1 Kings 1:50

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Adonijah was afraid of Solomon. He got up, went ⌞to the tent of meeting,⌟ and took hold of the horns of the altar.

Cross References

1 Kings 1:49

Adonijah’s guests were frightened, so they got up and scattered in all directions.

1 Kings 1:51

Someone told Solomon, “Adonijah is afraid of you, King Solomon. He is holding on to the horns of the altar and saying, ‘Make King Solomon swear to me today that he will not have me killed.’ ”

1 Kings 2:28

The news reached Joab. (He had supported Adonijah, although he hadn’t supported Absalom.) So Joab fled to the Lord’s tent and clung to the horns of the altar.

Psalm 118:27

The Lord is God, and he has given us light. March in a festival procession with branches to the horns of the altar.

Exodus 21:14

But whenever someone becomes so angry that he plans to kill his neighbor, you must take him away from my altar and put him to death.

Exodus 27:2

Make a horn at each of its four corners. The four horns and the altar must be made out of one piece ⌞of wood⌟ covered with bronze.

Exodus 30:10

Once a year Aaron must make peace with the Lord by putting blood on its horns. Once a year—for generations to come—blood from the offering must be placed on the altar to make peace with the Lord. It is most holy to the Lord.”

Exodus 38:2

He made a horn at each of its four corners. He made the four horns and the altar out of one piece ⌞of wood⌟ covered with bronze.

Ezekiel 43:15

The place where the sacrifices were burned was 7 feet high. There were four horns above it.