KJV King James Version
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
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1 Kings 1:50
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, got up and went to take hold of the horns of the altar.
WEB World English Bible
Adonijah feared because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
ASV American Standard Version
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Adonijah feareth because of Solomon, and riseth, and goeth, and layeth hold on the horns of the altar.
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 1
47 And moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
48 And also thus said the king, Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel, which hath given [one] to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing [it].
49 And all the guests that [were] with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.
50 And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
51 And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me to day that he will not slay his servant with the sword.
52 And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.
53 So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house.
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וַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּH138 · a.do.niy.yahAdonijahיָרֵ֖אH3372 · ya.reto fearמִפְּנֵ֣יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeשְׁלֹמֹ֑הH8010 · she.lo.mohSolomonוַיָּ֣קָםH6965 · qa.may(Leb)-kamaiוַיֵּ֔לֶךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentוַֽיַּחֲזֵ֖קH2388 · cha.zaqto strengthen: strengthenבְּקַרְנ֥וֹתH7161 · qe.renhornהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃H4196 · miz.be.achaltar
Cross-references
1 Kings 2:28Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.Psalm 118:27God [is] the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, [even] unto the horns of the altar.Exodus 21:14But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.Exodus 38:2And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass.Exodus 27:2And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.
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