Luke 19:36 - Exposition

And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way. A common act of homage to a king or royal personage. So in the case of Jehu, the officers of the army offered him this tribute ( 2 Kings 9:13 ). So Agamemnon walked on costly carpets and tapestry when he entered his palace at Mycenae. Clytemnestra, in the' Agamemnon' of AE schylus, says—

"But, my loved lord, Leave now that car; nor on the bare ground set

That royal foot, beneath whose mighty tread

Troy trembled. Haste, ye virgins, to whose care

This pleasing office is entrusted, spread

The streets with tapestry; let the ground be covered

With richest purple, leading to the palace,

That honour with just state may grace his carry."

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