Genesis 32:2
And when he saw them he said, This is the army of God: so he gave that place the name of Mahanaim.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
In Context
1And on his way Jacob came face to face with the angels of God.
3Now Jacob sent servants before him to Esau, his brother, in the land of Seir, the country of Edom;
Cross References
Joshua 5:14And he said, No; but I have come as captain of the armies of the Lord. Then Joshua, falling down with his face to the earth in worship, said, What has my lord to say to his servant?
2 Samuel 2:8Now Abner, the son of Ner, captain of Saul's army, had taken Saul's son Ish-bosheth over to Mahanaim,
2 Samuel 17:24And David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom, with all the men of Israel, went over Jordan.
1 Kings 2:8Now you have with you Shimei, the son of Gera the Benjamite of Bahurim, who put a bitter curse on me on the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to see me at Jordan, and I gave him my oath by the Lord, saying, I will not put you to death by the sword.
2 Kings 6:17Then Elisha made a prayer to the Lord, saying, Lord, let his eyes be open so that he may see. And the Lord made the young man's eyes open; and he saw that all the mountain was full of horses and carriages of fire round Elisha.
Psalms 103:21Give praise to the Lord, all you his armies; and you his servants who do his pleasure.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 32:2-3
Jacob Pursuing His Journey. ( b. c. 1739.) 1 And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. 2 And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim. Jacob, having got clear of Laban, pursues his journey homewards towards Canaan: when God has helped us through difficulties we should go on our way heaven-ward with so much the more cheerfulness and resolution. Now, 1. Here is Jacob's convoy in his journey ( v. 1 ): The angels of God met him, in a visible… Read the whole commentary →