1 Kings 2:28 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

²⁸ The news reached Joab. Since he had supported Adonijah  but not Absalom,  Joab fled to the Lord’s tabernacle and took hold of the horns of the altar.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁸ Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁸ When the news came to Joab, for Joab had followed Adonijah though he had not followed Absalom, [he] fled to the tent (tabernacle) of the Lord and caught hold of the horns of the altar [before it].

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁸ And the tidings came to Joab; for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the Tent of Jehovah, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.

Common English Bible

²⁸ Now the news reached Joab because he had supported Adonijah, though he hadn’t supported Absalom. Joab ran to the LORD’s tent and grabbed the horns of the altar.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁸ And the news came to Joab, for Joab had turned aside after Adonijah, and he had not turned aside after Solomon. And so, Joab fled into the tabernacle of the Lord, and he took hold of the horn of the altar.

1 Kings 2:28 Cross References

2 Samuel 17:25

Now Absalom had appointed Amasa  over the army in Joab’s place. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra  the Israelite;  , Ithra had married Abigail daughter of Nahash.  Abigail was a sister to Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.

2 Samuel 18:2

He then sent out the troops, a third under Joab, a third under Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai of Gath. The king said to the troops, ‘I must also march out with you.’

1 Kings 1:50

Adonijah was afraid of Solomon, so he got up and went to take hold of the horns of the altar.

1 Kings 1:7

He conspired  with Joab son of Zeruiah  and with the priest Abiathar.  They supported  Adonijah,

Exodus 21:14

If a person schemes and wilfully  acts against his neighbour to murder him, you must take him from my altar to be put to death.

Exodus 27:2

Make horns for it on its four corners; the horns are to be of one piece.  Overlay it with bronze.

Deuteronomy 32:35

Vengeance and retribution belong to me.  , In time their foot will slip, for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.’