ABSTRACT
Zechariah 9:9 has already been the subject of much scholarly analysis. There was, for example, the detailed study by Adrian Leske,1 who demonstrated clearly the importance of the tradition stemming from Deutero-Isaiah when considering the context of this verse. I do not wish to question this well-established observation,2 but I would like to extend the discussion in three directions. First, I want to emphasize the literary nature of the material, rather than its usefulness in reconstructing the historical circumstances of the Second Temple period. Secondly, I want to show that the literary contexts of Zech 9:9 are plural rather than singular and that the so-called Enthronement Psalms must be included in the list of literary influences. Thirdly, I want to demonstrate that Zech 9:9 is in fact modelled on a particular literary form, which it exploits by deliberately varying the expected contents.
