²² For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great host, like the host of God.

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

¹⁴ And he said, Nay; but `as' prince of the host of Jehovah 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?

² So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

³ And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.

⁴ And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, The men of Jabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul.

¹ Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: and David waxed stronger and stronger, but the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.

⁹ Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger.

² Praise ye him, all his angels: Praise ye him, all his host.