Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
The kings of the earth take their stand,
and the rulers conspire together
against the Lord and His Anointed One:
New American Standard Bible
And the rulers take counsel together
King James Version
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
International Standard Version
As the kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers conspire together against the LORD and his anointed one, they say,
A Conservative Version
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against LORD, and against his anointed, [saying],
American Standard Version
The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against Jehovah, and against his anointed,'saying ,
Amplified
The kings of the earth take their stand;
And the rulers take counsel together
Against the Lord and His Anointed (the Davidic King, the Messiah, the Christ), saying,
Bible in Basic English
The kings of the earth have taken their place, and the rulers are fixed in their purpose, against the Lord, and against the king of his selection, saying,
Darby Translation
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the princes plot together, against Jehovah and against his anointed:
Julia Smith Translation
The kings of the earth will place themselves, and the princes sat down together against Jehovah and against his Messiah.
King James 2000
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
Lexham Expanded Bible
[The] kings of [the] earth establish themselves, and the rulers conspire together against Yahweh and his anointed:
Modern King James verseion
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers plot together, against Jehovah and against His anointed, saying,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The kings of the earth stood up and the rulers came together against the LORD, and against his Christ.
NET Bible
The kings of the earth form a united front; the rulers collaborate against the Lord and his anointed king.
New Heart English Bible
The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his Anointed, saying,
The Emphasized Bible
The kings of earth take their station, and, grave men, have met by appointment together, - against Yahweh, and against his Anointed One saying :
Webster
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
World English Bible
The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers take counsel together, against Yahweh, and against his Anointed, saying,
Youngs Literal Translation
Station themselves do kings of the earth, And princes have been united together, Against Jehovah, and against His Messiah:
Themes
Alliances » Evil » Examples of heathen nations uniting in
Anger of God » Extreme, against those who oppose the gospel
Counsel » Those that take counsel together against the lord
Evil » Alliances » Examples of heathen nations uniting in
Hatred to Christ » Punishment of
the Heathen » Described as » Persecuting
Jesus Christ » Names of » Anointed
Kings » Judgments upon, when opposed to Christ
Nations » The nations that oppose the lord
Opposition » Those that oppose the lord
Prophecies respecting Christ » That the jews and gentiles should combine against him
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 2:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Messiah's Reign
1
Why
and the peoples plot in vain?
2 The kings of the earth take their stand,
and the rulers conspire together
against the Lord and His Anointed One:
3
“Let us tear off their chains
and free ourselves from their restraints.”
Cross References
Psalm 45:7
therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of joy
more than your companions.
Psalm 48:4
they advanced together.
John 1:41
He first found his own brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah!”
Psalm 89:20
I have anointed him with My sacred oil.
Isaiah 61:1
because the Lord has anointed Me
to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent Me to heal
to proclaim liberty to the captives
and freedom to the prisoners;
Exodus 16:7
in the morning you will see the Lord’s glory because He has heard your complaints about Him. For who are we that you complain about us?”
Psalm 2:10
receive instruction, you judges of the earth.
Psalm 74:18
and a foolish people has insulted Your name.
Psalm 74:23
the tumult of Your opponents that goes up constantly.
Psalm 110:5
He will crush kings on the day of His anger.
Proverbs 21:30
will prevail against the Lord.
Matthew 26:59
The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus so they could put Him to death.
Matthew 27:1
When daybreak came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put Him to death.
Luke 13:31
At that time some Pharisees came and told Him, “Go, get out of here! Herod
Luke 23:11-12
Then Herod, with his soldiers, treated Him with contempt, mocked
John 3:34
For God sent Him, and He speaks God’s words, since He
John 15:23
Acts 4:5-8
The next day, their rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem
Acts 9:4
Falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him,
Acts 10:38
how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were under the tyranny of the Devil, because God was with Him.
Acts 12:1-6
About that time King Herod cruelly attacked some who belonged to the church,
Hebrews 1:9
and hated lawlessness;
this is why God, Your God,
has anointed You
with the oil of joy
rather than Your companions.
Revelation 17:12-14
The 10 horns you saw are 10 kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they will receive authority as kings with the beast for one hour.
Matthew 2:16
Then Herod, when he saw that he had been outwitted by the wise men, flew into a rage. He gave orders to massacre all the male children in and around Bethlehem who were two years
Matthew 26:3
Then the chief priests