Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Station themselves do kings of the earth, And princes have been united together, Against Jehovah, and against His Messiah:
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 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,
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
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 2:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Messiah's Reign
1 Why have nations tumultuously assembled? And do peoples meditate vanity? 2 Station themselves do kings of the earth, And princes have been united together, Against Jehovah, and against His Messiah: 3 'Let us draw off Their cords, And cast from us Their thick bands.'
Cross References
Psalm 45:7
Thou hast loved righteousness and hatest wickedness, Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee, Oil of joy above thy companions.
Psalm 48:4
For, lo, the kings met, they passed by together,
John 1:41
this one doth first find his own brother Simon, and saith to him, 'We have found the Messiah,' (which is, being interpreted, The Anointed,)
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 did anoint me To proclaim tidings to the humble, He sent me to bind the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives liberty, And to bound ones an opening of bands.
Exodus 16:7
and morning -- and ye have seen the honour of Jehovah, in His hearing your murmurings against Jehovah, and what are we, that ye murmur against us?'
Psalm 2:10
And now, O kings, act wisely, Be instructed, O judges of earth,
Psalm 74:18
Remember this -- an enemy reproached Jehovah, And a foolish people have despised Thy name.
Psalm 74:23
Forget not the voice of Thine adversaries, The noise of Thy withstanders is going up continually!
Psalm 110:5
The Lord on thy right hand smote kings In the day of His anger.
Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom, nor understanding, Nor counsel, over-against Jehovah.
Matthew 26:59
And the chief priests, and the elders, and all the council, were seeking false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death,
Matthew 27:1
And morning having come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, so as to put him to death;
Luke 13:31
On that day there came near certain Pharisees, saying to him, 'Go forth, and be going on hence, for Herod doth wish to kill thee;'
Luke 23:11-12
and Herod with his soldiers having set him at nought, and having mocked, having put around him gorgeous apparel, did send him back to Pilate,
John 3:34
for he whom God sent, the sayings of God he speaketh; for not by measure doth God give the Spirit;
John 15:23
'He who is hating me, doth hate also my Father;
Acts 4:5-8
And it came to pass upon the morrow, there were gathered together of them the rulers, and elders, and scribes, to Jerusalem,
Acts 9:4
and having fallen upon the earth, he heard a voice saying to him, 'Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?'
Acts 10:38
Jesus who is from Nazareth -- how God did anoint him with the Holy Spirit and power; who went through, doing good, and healing all those oppressed by the devil, because God was with him;
Acts 12:1-6
And about that time, Herod the king put forth his hands, to do evil to certain of those of the assembly,
Hebrews 1:9
thou didst love righteousness, and didst hate lawlessness; because of this did He anoint thee -- God, thy God -- with oil of gladness above thy partners;'
Revelation 17:12-14
'And the ten horns that thou sawest, are ten kings, who a kingdom did not yet receive, but authority as kings the same hour do receive with the beast,
Matthew 2:16
Then Herod, having seen that he was deceived by the mages, was very wroth, and having sent forth, he slew all the male children in Beth-Lehem, and in all its borders, from two years and under, according to the time that he inquired exactly from the mages.
Matthew 26:3
Then were gathered together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, to the court of the chief priest who was called Caiaphas;