Genesis 32:2
When he saw them, Jacob said, "This is God's army." He called the name of that place Mahanaim.
New Heart English Bible
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
1Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
3Jacob sent messengers in front of him to Esau, his brother, to the land of Seir, the field of Edom.
Cross References
Joshua 5:14He said, "No; but I have come now as captain of the Lord's host."Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshipped, and said to him, "What does my lord say to his servant?"
2 Samuel 2:8Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's army, had taken Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
2 Samuel 17:24Then David came to Mahanaim. Absalom passed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
1 Kings 2:8"Behold, there is with you Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by the Lord, saying, 'I will not put you to death with the sword.'
2 Kings 6:17Elisha prayed, and said, "Lord, please open his eyes, that he may see." The Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire around Elisha.
Psalms 103:21Praise the Lord, all you armies of his,you servants of his, 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 →