1 Kings 1:50
And Adonijah himself was full of fear because of Solomon; and he got up and went to the altar, and put his hands on its horns.
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49And all the guests of Adonijah got up in fear and went away, every man to his place.
Cross References
Exodus 21:14But if a man makes an attack on his neighbour on purpose, to put him to death by deceit, you are to take him from my altar and put him to death.
Exodus 38:2And he put horns at its four angles made of the same, plating it all with brass;
Psalms 118:27The Lord is God, and he has given us light; let the holy dance be ordered with branches, even up to the horns of the altar.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 1:42-53
Solomon Proclaimed. ( b. c. 1015.) 41 And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar? 42 And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings. 43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king. 44… Read the whole commentary →