Genesis 32:2 - Easy To Read Version

² When Jacob saw them he said, “This is God’s camp!” So Jacob named that place Mahanaim. [189]

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² When Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's army! So he named that place Mahanaim [two armies]. [Gen. 32:7, 10.]

American Standard Version (1901)

² And Jacob said when he saw them, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

Common English Bible

² When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is God’s camp,” and he named that sacred place Mahanaim.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² When he had seen them, he said, "These are the Encampments of God." And he called the name of that place Mahanaim, that is, 'Encampments.'

Genesis 32:2 Cross References

2 Samuel 17:24

David arrived at Mahanaim.

2 Samuel 2:12

Abner son of Ner and the officers of Saul’s son Ish Bosheth left Mahanaim and went to Gibeon.

2 Samuel 2:8

Abner son of Ner was the captain of Saul’s army. Abner took Saul’s son Ish Bosheth to Mahanaim

1 Kings 2:8

“And remember, Shimei son of Gera, is still around here. He is from the family group of Benjamin in Bahurim. Remember that he said very bad things against me on the day that I ran away to Mahanaim. Then he came down to meet me at the Jordan River. I made a promise to him. I promised before the Lord that I would not kill Shimei.

1 Kings 4:14

Ahinadab son of Iddo was governor of Mahanaim.

2 Kings 6:17

Then Elisha prayed and said, “Lord, I ask you, open my servant’s eyes so he can see.”

1 Chronicles 12:22

More and more men came every day to help David. So David had a large and powerful army.

Psalm 103:21

Praise the Lord, all his armies. {\cf2\super [540]} \par You are his servants.\par You do the things that God wants.\par

Psalm 148:2

Praise the Lord, all you angels!\par Praise him, all his army {\cf2\super [650]} !\par

Psalm 24:10

Who is that glorious King?\par The Lord All-powerful is that King.\par He is the glorious King!\par

Psalm 34:7

The Lord’s angel builds a camp\par around the people that follow him.\par The Lord’s angel protects those people.\par

Luke 2:13

Then a very large group of angels from heaven joined the first angel. All the angels were praising God, saying:

Joshua 21:38

The family group of Gad gave them Ramoth in Gilead. (Ramoth was a city of safety.) They also gave them Mahanaim,

Joshua 5:14

The man answered, “I am not an enemy. I am the commander of the Lord’s army. I have just now come to you.”