1 Kings 1:50
ContextNET © | Adonijah feared Solomon, so he got up and went and grabbed hold of the horns of the altar. 1 |
NIV © | But Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, went and took hold of the horns of the altar. |
NASB © | And Adonijah was afraid of Solomon, and he arose, went and took hold of the horns of the altar. |
NLT © | Adonijah himself was afraid of Solomon, so he rushed to the sacred tent and caught hold of the horns of the altar. |
MSG © | But Adonijah himself, afraid for his life because of Solomon, fled to the sanctuary and grabbed the horns of the Altar. |
BBE © | And Adonijah himself was full of fear because of Solomon; and he got up and went to the altar, and put his hands on its horns. |
NRSV © | Adonijah, fearing Solomon, got up and went to grasp the horns of the altar. |
NKJV © | Now Adonijah was afraid of Solomon; so he arose, and went and took hold of the horns of the altar. |
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NET © | Adonijah feared Solomon, so he got up and went and grabbed hold of the horns of the altar. 1 |
NET © Notes |
1 sn Grabbed hold of the horns of the altar. The “horns” of the altar were the horn-shaped projections on the four corners of the altar (see Exod 27:2). By going to the holy place and grabbing hold of the horns of the altar, Adonijah was seeking asylum from Solomon. |