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Jeremiah 52:15

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15 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the poorest of the people, and the residue of the people who were left in the city, and those who fell away, who fell to the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude.

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Host

  
Battle of Solferino, by Carlo Bossoli Carlo Bossoli

A host and an army come from the same Hebrew word and mean the same thing in Bible. Its meaning is closely tied to the need for battle.