalms 24:10; Isaiah 1:24; Jeremiah 2:19; Zechariah 1:17; Malachi 1:6; Malachi 1:14; James 5:4).