Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.

Bible References

The colt

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 21:4
This happened so that what was spoken by the prophet would be fulfilled, saying:
Luke 19:35
They brought it to Jesus, and they threw their robes over the colt and put Jesus on it.

And cast

2 Kings 9:13
Then they hurried and each man took his garment and placed it [as a cushion] under Jehu on the top of the [outside] stairs, and blew the trumpet, saying, “Jehu is king!”
Matthew 21:7
and they brought the donkey and the colt, and placed their coats on them; and Jesus sat on the coats.
Luke 19:36
As He rode along, people were spreading their coats on the road [as an act of homage before a king].
John 12:12
The next day, when the large crowd who had come to the Passover feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,