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1 Kings 1:50
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Adonijah was afraid of Solomon, so he got up and went to take hold of the horns of the altar.
Adoniyahu feared because of Shlomo; and he arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
And Adonijah feared Solomon. So he arose and went and took hold of the horns of the altar.
Adonijah was also afraid of Solomon, so he went and took hold of the corners of the altar.
Adonijah feared Solomon, so he got up and went and grabbed hold of the horns of the altar.
And Adonijah feared Solomon, and he got up and went [to the tabernacle on Mt. Zion] and took hold of the horns of the altar [seeking asylum].
Adonijah also was afraid of Solomon, and he got up, and went, and took hold of the horns of the altar.
And Adonijah fearing the presence of Salomon, arose and went, and tooke holde on the hornes of the altar.
And Adonijah was afraid of Solomon, and he arose, went, and took hold of the horns of the altar.
Adonijah himself was afraid of what Solomon might do to him, so he ran to the sacred tent and grabbed hold of the corners of the altar for protection.
Adoniyah too was afraid because of Shlomo; he got up, went and took hold of the horns of the altar.
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose and went and caught hold of the horns of the altar.
Adonijah was also afraid of Solomon, so he went to the altar and held onto the horns of the altar.
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose and went and took hold of the horns of the altar.
Adonijah, in great fear of Solomon, went to the Tent of the Lord 's presence and took hold of the corners of the altar.
Adonijah was afraid because of Solomon, and he got up and went and grasped the horns of the altar.
And Adonijah was afraid because of Solomon, and he rose up and went and lay hold on the horns of the altar.
But Adonias was afrayed of Salomon, and gat him vp, and wete his waye, & toke holde of ye hornes of ye altare.
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
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.
And Adonia fearing the presence of Solomon, arose, and went and caught hold on the hornes of the aulter.
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
And Adoniiah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the hornes of the Altar.
And Adonias feared because of Solomon, and arose, and departed, and laid hold on the horns of the altar.
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
But Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, got up and went to take hold of the horns of the altar.
Sotheli Adonye dredde Salomon, and roos, and yede in to the tabernacle of the Lord, and helde the horn of the auter.
and Adonijah feareth because of Solomon, and riseth, and goeth, and layeth hold on the horns of the altar.
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
Adonijah feared because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
Now Adonijah was afraid of Solomon; so he arose, and went and took hold of the horns of the altar.
And Adonijah was afraid of Solomon. He got up and went and took hold of the horns of the altar.
Adonijah, fearing Solomon, got up and went to grasp the horns of the altar.
Adonijah also, feared because of Solomon, - and rose and went, and caught hold of the horns of the altar.
And Adonias fearing Solomon, arose and went, and took hold of the horn of the altar.
And Adoni'jah feared Solomon; and he arose, and went, and caught hold of the horns of the altar.
And Adonijah was afraid of Solomon, and he arose, went and took hold of the horns of the altar.
Contextual Overview
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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
caught: 1 Kings 2:28, Exodus 21:14, Exodus 38:2, Psalms 118:27
Reciprocal: Exodus 27:2 - horns of it upon the four corners thereof 1 Kings 2:13 - Adonijah 1 Chronicles 29:24 - all the sons Ecclesiastes 8:3 - stand
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon,.... Lest he should seize him as an usurper and traitor, and put him to death:
and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar; either that which was at Gibeon, where the tabernacle now was; see 1 Kings 3:4; so Jarchi; or rather that which was nearest, the altar that David had built in the threshingfloor of Araunah, 2 Samuel 24:25; the altar was a sort of asylum, or refuge, for such who had committed any crime worthy of death; not by divine appointment, but by custom, it being supposed that none would presume to defile with blood that which was sacred to the Lord; or shed the blood of men where the blood of beasts was poured; or use severity and strict justice, but mercy, where sacrifices were offered to atone for sin, and mercy was shown on account of them; these were notions, and this a custom, which obtained very early, and even among the Jews; see Exodus 21:14; as well as among Gentiles; with whom it was usual, as to flee to the statues of their emperors, and to the temples of their deities, so likewise to their altars; this was customary among the Molossians, Samothracians, Crotoniatae, and Messenians; and particularly the altar of Jupiter Servator was an asylum, or place of refuge, to the Ithacians l. Cornelius Nepos m has given us an instance of one that fled to a temple of Neptune, and sat upon the altar for his security, as here Adonijah laid hold on the horns of this, that none might force him from it.
l Alexander ab Alex. Genial. Dier. l. 3. c. 20. m Vit. Pausan l. 4. c. 4.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
On the “horns” of the altar, see Exodus 27:2 note. The altar to which Adonijah fled was probably in the “tabernacle” already referred to 1 Kings 1:39.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Kings 1:50. Adonijah feared — He knew he had usurped the kingdom, and had not his father's consent; and, as he finds now that Solomon is appointed by David, he knows well that the people will immediately respect that appointment, and that his case is hopeless; he therefore took sanctuary, and, fleeing to the tabernacle, laid hold on one of the horns of the altar, as if appealing to the protection of God against the violence of men. The altar was a privileged place, and it was deemed sacrilege to molest a man who had taken refuge there. See 1 Kings 2:28.
