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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. 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.

50 But Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, went and took hold of the horns(A) of the altar.

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