an army; met: a host of angels, the hosts of heaven (i.e. the stars).
Dodson, public domain
Occurrences
Luke 2:13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
Acts 7:42Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slai…