18 I will establish your royal throne, as I promised your father David: You will never fail to have a man ruling in Israel.(A)

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Reign of the Davidic King

11 Then a shoot will grow from the stump of Jesse,(A)
and a branch(B) from his roots will bear fruit.

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21 Jacob’s leader will be one of them;
his ruler will issue from him.
I will invite him to Me, and he will approach Me,(A)
for who would otherwise risk his life to approach Me?
This is the Lord’s declaration.

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The Coming of Zion’s King

Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!
Shout in triumph, Daughter Jerusalem!
Look, your King is coming to you;
He is righteous and victorious,[a]
humble and riding on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 9:9 Or and has salvation

And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the leaders of Judah:
because out of you will come a leader
who will shepherd My people Israel.(A)[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 2:6 Mc 5:2

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