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{2 Kings 9:13} Then they hasted, 4116 z8762 and took 3947 z8799 every man 376 his garment, 899 and put 7760 z8799 [it] under x8478 him on x413 the top 1634 of the stairs, 4609 and blew 8628 z8799 with trumpets, 7782 saying, 559 z8799 Jehu 3058 is king. 4427 z8804
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The spreading of garments in the street, before persons to whom it was intended to shew particular honour, was an ancient and very general custom; the garments in these cases being used for carpets. In the Agamemnon of Aschylus, the hypocritical Clytemnestra commands the maids to spread carpets before her returning husband, that on his descending from his chariot he may place his foot on "a purple-covered path." We also find this custom among the Romans. Plutarch relates, that when Cato of Utica left the Macedonian army, where he had become legionary tribune, the soldiers spread their clothes in the way. "And broughtª° the¹ ass,ª andª the¹ colt,ª andª putª° onª themª their²¹ clothes,ª andª they setª°° [him] thereon.ªª ... Andª a very greatª multitudeª spreadª° theirª garmentsª inª the¹ way;ª¹ othersª² cut downª° branchesª fromª the¹ trees,ª andª strawedª° [them] inª the¹ way.ª" {Mtt 21:7-8} + "Andª they broughtª° the¹ coltª toª Jesus,ª andª castª° their²¹ garmentsª on²° him;ª andª he satª° uponª him.ª ... Andª manyª spreadª° their²¹ garmentsª inª the¹ way:ª andª othersª cut downª° branchesª offª the¹ trees,ª andª strawedª° [them] inª the¹ way.ª" {Mrk 11:7-8}
on the top:
The ancient fortified cities were generally strengthened with a citadel ("And when all¹ the menª of the towerª of Shechemª heardª° [that], they enteredª° into¹ an holdª of the houseª of the godª Berith.ª" {Jdg 9:46} + "But there was¹ a strongª towerª withinª the city,ª and thither¹ fledª° all¹ the men²¹ and women,ª and all¹ theyª of the city,ª and shutª° [it] to¹ them, and gat them upª° to¹ the topª of the tower.ª" {Jdg 9:51}), commonly built on an eminence, to which they ascended by a flight of stairs ("But the gateª of the fountainª repairedª° Shallunª the sonª of Colhozeh,ª the rulerª of partª of Mizpah;ª he¹ builtª° it, and coveredª° it, and set upª° the doorsª thereof, the locksª thereof, and the barsª thereof, and the wallª of the poolª of Siloahª by the king'sª garden,ª and unto¹ the stairsª that go downª° from the cityª¹ of David.ª" {Neh 3:15}). It is extremely probable, therefore, that Ramoth-gilead, being a frontier town of Israel and Syria, had a tower of this nature; and that Jehu was proclaimed king on the top of the stairs by which they ascended the hill on which the tower stood, i.e., in the area before the door of the tower, and consequently the most public place in the city.
blew with trumpets:
"But Absalomª sentª° spiesª° throughout all¹ the tribesª of Israel,ª saying,ª° As soon as ye hearª°¹ the soundª of the trumpet,ª then ye shall say,ª° Absalomª reignethª° in Hebron.ª" {2Sm 15:10} + "And let Zadokª the priestª and Nathanª the prophetª anointª° him there¹ kingª over¹ Israel:ª and blowª° ye with the trumpet,ª and say,ª° God saveª° kingª Solomon.ª" {1Kg 1:34} + "And Zadokª the priestª tookª°¹ an hornª of oilª out of¹ the tabernacle,ª and anointedª°¹ Solomon.ª And they blewª° the trumpet;ª and all¹ the peopleª said,ª° God saveª° kingª Solomon.ª" {1Kg 1:39} + "Godª is gone upª° with a shout,ª the LORDª with the soundª of a trumpet.ª ... For¹ Godª [is] the Kingª of all¹ the earth:ª sing ye praisesª° with understanding.ª°" {Psa 47:5-7} + "With trumpetsª and soundª of cornetª make a joyful noiseª° beforeª the LORD,ª the King.ª" {Psa 98:6}
is king:
Heb. reigneth

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