# The kings of the earth take their stand together ... the rulers take counsel together These two clauses have similar meanings. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]]) # take their stand together ... take counsel together These phrases have similar meanings, implying that the leaders stand together in order to fight against Yahweh and his Messiah. This can be stated explicitly. Alternate translation: "gather to fight ... plan together to revolt" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])