1Ki 2:28 | NETfull | STEP | When the news reached Joab (for Joab had supported Adonijah, although he had not supported Absalom), he ran to the tent of the Lord and grabbed hold of the horns of the altar.

1 Kings 2:28

28 When the news reached Joab (for Joab had supported ^{▼▼ Heb “turned after” (also later in this verse).} Adonijah, although he had not supported Absalom), he ^{▼▼ Heb “Joab.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.} ran to the tent of the Lord and grabbed hold of the horns of the altar. ^{▼▼ 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, Joab was seeking asylum from Solomon.}