1 Kings 2:28-30

International Standard Version

Joab is Executed

²⁸ When Joab learned what had happened, he ran to the Lord’s tent and grabbed hold of the horns of the altar, since Joab had supported Adonijah (though he had not supported Absalom). ²⁹ Somebody informed King Solomon, “Joab just ran to the Lord’s tent and now he’s standing beside the altar!”

But Solomon ordered Jehoiada’s son Benaiah, “Go kill him!”

³⁰ So Benaiah went into the Lord’s tent and told Joab,^[a] “The king orders you to come out!”

“No,” Joab said, “I’d rather die here!”

So Benaiah went and informed the king, “This is how Joab answered me.”