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

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When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God!”(A) So he named that place Mahanaim.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:2 Mahanaim means two camps.

But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;

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War Between the Houses of David and Saul(A)

Meanwhile, Abner(B) son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, had taken Ish-Bosheth(C) son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim.(D)

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38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,

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38 from the tribe of Gad,

Ramoth(A) in Gilead(B) (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Mahanaim,(C)

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14 And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my Lord unto his servant?

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14 “Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” Then Joshua fell facedown(A) to the ground(B) in reverence, and asked him, “What message does my Lord[a] have for his servant?”

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 5:14 Or lord

13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

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13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

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Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.

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Praise him, all his angels;(A)
    praise him, all his heavenly hosts.(B)

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The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

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The angel of the Lord(A) encamps around those who fear him,
    and he delivers(B) them.

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And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.

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“And remember, you have with you Shimei(A) son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim, who called down bitter curses on me the day I went to Mahanaim.(B) When he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore(C) to him by the Lord: ‘I will not put you to death by the sword.’

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24 Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.

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Absalom’s Death

24 David went to Mahanaim,(A) and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.

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20 Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.

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20 So he said, “Do you know why I have come to you? Soon I will return to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I go, the prince of Greece(A) will come;

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21 Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.

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21 Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts,(A)
    you his servants(B) who do his will.

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17 And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

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17 And Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see.” Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots(A) of fire all around Elisha.

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