John 12:15
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15 (A)“Fear not, daughter of Zion;
behold, your king is coming,
sitting on a donkey's colt!”
Zechariah 9:9
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The Coming King of Zion
9 (A)Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
(B)Behold, (C)your king is coming to you;
righteous and having salvation is he,
(D)humble and mounted on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Isaiah 62:11
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11 Behold, the Lord has proclaimed
to the end of the earth:
(A)Say to the daughter of Zion,
(B)“Behold, your salvation comes;
behold, his reward is with him,
and his recompense before him.”
Zephaniah 3:16-17
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16 (A)On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:
“Fear not, O Zion;
(B)let not your hands grow weak.
17 (C)The Lord your God is in your midst,
(D)a mighty one who will save;
(E)he will rejoice over you with gladness;
he will quiet you by his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing.
Isaiah 35:4-5
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4 Say to those who have an anxious heart,
“Be strong; fear not!
(A)Behold, your God
will come with vengeance,
with the recompense of God.
He will come and save you.”
5 (B)Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
and the ears of the deaf unstopped;
2 Samuel 16:2
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2 And the king said to Ziba, “Why have you brought these?” Ziba answered, (A)“The donkeys are for the king's household to ride on, the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine for those who (B)faint in the wilderness to drink.”
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Matthew 2:2-6
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2 saying, “Where is he who has been born (A)king of the Jews? For we saw (B)his star when it rose[a] and have come to (C)worship him.” 3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; 4 and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where (D)the Christ was to be born. 5 They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:
6 (E)“‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for from you shall come a ruler
who will (F)shepherd my people Israel.’”
Footnotes
- Matthew 2:2 Or in the east; also verse 9
Zechariah 2:9-11
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9 “Behold, (A)I will shake my hand over them, (B)and they shall become plunder for those who served them. Then (C)you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me. 10 (D)Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for (E)behold, I come (F)and I will dwell in your midst, declares the Lord. 11 (G)And many nations shall join themselves to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people. (H)And I will dwell in your midst, and (I)you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.
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Micah 4:8
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8 And you, O tower of the flock,
hill of the daughter of Zion,
to you shall it come,
the former dominion shall come,
kingship for the daughter of Jerusalem.
Isaiah 41:14
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14 Fear not, you (A)worm Jacob,
you men of Israel!
I am the one who helps you, declares the Lord;
your (B)Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 40:9-10
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The Greatness of God
9 Go on up to a high mountain,
O Zion, (A)herald of good news;[a]
lift up your voice with strength,
O Jerusalem, herald of good news;[b]
lift it up, fear not;
say to the cities of Judah,
“Behold your God!”
10 (B)Behold, the Lord God comes with might,
and his arm rules for him;
(C)behold, his reward is with him,
and his recompense before him.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:9 Or O herald of good news to Zion
- Isaiah 40:9 Or O herald of good news to Jerusalem
1 Kings 1:33
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33 And the king said to them, “Take with you (A)the servants of your lord and have Solomon my son ride on my own mule, and bring him down to (B)Gihon.
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Judges 12:14
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14 He had forty (A)sons and thirty grandsons, who (B)rode on seventy donkeys, and he judged Israel eight years.
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Judges 5:10
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10 “Tell of it, (A)you who ride on white donkeys,
you who sit on rich carpets[a]
and you who walk by the way.
Footnotes
- Judges 5:10 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain; it may connote saddle blankets
Deuteronomy 17:16
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16 Only he must not acquire many (A)horses for himself or cause the people (B)to return to Egypt in order to acquire many horses, since the Lord has said to you, (C)‘You shall never return that way again.’
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2 Samuel 15:1
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Absalom's Conspiracy
15 After this Absalom (A)got himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
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