1 Kings 1:51

New American Bible - revised edition

It was reported to Solomon: “Adonijah, in fear of King Solomon, is clinging to the horns of the altar and saying, ‘Let King Solomon first swear that he will not kill me, his servant, with the sword.’”

Cross References

1 Kings 1:50

but Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, got up and went to grasp the horns of the altar.

1 Kings 1:52

Solomon answered, “If he proves worthy, not a hair of his shall fall to the ground. But if evil is found in him, he shall die.”