1 Kings 22:19 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Bible Comments

He said — I will give thee a distinct and true account of the whole matter, in God's name and presence. I saw — By the eyes of my mind: for he could not see the Lord with bodily eyes. The Host — The angels, both good and bad, the one possibly on his right, the other on his left hand. Nor is it strange that the devils are called the host of heaven; if you consider, first, that their original seat was in heaven. Secondly, that the name of heaven is often given to all that part of the world which is above the earth, and among the rest, to the air, and where the devil's residence and dominion lies, Ephesians 2:2, and that both Michael and his angels, and the Dragon and his angels, are said to be, and to wage war in heaven, Revelation 12:7, either the air, or the church.

1 Kings 22:19

19 And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.