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1 Kings 1:50-52
New Catholic Bible
1 Kings 1:50-52
New Catholic Bible
50 But Adonijah, because he feared Solomon, got up and went and took hold of the horns of the altar.[a]
51 Solomon was told, “Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon, for he has taken hold of the horns of the altar saying, ‘Let King Solomon swear an oath to me today that he will not harm his servant.’ ” 52 Solomon replied, “If he shows himself to be a man of virtue, then not one of his hairs will fall to the ground. But if he proves to be wicked, he will die!”
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- 1 Kings 1:50 Adonijah invokes the right of asylum which the sanctuary and, especially the altar, was regarded as providing and which was regulated by the law (Ex 21:13-14).
