Joshua 5:14
And he responded: “Not at all. Instead, I am a prince of the host of the Lord, and now I have arrived.”
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In Context
15Joshua fell prone on the ground. And reverencing, he said, “What does my lord say to his servant?”
Cross References
Genesis 17:17Abraham fell on his face, and he laughed, saying in his heart: “Do you think a son can be born to a one hundred year old man? And will Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”
Exodus 4:13But he said, “I beg you, O Lord, send whomever else you would send.”
Leviticus 9:24And, behold, a fire from the Lord devoured the holocaust, and the fat which was on the altar. When the crowd had seen this, they praised the Lord, falling on their faces.
Numbers 16:45“Withdraw from the midst of this multitude, and I will destroy them immediately.” And while they were lying on the ground,
Joshua 20:1And the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying: “Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them:
1 Samuel 3:10And the Lord came, and stood, and he called, just as he had called the other times, “Samuel, Samuel.” And Samuel said, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.”
Matthew Henry on Joshua 5:14-15
The Captain of the Lord's Host. ( b. c. 1451.) 13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? 14 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? 15 And the captain of… Read the whole commentary →