1 Kings 1:49-51

Evangelical Heritage Version

⁴⁹ Then all of Adonijah’s guests quickly got up, and each one went his own way.

⁵⁰ Adonijah was afraid of Solomon, so he went and held on to the horns of the altar.^{[a] 51} Solomon was told, “Adonijah is so afraid of King Solomon that he has grabbed the horns of the altar, and he is saying, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me this day that he will not kill his servant with the sword.’”