1 Kings 1:50

And Adoniyah was afraid because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.

Leeser Tanakh

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

49And all the guests that were with Adoniyah were terrified, and rose up, and went, every man, on his own way.

51And it was told unto Solomon, saying, Behold, Adoniyah feareth king Solomon; and, behold, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me today that he will not slay his servant with the sword.

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Cross References

Exodus 21:14But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbor, to slay him with guile, from my altar shalt thou take him, that he may die.

Exodus 38:2And he made its horns on its four corners, from itself were its horns; and he overlaid it with copper.

Psalms 118:27God is the Lord, and he giveth us light: bind the festive sacrifice with cords, [leading it] 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 →

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