And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
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Gill's Exposition
And he said, nay,.... Not for or on the side of their adversaries was he come, as Joshua suspected at the first sight of him; the Septuagint version is, "he said unto him", taking for as it sometimes…
Barnes' Notes
Captain of the host of the Lord - i. e. of the angelic host, the host of heaven (compare 1Ki 22:19; 1Sa 1:3, etc.). The armed people of Israel are never called “the host of the Lord,” though once…
Adam Clarke
But as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come - By this saying Joshua was both encouraged and instructed. As if he had said, "Fear not; Jehovah hath sent from heaven to save thee and thy people…
We have hitherto found God often speaking to Joshua, but we read not till now of any appearance of God's glory to him; now that his difficulties increased his encouragements were increased in…
Cambridge Bible
as captain or rather, Prince of the host of Jehovah, i.e. of the Angelic Host, the Host of heaven. "I am prince of þe oost of þe Lord," Wyclif. Compare the expressions "Jehovah of hosts," or more…
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