The king on a donkey
The Old Testament
Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Zechariah 9:9
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In the New Testament
Then they led the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, and He sat on it.
Mark 11:7
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Rejoice, Zion: your king comes to you, just and having salvation, lowly, riding upon an ass, upon a colt.
Jesus chooses this deliberately. A king who wants war comes on a horse; one who comes in peace rides a donkey. John honestly notes that the disciples only understood the meaning later (John 12:16). This is an example of Jesus staging a prophecy himself.