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1 Kings 2:28
New English Translation
1 Kings 2:28
New English Translation
28 When the news reached Joab (for Joab had supported[a] Adonijah, although he had not supported Absalom), he[b] ran to the tent of the Lord and grabbed hold of the horns of the altar.[c]
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- 1 Kings 2:28 tn Heb “turned after” (also later in this verse).
- 1 Kings 2:28 tn Heb “Joab.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
- 1 Kings 2:28 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, Joab was seeking asylum from Solomon.
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