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1 Kings 1:50
New English Translation
1 Kings 1:50
New English Translation
50 Adonijah feared Solomon, so he got up and went and grabbed hold of the horns of the altar.[a]
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- 1 Kings 1:50 sn Grabbed hold of the horns of the altar. The “horns” of the altar were the horn-shaped projections on the four corners of the altar (see Exod 27:2). By going to the holy place and grabbing hold of the horns of the altar, Adonijah was seeking asylum from Solomon.
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