no king. So we have no visible king, yet when "made wise" we see Him Who is invisible (Joh_14:19. Compare 1Pe_1:8).
by bands = gathered together. So will God's People. Septuagint renders it by keleusmatos = at one word of command. Same word as the assembling shout in 1Th_4:16. Compare 1Co_15:23, "in his own order" or rank.