The Hebrew for “hosts” (sabaoth) can refer to:
The title, “Lord of hosts”, or “Lord Almighty”, “Yahweh sabaoth”, is perhaps best understood as a general reference to the sovereignty of God over all powers in the universe. In the account of establishment of kingship in Israel it became particularly appropriate as a ref to God as the God of armies — both of the heavenly army (Deuteronomy 33:2; Joshua 5:14; Psalms 68:17; Habakkuk 3:8) and of the army of Israel (1 Samuel 17:45).
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Author: George Booker
Keywords: Yahweh Sabaoth, Sabaoth, Hosts, LORD of hosts, Lord Almighty, God Almighty
Bible reference(s): 1 Samuel 1:3, 1 Samuel 1:11, 1 Samuel 4:4, 1 Samuel 15:2, 1 Samuel 17:45, 2 Samuel 6:2, 2 Samuel 6:18, 2 Samuel 7:8, 2 Samuel 7:26, 2 Samuel 7:27, 1 Kings 18:15, 2 Kings 3:14, 1 Chronicles 11:9, 1 Chronicles 17:7, 1 Chronicles 17:24, Psalms 24:10, Psalms 46:7, Psalms 46:11, Psalms 48:8, Psalms 84:1, Psalms 84:3, Psalms 84:12, Isaiah 1:9, Isaiah 1:24, Isaiah 2:12, Isaiah 3:1, Isaiah 5:7, Isaiah 5:9, Isaiah 5:16, Isaiah 5:24, Isaiah 6:3, Isaiah 6:5, Isaiah 8:13, Isaiah 8:18, Isaiah 9:7, Isaiah 9:13, Isaiah 9:19, Isaiah 10:16, Isaiah 10:23, Isaiah 10:24, Isaiah 10:26, Isaiah 10:33, Isaiah 13:4, Isaiah 13:13, Isaiah 14:22, Isaiah 14:23, Isaiah 14:24, Isaiah 14:27, Isaiah 17:3, Isaiah 18:7, Isaiah 19:4, Isaiah 19:12, Isaiah 19:16, Isaiah 19:17, Isaiah 19:18, Isaiah 19:20, Isaiah 19:25, Isaiah 21:10, Isaiah 22:14, Isaiah 22:25, Isaiah 23:9, Isaiah 24:23, Isaiah 25:6, Isaiah 28:5, Isaiah 28:29, Isaiah 29:6, Isaiah 31:4, Isaiah 31:5, Isaiah 37:16, Isaiah 37:32, Isaiah 39:5, Isaiah 44:6, Isaiah 45:13, Isaiah 47:4, Isaiah 48:2, Isaiah 51:15, Isaiah 54:5, Jeremiah 6:6, Jeremiah 6:9, Jeremiah 7:3, Jeremiah 7:21, Jeremiah 8:3, Jeremiah 9:7, Jeremiah 9:15, Jeremiah 9:17, Jeremiah 10:16, Jeremiah 11:17, Jeremiah 11:20, Jeremiah 11:22, Jeremiah 16:9, Jeremiah 19:3, Jeremiah 19:11, Jeremiah 19:15, Jeremiah 20:12, Jeremiah 23:15, Jeremiah 23:16, Jeremiah 23:36, Jeremiah 25:8, Jeremiah 25:27, Jeremiah 25:28, Jeremiah 25:29, Jeremiah 25:32, Jeremiah 26:18, Jeremiah 27:4, Jeremiah 27:18, Jeremiah 27:19, Jeremiah 27:21, Jeremiah 28:2, Jeremiah 28:14, Jeremiah 29:4, Jeremiah 29:8, Jeremiah 29:17, Jeremiah 29:21, Jeremiah 29:25, Jeremiah 30:8, Jeremiah 31:23, Jeremiah 31:35, Jeremiah 32:14, Jeremiah 32:15, Jeremiah 32:18, Jeremiah 33:11, Jeremiah 33:12, Jeremiah 35:13, Jeremiah 35:18, Jeremiah 35:19, Jeremiah 39:16, Jeremiah 42:15, Jeremiah 42:18, Jeremiah 43:10, Jeremiah 44:2, Jeremiah 44:11, Jeremiah 44:25, Jeremiah 46:18, Jeremiah 46:25, Jeremiah 48:1, Jeremiah 48:15, Jeremiah 49:7, Jeremiah 49:26, Jeremiah 49:35, Jeremiah 50:18, Jeremiah 50:33, Jeremiah 50:34, Jeremiah 51:5, Jeremiah 51:14, Jeremiah 51:19, Jeremiah 51:33, Jeremiah 51:57, Jeremiah 51:58, Micah 4:4, Nahum 2:13, Nahum 3:5, Habakkuk 2:13, Zephaniah 2:9, Zephaniah 2:10, Haggai 1:2, Haggai 1:5, Haggai 1:7, Haggai 1:9, Haggai 1:14, Haggai 2:4, Haggai 2:6, Haggai 2:7, Haggai 2:8, Haggai 2:9, Haggai 2:11, Haggai 2:23, Zechariah 1:3, Zechariah 1:4, Zechariah 1:6, Zechariah 1:12, Zechariah 1:14, Zechariah 1:16, Zechariah 1:17, Zechariah 2:8, Zechariah 2:9, Zechariah 2:11, Zechariah 3:7, Zechariah 3:9, Zechariah 3:10, Zechariah 4:6, Zechariah 4:9, Zechariah 5:4, Zechariah 6:12, Zechariah 6:15, Zechariah 7:3, Zechariah 7:4, Zechariah 7:9, Zechariah 7:12, Zechariah 7:13, Zechariah 8:1, Zechariah 8:2, Zechariah 8:3, Zechariah 8:4, Zechariah 8:6, Zechariah 8:7, Zechariah 8:9, Zechariah 8:11, Zechariah 8:14, Zechariah 8:18, Zechariah 8:19, Zechariah 8:20, Zechariah 8:21, Zechariah 8:22, Zechariah 8:23, Zechariah 9:15, Zechariah 10:3, Zechariah 12:5, Zechariah 13:2, Zechariah 13:7, Zechariah 14:16, Zechariah 14:17, Zechariah 14:21, Malachi 1:4, Malachi 1:6, Malachi 1:8, Malachi 1:9, Malachi 1:10, Malachi 1:11, Malachi 1:13, Malachi 1:14, Malachi 2:2, Malachi 2:4, Malachi 2:7, Malachi 2:8, Malachi 2:12, Malachi 2:16, Malachi 3:1, Malachi 3:5, Malachi 3:7, Malachi 3:10, Malachi 3:11, Malachi 3:12, Malachi 3:14, Malachi 3:17, Malachi 4:1, Malachi 4:3, Romans 9:29, James 5:4, 2 Cor. 6:18, Rev. 4:8, Rev. 11:17, Rev. 15:3, Rev. 16:7, Rev. 16:14, Rev. 19:6, Rev. 19:15, Rev. 21:22
Source: “Yahweh Sabaoth,” The Agora.
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