2 Kings 9:13

9:13 Each of them quickly took off his cloak and they spread them out at Jehu’s ¹  feet on the steps. ²  The trumpet was blown ³  and they shouted, “Jehu is ⁴  king!”

Matthew 21:7

21:7 They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks ⁵  on them, and he sat on them.

Mark 11:7-8

11:7 Then ⁶  they brought the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks ⁷  on it, and he sat on it. ⁸  11:8 Many spread their cloaks on the road and others spread branches they had cut in the fields.

John 12:14

12:14 Jesus found a young donkey ⁹  and sat on it, just as it is written,

Galatians 4:15-16

4:15 Where then is your sense of happiness ¹⁰  now? For I testify about you that if it were possible, you would have pulled out your eyes and given them to me! 4:16 So then, have I become your enemy by telling you the truth? ¹¹ 

¹ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Jehu) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “and they hurried and took, each one his garment, and they placed [them] beneath him on the bone [?] of the steps.” The precise nuance of גֶרֶם (gerem), “bone,” is unclear. Some suggest the nuance “bare” here; it may be a technical architectural term in this context.

³ tn Heb “they blew the trumpet.” This has been translated as a passive to avoid the implication that the same ones who shouted had all blown trumpets.

⁴ tn Or “has become.”

⁵ tn Grk “garments”; but this refers in context to their outer cloaks. The action is like 2 Kgs 9:13.

⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁷ tn Grk “garments”; but this refers in context to their outer cloaks. The action is like 2 Kgs 9:13.

⁸ sn See Zech 9:9, a prophecy fulfilled here (cf. Matt 21:5; John 12:15.

⁹ sn The author does not repeat the detailed accounts of the finding of the donkey recorded in the synoptic gospels. He does, however, see the event as a fulfillment of scripture, which he indicates by quoting Zech 9:9.

¹⁰ tn Or “blessedness.”

¹¹ tn Or “have I become your enemy because I am telling you the truth?” The participle ἀληθεύων (alhqeuwn) can be translated as a causal adverbial participle or as a participle of means (as in the translation).