The kings of the earth take their stand
And the rulers take counsel together
Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying,

You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You
With the oil of joy above Your fellows.

For, lo, the kings assembled themselves,
They passed by together.

He *found first his own brother Simon and *said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which translated means Christ).

“I have found David My servant;
With My holy oil I have anointed him,

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
Because the Lord has anointed me
To bring good news to the afflicted;
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to captives
And freedom to prisoners;

and in the morning you will see the glory of the Lord, for He hears your grumblings against the Lord; and what are we, that you grumble against us?”

Now therefore, O kings, show discernment;
Take warning, O judges of the earth.

Remember this, O Lord, that the enemy has reviled,
And a foolish people has spurned Your name.

Do not forget the voice of Your adversaries,
The uproar of those who rise against You which ascends continually.

The Lord is at Your right hand;
He will shatter kings in the day of His wrath.

There is no wisdom and no understanding
And no counsel against the Lord.

Now the chief priests and the whole Council kept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put Him to death.

Now when morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people conferred together against Jesus to put Him to death;

Just at that time some Pharisees approached, saying to Him, “Go away, leave here, for Herod wants to kill You.”

And Herod with his soldiers, after treating Him with contempt and mocking Him, dressed Him in a gorgeous robe and sent Him back to Pilate.

For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for He gives the Spirit without measure.

He who hates Me hates My Father also.

On the next day, their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem;

and he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”

You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.

Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church in order to mistreat them.

You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness;
Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You
With the oil of gladness above Your companions.”

The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they receive authority as kings with the beast for one hour.

Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, and sent and slew all the male children who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the magi.

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together in the court of the high priest, named Caiaphas;

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Summary

The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,

Bible References

Kings

Now therefore, O kings, show discernment;
Take warning, O judges of the earth.
For, lo, the kings assembled themselves,
They passed by together.
The Lord is at Your right hand;
He will shatter kings in the day of His wrath.
Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, and sent and slew all the male children who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the magi.
Just at that time some Pharisees approached, saying to Him, “Go away, leave here, for Herod wants to kill You.”
And Herod with his soldiers, after treating Him with contempt and mocking Him, dressed Him in a gorgeous robe and sent Him back to Pilate.
Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church in order to mistreat them.
The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they receive authority as kings with the beast for one hour.

Rulers

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together in the court of the high priest, named Caiaphas;
Now when morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people conferred together against Jesus to put Him to death;
On the next day, their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem;

Lord

and in the morning you will see the glory of the Lord, for He hears your grumblings against the Lord; and what are we, that you grumble against us?”
There is no wisdom and no understanding
And no counsel against the Lord.
He who hates Me hates My Father also.
and he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”

General references

Then Balak said to Balaam, “Do not curse them at all nor bless them at all!”
He said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and give evil advice in this city,
Be prepared, and prepare yourself, you and all your companies that are assembled about you, and be a guard for them.
But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’
The chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might put Him to death; for they were afraid of the people.

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