Joshua 5:14
And he answered: No: but I am prince of the host of the Lord, and now I am come.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
15Josue fell on his face to the ground. And worshipping, add: What saith my lord to his servant?
Cross References
Genesis 17:17Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, saying in his heart: Shall a son, thinkest thou, be born to him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sara that is ninety years old bring forth?
Exodus 4:13But he said: I beseech thee, Lord send whom thou wilt send.
Leviticus 9:24And behold a fire, coming forth from the Lord, devoured the holocaust, and the fat that was upon the altar: which when the multitude saw, they praised the Lord, falling on their faces.
Numbers 16:45Get you out from the midst of this multitude, this moment will I destroy them. And as they were lying on the ground,
Joshua 20:1And the Lord spoke to Josue, saying: Speak to the children of Israel and say to them:
1 Samuel 3:10And the Lord came and stood: and he called, as he had called the other times: Samuel, Samuel. And Samuel said: Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth.
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 →