1 Kings 1:50

And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and departed, and laid hold on the horns of the altar.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 of Adonijah were dismayed, and every man went his way.

51And it was reported to Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon, and holds the horns of the altar, saying, Let Solomon swear to me this day, that he will not slay his servant with the sword.

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Cross References

Exodus 21:14And if anyone lie in wait for his neighbor to slay him by craft, and he go for refuge, thou shalt take him from mine altar to put him to death.

Exodus 38:2and overlaid it with pure gold within and without;

Psalms 118:27Instruct me in the way of thine ordinances; 1 And I will meditate on thy wondrous works. 1

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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