King; he instanceth in these, as the most potent and uncontrollable persons in the world, and most confident of themselves and least sensible of their dependence upon God; by which he strongly proves his general proposition, of God's powerful providence over all men. By the multitude of an host; but only by God's providence, who disposeth of victory and success as he pleaseth, and that frequently to the weakest and most foolish side, Ecclesiastes 9:11.
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Psalms 33:16
16 There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.