1 Kings 1:51

Easy To Read Version

Then someone told Solomon, “Adonijah is scared of you, King Solomon. Adonijah is {at the Holy Tent} holding onto the horns of the altar. And he refuses to leave. Adonijah says, ‘Tell King Solomon to promise me that he will not kill me.’”

Cross References

1 Kings 1:50

Adonijah was also afraid of Solomon. So he went to the altar and held the horns of the altar. [7]

1 Kings 1:52

So Solomon answered, “If Adonijah shows that he is a good man, then I promise that not even a hair on his head will be hurt. But if he does anything wrong, then he will die.”