Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 19:4

"And he ran on before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way." — Luke 19:4 (ASV)

And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree –

Do you not see the little short man running in front of the throng, and climbing up a tree that stood in the way? Rich men do not generally climb trees, but here was a man whose curiosity overcame his dignity, so he climbed up into a sycomore tree –