1 Kings 22:19

And he said, Hear thou [in 2 Chronicles 18:18 , Hear ye ] therefore [The LXX . has οὐχ οὕτως , whence it would almost appear that they had the text לא כֵן before them (Bähr). But לָכֵן is every way to be preferred. It is emphatic by position, and the meaning is, "Since you will have it that my words are prompted by malice, hear the message I have for you," etc.] the word of the Lord. I saw the Lord [It is not implied (Wordsworth) that he had any direct and objective vision of God, such as Moses ( Exodus 34:5 ), Elijah, or St. Stephen. He here declares what he may have seen in dream or trance. (Cf. Revelation 1:10 ; Revelation 4:2 ; Isaiah 6:1 ; Ezekiel 1:1 .) It was a real but inner vision (Keil). In its interpretation the caution of Peter Martyr is carefully to be borne in mind; Omnia haec dicuntur ἀνθρωποπαθῶς ] sitting on his throne [It was natural for some of the commentators to see in these words a reference to the two kings then sitting in their royal apparel, each upon his throne. But it is very doubtful whether any such thought was present in the mind of the speaker, who, imply relates a vision of the past], and all the host of heaven [The celestial powers, cherubim, angels, archangels, who surround the Lord of glory. That there can be no reference to the sun, moon, and stars, notwithstanding that these are called "the host of heaven" in Deuteronomy 4:19 , Deuteronomy 17:3 , is clear from the next words. The expression is to be explained by Genesis 32:1 , Genesis 32:2 ] standing by him [ עָלָיו ; for the meaning, see Genesis 18:8 ] on his right hand and on his left. [The resemblance of this vision to that of Isaiah ( 1 Kings 6:1-8 ) must not be overlooked.]