Lord of hosts
noun
Jehovah; God.
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Lord of HostsnounJehovah or God when regarded as having the angelic forces at his command
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Above the sun-god is the human warrior, the lord of hosts, the god of battles, the divine leader of the armies of Assur.
From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
Priest and king was he, king of kings, lord of hosts, master of the earth.
From Prester John by Buchan, John
"Thus saith the lord the king of Israel, and his redeemer the lord of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no god."
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold
Jacob, when your brother rises from his bed of sickness, I shall grasp his hand and salute him as the lord of hosts.
From Jacob's Ladder by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
Not Mars himself the lord of hosts, nor yet Minerva, even in their fullest fury could make light of such a battle.
From The Iliad by Homer
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