1 Kings 1:50 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 1:50

But Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, got up and went to take hold of the horns of the altar.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And Adonijah feared because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.

KJV

And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Adonijah feared - He knew he had usurped the kingdom, and had not his father’s consent; and, as he finds now that Solomon is appointed by David, he knows well that the people will immediately respect that appointment, and that his case is hopeless; he therefore took sanctuary, and, fleeing to the tabernacle, laid hold on one of the horns of the altar, as if appealing to the protection of God against the violence of men. The altar was a privileged place, and it was deemed sacrilege to molest a man who had taken refuge there. See 1Ki 2:28.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The horns or projections at the four corners of the altar, to which the sacrifices were bound, and which were tipped with the blood of the victim, were symbols of grace and salvation to the sinner. Hence the altar was regarded as a sanctuary (Ex 21:14), but not to murderers, rebels, or deliberate perpetrators.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ	va.'a.Do.ni.Ya.hu	and Adonijah	H138 →
יָרֵ֖א	ya.Re'	he was afraid	H3372 →
מִפְּנֵ֣י	mi.pe.Nei	of <the face of>	H6440 →
שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה	she.lo.Moh	Solomon	H8010 →
וַיָּ֣קָם	vai.Ya.kom	and he arose	H6965 →
וַיֵּ֔לֶךְ	vai.Ye.lekh	and he went	H1980 →
וַֽיַּחֲזֵ֖ק	vai.ya.cha.Zek	and he took hold	H2388 →
בְּקַרְנ֥וֹת	be.kar.Not	on [the] horns of	H7161 →
הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃	ha.miz.Be.ach	the altar	H4196 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 118:27
The LORD is God; He has made His light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
leads to
- Psalms 18:28
  For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.
- John 8:12
  Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- 1 Peter 2:9
  But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- Esther 8:16
  For the Jews it was a time of light and gladness, of joy and honor.
- Isaiah 60:1
  Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
Through
Exodus 27:2
Make a horn on each of its four corners, so that the horns are of one piece, and overlay it with bronze.
leads to
- Psalms 118:27
  The LORD is God; He has made His light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
Through
Exodus 21:14
But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death.
leads to
- 1 Kings 2:28–34
  When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar.
Through
1 Kings 2:28
When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar.
leads to
- 1 Kings 1:7
  So Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, who supported him.