Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers plot together, against Jehovah and against His anointed, saying,
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,
Holman Bible
The kings of the earth take their stand,
and the rulers conspire together
against the Lord and His Anointed One:
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 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
Topics
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 2:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Messiah's Reign
1 Why do the nations rage, and the peoples meditate on a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers plot together, against Jehovah and against His anointed, saying, 3 Let us break their bands in two and cast away their cords from us.
Cross References
Psalm 45:7
You love righteousness, and hate wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness above Your fellows.
Psalm 48:4
For, lo, the kings were gathered; they passed by together.
John 1:41
He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being translated, the Christ).
Psalm 89:20
I have found David, My servant; with My holy oil I have anointed him.
Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is on Me; because Jehovah has anointed Me to preach the Gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
Exodus 16:7
And in the morning, then you shall see the glory of Jehovah. For He hears your murmurings against Jehovah. And what are we, that you murmur against us?
Psalm 2:10
And now be wise, O kings; be instructed, O judges of the earth.
Psalm 74:18
Remember this, the enemy has cursed, O Jehovah, and the foolish people have blasphemed Your name.
Psalm 74:23
Forget not the voice of Your enemies; the noise of those who rise up against You keeps on increasing.
Psalm 110:5
The Lord at Your right hand shall strike through kings in the day of His wrath.
Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against Jehovah.
Matthew 26:59
And the chief priests and the elders and all the sanhedrin sought false witness against Jesus, in order to put Him to death.
Matthew 27:1
And it becoming early morning, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death.
Luke 13:31
The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying to Him, Go out and depart from here, for Herod will kill you.
Luke 23:11-12
And humiliating Him with his guardsmen, and mocking Him by putting luxurious clothing around Him, Herod sent Him again to Pilate.
John 3:34
For He whom God has sent speaks the Words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure.
John 15:23
He who hates Me hates My Father also.
Acts 4:5-8
And it happened on the next day that their rulers and elders and scribes, gathered to Jerusalem,
Acts 9:4
And he fell to the earth and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?
Acts 10:38
how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and He went about doing good, and healing all those who were oppressed by the Devil, for God was with Him.
Acts 12:1-6
And at that time Herod the king threw on his hands to oppress some of those of the church.
Hebrews 1:9
You have loved righteousness and hated iniquity, therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness above Your fellows."
Revelation 17:12-14
And the ten horns which you saw are ten kings, who have received no kingdom yet, but will receive authority as kings one hour with the beast.
Matthew 2:16
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was greatly enraged. And he sent and killed all the boys in Bethlehem, and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had carefully inquired of the wise men.
Matthew 26:3
Then the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, assembled together to the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.