Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.
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Gill's Exposition
Took branches of palm trees,.... The Ethiopic version adds, "and young shoots from Jerusalem"; these grew in great plenty, on one part of the Mount of Olives, that next to Bethany, from whence that…
See this passage explained in the notes at Mat. 21:1-16. Also Mar 11:1-11; Luke 19:29-44. Joh 12:16 Was glorified - Was raised from the dead, and had ascended to heaven. Joh 12:17 Bare record -…
Adam Clarke
Took branches - See on Mat 21:1 (note), etc., and Mar 11:1-6 (note), where this transaction is largely explained.
This story of Christ's riding in triumph to Jerusalem is recorded by all the evangelists, as worthy of special remark; and in it we may observe,
I. The respect that was paid to our Lord Jesus by the…
Cambridge Bible
branches of palm trees More literally, the palm-branches of the palm-trees; i.e. those which grew there, or which were commonly used at festivals. Comp. Simon's triumphal entry into Jerusalem (1Ma…
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