1 Kings 1:50

New International Version

But Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, went and took hold of the horns of the altar.

Cross References

1 Kings 1:49

At this, all Adonijah’s guests rose in alarm and dispersed.

1 Kings 1:51

Then Solomon was told, “Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon and is clinging to the horns of the altar. He says, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me today that he will not put his servant to death with the sword.’ ”

1 Kings 2:28

When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah though not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the Lord and took hold of the horns of the altar.

Psalm 118:27

The Lord is God, and he has made his light shine on us. With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession up to the horns of the altar.

Exodus 21:14

But if anyone schemes and kills someone deliberately, that person is to be taken from my altar and put to death.

Exodus 27:2

Make a horn at each of the four corners, so that the horns and the altar are of one piece, and overlay the altar with bronze.

Exodus 30:10

Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on its horns. This annual atonement must be made with the blood of the atoning sin offering for the generations to come. It is most holy to the Lord.”

Exodus 38:2

They made a horn at each of the four corners, so that the horns and the altar were of one piece, and they overlaid the altar with bronze.

Ezekiel 43:15

Above that, the altar hearth is four cubits high, and four horns project upward from the hearth.