“And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way.”
Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields — the spreading of cloaks on the road is the act of royal honor described in 2 Kings 9:13 when Jehu was acclaimed king. The branches cut from the fields provide the vegetative component of the welcome; John 12:13 specifies palm branches. The combination of cloaks and branches is the fullest possible welcome for an arriving king.
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