1 Kings 1:50

Then Adonijah, fearing Solomon, rose up and went away. And he took hold of the horn of the altar.

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In The King James Version

And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.

In Context

49Therefore, all those who had been summoned by Adonijah were terrified. And they all rose up, and each one went his own way.

51And they reported to Solomon, saying: “Behold, Adonijah, fearing king Solomon, has taken hold of the horn of the altar, saying: ‘May king Solomon swear to me this day that he will not put to death his servant with the sword.’”

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Cross References

Exodus 21:14If someone murders his neighbor with deliberation, by lying in wait, you shall tear him away from my altar, so that he may die.

Exodus 38:2the horns of which proceeded from the corners. And he covered it with layers of brass.

Psalms 118:27Instruct me in the way of your justifications, and I will be trained in your wonders.

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 →

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