2And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
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But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
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,
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?
Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-2)1. Here is Jacob’s convoy in his journey (Gen. 32:1): The angels of God met him , in a visible appearance, whether in a vision by day or in a dream by night, as when he saw them upon the ladder (Gen. 28:12), is uncertain. Note, Those that keep in a good way have always a good guard; angels themselves are ministering spirits for their safety, Heb. 1:14. Where Jacob pitched his tents, they pitched t…
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