And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way.
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Gill's Exposition
And many spread their garments in the way,.... Instead of carpets to ride on, and in honour to him as a king:
and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way; in token of…
See this passage illustrated in the notes at Mat. 21:1-16. Mar 11:4 Two ways met - A crossroads. A public place, probably near the center of the village. Mar 11:5 What do ye, loosing the colt? - Or,…
We have here the story of the public entry Christ made into Jerusalem, four or five days before his death. And he came into town thus remarkably, 1. To show that he was not afraid of the power and…
Cambridge Bible
spread their garments in the way i. e. their "abbas" or "hykes," the loose blanket or cloak worn over the tunic or shirt. So myrtle-twigs and robes had been strewn by their ancestors before Mordecai,…