“Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!” “Hosanna in the highest!”
Parallel translations
- WEB Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is coming in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
- KJV Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
- ESV Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!”
- NKJV Blessed is the kingdom of our father David That comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
- NASB Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David; Hosanna in the highest!”
- NLT Blessings on the coming Kingdom of our ancestor David! Praise God in highest heaven!”
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Quick answer
The crowds bless the coming kingdom of David, praising Jesus as the heir to David's throne.
Overview
The cry invokes the long-awaited restoration of David's kingdom, casting Jesus as the promised Son of David. Their hope, though genuine, is largely framed in nationalistic terms. Jesus will establish David's kingdom not by overthrowing Rome but by dying and rising, reigning over a kingdom that is not of this world.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 11
- Ezek 37:24–25My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes.
- Luke 2:14“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”
- Luke 19:38–40“Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
- Amos 9:11–12“In that day I will restore the fallen tent of David. I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old,
- Ezek 34:23–24I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.
- Jer 33:26then I would also reject the descendants of Jacob and of My servant David, so as not to take from his descendants rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will restore them from captivity and will have compassion on them.”
- Luke 1:31–33Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
- Jer 33:15–17In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
- Hos 3:5Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
- Isa 9:6–7For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- Ps 148:1Hallelujah! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise Him in the highest places.
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Mark drives urgently to the cross, showing Jesus the Son of God as the suffering Servant who 'came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'
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