1 Kings 1:50

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But Adonijah, fearing Solomon, went and took hold of the horns of the altar.

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  • 1 Kgs 2:28 : 28 When the news reached Joab—who had supported Adonijah but not Absalom—he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar.
  • Ps 118:27 : 27 The Lord is God, and He has made His light shine upon us. Bind the festival offering with cords to the horns of the altar.
  • Exod 21:14 : 14 However, if someone schemes and acts deliberately to kill his neighbor, you shall take him even from my altar to be put to death.
  • Exod 27:2 : 2 You shall make horns for it on its four corners; the horns shall be of one piece with it. You shall overlay it with bronze.
  • Exod 38:2 : 2 He made the horns for it on its four corners; the horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze.

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  • 1 Kgs 1:51-53
    3 verses
    93%

    51 It was reported to Solomon, "Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon and has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, 'Let King Solomon swear to me today that he will not put his servant to death by the sword.'"

    52 Solomon replied, "If he proves himself to be a man of integrity, not a single hair of his head will fall to the ground. But if evil is found in him, he will die."

    53 So King Solomon sent men, and they brought Adonijah down from the altar. He came and bowed to King Solomon, who said to him, "Go to your home."

  • 1 Kgs 1:49
    82%

    49 At this, all the guests who were with Adonijah were terrified; they got up and scattered, each going his own way.

  • 1 Kgs 2:28-29
    2 verses
    80%

    28 When the news reached Joab—who had supported Adonijah but not Absalom—he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar.

    29 It was reported to King Solomon that Joab had fled to the tent of the LORD and was by the altar. So Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, 'Go, strike him down!'

  • 1 Kgs 2:23-25
    3 verses
    72%

    23 Then King Solomon took an oath by the LORD: 'May God punish me ever so severely if Adonijah has not made this request at the cost of his own life!

    24 'And now, as surely as the LORD lives—the one who has established me, seated me on the throne of my father David, and made me a dynasty as He promised—Adonijah shall be put to death today!'

    25 Then King Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who struck down Adonijah, and he died.

  • 1 Kgs 1:11-13
    3 verses
    71%

    11 Then Nathan said to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother, "Have you not heard that Adonijah, the son of Haggith, has become king, and our lord David does not know about it?"

    12 "Now go, please, let me advise you so that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.

    13 Go to King David and say to him, 'My lord the king, did you not swear to your servant, saying, "Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne"? Then why has Adonijah become king?'

  • 1 Kgs 1:24-26
    3 verses
    70%

    24 Then Nathan said, "My lord the king, have you declared that Adonijah will reign after you and sit on your throne?

    25 Today he has gone down and sacrificed oxen, fattened cattle, and sheep in abundance. He has invited all the king's sons, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest. Right now they are eating and drinking with him, and they are saying, 'Long live King Adonijah!'

    26 But me—your servant—and Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon, he did not invite.

  • 1 Kgs 1:5
    70%

    5 Adonijah, the son of Haggith, exalted himself, saying, "I will become king." He acquired chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run ahead of him.

  • 1 Kgs 1:7-9
    3 verses
    69%

    7 Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and Abiathar the priest, and they supported him.

    8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s mighty men did not side with Adonijah.

    9 Adonijah sacrificed sheep, cattle, and fattened calves at the Stone of Zoheleth near En Rogel. He invited all his brothers, the king's sons, and all the men of Judah who served the king.

  • 1 Kgs 1:17-21
    5 verses
    68%

    17 She said to him, "My lord, you yourself swore by the LORD your God to your servant, saying, 'Solomon your son will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne.'

    18 But now Adonijah has made himself king, and you, my lord the king, do not know about it.

    19 He has sacrificed oxen, fattened cattle, and sheep in abundance. He has invited all the king's sons, Abiathar the priest, and Joab, the commander of the army, but he did not invite your servant Solomon.

    20 Now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, to tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

    21 Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his ancestors, I and my son Solomon will be treated as offenders.

  • 1 Kgs 2:19
    68%

    19 So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him on behalf of Adonijah. The king rose to meet her, bowed down to her, and then sat on his throne. He also had a throne placed for the king’s mother, and she sat at his right hand.

  • 1 Kgs 1:41-43
    3 verses
    67%

    41 Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard the sound as they finished their meal. When Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he asked, "Why is there such a commotion in the city?"

    42 While he was still speaking, Jonathan, son of Abiathar the priest, arrived. Adonijah said, "Come in, for you are a worthy man, and surely you bring good news."

    43 Jonathan replied to Adonijah, "No! Our lord King David has made Solomon king.

  • 1 Kgs 2:13
    67%

    13 Now Adonijah, the son of Haggith, came to Bathsheba, the mother of Solomon. She asked, 'Do you come in peace?' And he replied, 'In peace.'

  • 1 Kgs 8:54
    67%

    54 When Solomon finished praying this entire prayer and supplication to the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, where he had been kneeling with his hands spread toward heaven.

  • 1 Sam 21:10
    67%

    10 The priest replied, 'The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want it, take it. There is no other here.' David said, 'There is none like it; give it to me.'

  • 1 Kgs 8:22
    66%

    22 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven.

  • 2 Sam 3:11
    66%

    11 Ishbosheth was unable to answer Abner a word, because he was afraid of him.

  • 2 Chr 1:6
    66%

    6 There Solomon went up to the bronze altar before the Lord at the tent of meeting and offered a thousand burnt offerings on it.

  • 1 Kgs 3:4
    66%

    4 The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there because it was the most prominent high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.

  • 1 Chr 21:21
    65%

    21 As David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David. He went out from the threshing floor and bowed down before David with his face to the ground.

  • 2 Chr 6:12-13
    2 verses
    65%

    12 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the entire assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.

    13 For Solomon had made a bronze platform, placing it in the middle of the courtyard. It was five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high. He stood on it, knelt on his knees before the entire assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven.

  • 2 Sam 6:9
    65%

    9 David was afraid of the LORD that day and said, 'How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?'

  • 1 Chr 21:30
    65%

    30 But David could not go before it to seek God because he was terrified of the sword of the angel of the LORD.

  • 1 Sam 21:1
    65%

    1 David got up and left, while Jonathan returned to the city.

  • 1 Kgs 11:40
    65%

    40 Solomon sought to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt, to Shishak, king of Egypt. He stayed in Egypt until Solomon died.

  • Prov 20:2
    64%

    2 The roar of a king is like the growl of a young lion; whoever provokes him to anger risks his life.

  • 1 Kgs 1:39
    64%

    39 Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the sacred tent and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the ram's horn, and all the people shouted, "Long live King Solomon!"

  • Isa 2:21
    64%

    21 They will go into the crevices of the rocks and the clefts of the crags, hiding from the terror of the Lord and the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to terrify the earth.

  • Job 41:25
    64%

    25 Nothing on earth is his equal, a creature without fear.

  • Jonah 1:10
    64%

    10 Then the men were terrified, and they said to him, "What have you done?" For they knew he was fleeing from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them so.

  • 1 Kgs 1:46
    64%

    46 Moreover, Solomon has taken his seat on the royal throne.

  • 1 Sam 18:15
    64%

    15 When Saul saw how successful David was, he became afraid of him.

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