and took every 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 this case being used for carpets. In the Agamennon of AEschylus, 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.

Matthew 21:7,8 And brought the donkey, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon...

Mark 11:7,8 And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat on him...

on the top The ancient fortified cities were generally strengthened with a citadel, (Ju

9:46,51) commonly built on an eminence, to which they ascended by a {flight of stairs}, (

Nehemiah 3:15 But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it...

) 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

2 Samuel 15:10 But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then you shall say...

1 Kings 1:34,39 And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow you with the trumpet, and say...

Psalm 47:5-7 God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet...

Psalm 98:6 With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the LORD, the King.

is king [heb] reigneth