Host of heaven

God's angelic attendants

Psalm 148:2 See also 1 Kings 22:19–22 parallel 2 Chronicles 18:18–21; Psalm 103:21; Luke 2:8–15

Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His heavenly hosts.

The stars in the sky

Created by God

Psalm 33:6 See also Nehemiah 9:6; Isaiah 40:26, Isaiah 45:12

By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.

Objects of worship

2 Kings 23:4–5 See also 2 Kings 17:16, 2 Kings 21:3–5 parallel 2 Chronicles 33:3–5; Jeremiah 19:13; Zephaniah 1:4–5

Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel. Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem — those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.

Portrayed symbolically

Daniel 8:10 See also Isaiah 34:4

It grew as high as the host of heaven, and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the earth and trampled them.