John 12:15

Do not fear, Daughter of Zion; Behold, Your King is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt.”

Deuteronomy 17:16

Further, he shall not acquire many [war] horses for himself, nor make the people return to Egypt in order to acquire horses [to expand his military power], since the Lord said to you, ‘You shall never return that way again.’

Judges 5:10


“Sing of it, you who ride on white donkeys,
You who sit on rich carpets,
And you who walk by the way.

Judges 12:14

He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys; and he judged Israel for eight years.

2 Samuel 15:1

After this, Absalom provided for himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men as runners before him.

2 Samuel 16:2

The king said to Ziba, “Why do you have these?” Ziba said, “The donkeys are for the king’s household (family) to ride on, the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine is for anyone to drink who becomes weary in the wilderness.”

1 Kings 1:33

The king told them, “Take the servants of your lord with you and have Solomon my son ride on my own mule, and bring him down to [the spring at] Gihon [in the Kidron Valley].

Isaiah 35:4-5


Say to those with an anxious and panic-stricken heart,
“Be strong, fear not!
Indeed, your God will come with vengeance [for the ungodly];
The retribution of God will come,
But He will save you.”

Isaiah 40:9-10


O Zion, herald of good news,
Get up on a high mountain.
O Jerusalem, herald of good news,
Lift up your voice with strength,
Lift it up, do not fear;
Say to the cities of Judah,
“Here is your God!”

Isaiah 41:14


“Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel;
I will help you,” declares the Lord, “and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 62:11


Listen carefully, the Lord has proclaimed to the end of the earth,
Say to the Daughter of Zion, “Look now, your salvation is coming [in the Lord];
Indeed, His reward is with Him, and His restitution accompanies Him.”

Micah 4:8


“As for you [Jerusalem], tower of the flock [of Israel],
Hill and stronghold of the Daughter of Zion (Jerusalem’s inhabitants),
To you the former dominion shall come,
The kingdom of the Daughter of Jerusalem [when the Messiah reigns in Jerusalem, and the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled].

Zephaniah 3:16-17


In that day it will be said to Jerusalem:
“Do not be afraid, O Zion;
Do not let your hands fall limp.

Zechariah 2:9-11

Behold, I will wave my hand over them and they shall become plunder for their own slaves. Then you shall know (recognize, understand fully) that the Lord of hosts has sent Me.

Zechariah 9:9


Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion!
Shout aloud, O Daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your King (Messianic King) is coming to you;
He is righteous and endowed with salvation,
Humble and unassuming [in submission to the will of the Father] and riding on a donkey,
Upon a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Matthew 2:2-6

“Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.

Bible References

Sitting

Deuteronomy 17:16
Further, he shall not acquire many [war] horses for himself, nor make the people return to Egypt in order to acquire horses [to expand his military power], since the Lord said to you, ‘You shall never return that way again.’
Judges 5:10

“Sing of it, you who ride on white donkeys,
You who sit on rich carpets,
And you who walk by the way.
Judges 12:14
He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys; and he judged Israel for eight years.
2 Samuel 15:1
After this, Absalom provided for himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men as runners before him.
2 Samuel 16:2
The king said to Ziba, “Why do you have these?” Ziba said, “The donkeys are for the king’s household (family) to ride on, the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine is for anyone to drink who becomes weary in the wilderness.”
1 Kings 1:33
The king told them, “Take the servants of your lord with you and have Solomon my son ride on my own mule, and bring him down to [the spring at] Gihon [in the Kidron Valley].