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Selected Verse: 1 Kings 1:50 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Ki 1:50 |
Strong Concordance |
And Adonijah [0138] feared [03372] because [06440] of Solomon [08010], and arose [06965], and went [03212], and caught hold [02388] on the horns [07161] of the altar [04196]. |
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King James |
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
ADONIJAH, FLEEING TO THE HORNS OF THE ALTAR, IS DISMISSED BY SOLOMON. (Kg1 1:50-53)
Adonijah . . . went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar--most probably the altar of burnt offering which had been erected on Mount Zion, where Abiathar, one of his partisans, presided as high priest. The horns or projections at the four corners of the altar, to which the sacrifices were bound, and which were tipped with the blood of the victim, were symbols of grace and salvation to the sinner. Hence the altar was regarded as a sanctuary (Exo 21:14), but not to murderers, rebels, or deliberate perpetrators. Adonijah, having acted in opposition to the will of the reigning king, was guilty of rebellion, and stood self-condemned. Solomon spared his life on the express condition of his good behavior--living in strict privacy, leading a quiet, peaceable life, and meddling with the affairs of neither the court nor the kingdom. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| On the "horns" of the altar, see Exo 27:2 note. The altar to which Adonijah fled was probably in the "tabernacle" already referred to Kg1 1:39. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| 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 Kg1 2:28. |
14 But if a man [0376] come presumptuously [02102] upon his neighbour [07453], to slay [02026] him with guile [06195]; thou shalt take [03947] him from mine altar [04196], that he may die [04191].
50 And Adonijah [0138] feared [03372] because [06440] of Solomon [08010], and arose [06965], and went [03212], and caught hold [02388] on the horns [07161] of the altar [04196].
51 And it was told [05046] Solomon [08010], saying [0559], Behold, Adonijah [0138] feareth [03372] king [04428] Solomon [08010]: for, lo, he hath caught hold [0270] on the horns [07161] of the altar [04196], saying [0559], Let king [04428] Solomon [08010] swear [07650] unto me to day [03117] that he will not slay [04191] his servant [05650] with the sword [02719].
52 And Solomon [08010] said [0559], If he will shew himself a worthy [02428] man [01121], there shall not an hair [08185] of him fall [05307] to the earth [0776]: but if wickedness [07451] shall be found [04672] in him, he shall die [04191].
53 So king [04428] Solomon [08010] sent [07971], and they brought him down [03381] from the altar [04196]. And he came [0935] and bowed [07812] himself to king [04428] Solomon [08010]: and Solomon [08010] said [0559] unto him, Go [03212] to thine house [01004].
39 And Zadok [06659] the priest [03548] took [03947] an horn [07161] of oil [08081] out of the tabernacle [0168], and anointed [04886] Solomon [08010]. And they blew [08628] the trumpet [07782]; and all the people [05971] said [0559], God save [02421] king [04428] Solomon [08010].
2 And thou shalt make [06213] the horns [07161] of it upon the four [0702] corners [06438] thereof: his horns [07161] shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay [06823] it with brass [05178].
28 Then tidings [08052] came [0935] to Joab [03097]: for Joab [03097] had turned [05186] after [0310] Adonijah [0138], though he turned [05186] not after [0310] Absalom [053]. And Joab [03097] fled [05127] unto the tabernacle [0168] of the LORD [03068], and caught hold [02388] on the horns [07161] of the altar [04196].