World English Bible
1 Kings 1:50
“Adonijah feared because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.”
Verse in context — 1 Kings 1
Also thus said the king, 'Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne this day, my eyes even seeing it.
All the guests of Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and each man went his way.
Adonijah feared because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
It was told Solomon, saying, "Behold, Adonijah fears king Solomon; for, behold, he has laid hold on the horns of the altar, saying, 'Let king Solomon swear to me first that he will not kill his servant with the sword.
Solomon said, "If he shows himself a worthy man, not a hair of him shall fall to the earth; but if wickedness be found in him, he shall die.
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Solomon’s reign, the temple’s construction, and the kingdom’s division.
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