Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
1 Kings 1:50
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But Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, got up and went to take hold of the horns of the altar.
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¶ And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
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Adonijah was afraid because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and hung onto the horns of the altar.
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And Adonijah feared because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
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1 Kings 1
48 saying, ‘Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel! Today He has provided one to sit on my throne, and my eyes have seen it.’”
49 At this, all the guests of Adonijah arose in terror and scattered.
50 But Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, got up and went to take hold of the horns of the altar.
51 It was reported to Solomon: “Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon, and he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon first swear to me not to put his servant to the sword.’”
52 And Solomon replied, “If he is a man of character, not a single hair of his will fall to the ground. But if evil is found in him, he will die.”
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