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1 Kings 2:28
New English Translation
1 Kings 2:28
New English Translation
28 When the news reached Joab (for Joab had supported[a] Adonijah, although he had not supported Absalom), he[b] ran to the tent of the Lord and grabbed hold of the horns of the altar.[c]
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- 1 Kings 2:28 tn Heb “turned after” (also later in this verse).
- 1 Kings 2:28 tn Heb “Joab.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
- 1 Kings 2:28 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, Joab was seeking asylum from Solomon.
1 Kings 2:28
New International Version
1 Kings 2:28
New International Version
28 When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah though not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the Lord and took hold of the horns(A) of the altar.
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