1 Kings 2:28 KJV

Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.

Matthew Henry

Abiathar banished, Joab put to deathSolomon's words to Abiathar, and his silence, imply that some recent conspiracies had been entered into. Those that show kindness to God's people shall have...

Thompson Chains

TabernacleSee the chain from Exodus 25:8 · 15 links
TerrorSee the chain from Leviticus 26:36 · 8 links

Parallel Passages

1 Kings 1:7 And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

1 Kings 1:7 And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.
1 Kings 1:50 And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
2 Samuel 18:2 And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.
Exodus 27:2 And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.
Deuteronomy 32:35 To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
2 Samuel 17:25 And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man's son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother.
2 Samuel 18:14–15 Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak. …

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Topics

Altar A place of refuge
Government By Solomon
Homicide Solomon
Joab Supports Adonijah as successor to David
Solomon His rigorous reign

Kings of Israel & Judah

SolomonKing of Israel · 1015–975 BC

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible1055–975 BC · David and Solomon reign in Israel

Bible Dictionary

JoabJehovah is his father. (1.) One of the three sons of Zeruiah, David’s sister, and “captain of the host” during the whole of David’s reign...
AdonijahMy Lord is Jehovah. (1.) The fourth son of David (2 Sam 3:4). After the death of his elder brothers, Amnon and Absalom, he became...
AbsalomFather of peace; i.e., “peaceful” David’s son by Maacah (2 Sam 3:3; comp. 1 Kgs 1:6). He was noted for his personal beauty and for the...
LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.

Hebrew and Strong’s

Then tidings וְהַשְּׁמֻעָה wĕhaššĕmuʿâ שְׁמוּעָה Noun · feminine singular · with and, the כִּי kî Conjunction
came בָּאָה bāʾâ בּוֹא Verb · qal perfect, third person feminine singular
to Joab עַד ʿad Preposition יוֹאָב yôʾāb יוֹאָב Proper name
for Joab יוֹאָב yôʾāb יוֹאָב Proper name
had turned נָטָה nāṭâ נָטָה Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
after אַחֲרֵי ʾaḥărê אַחַר Preposition
Adonijah אֲדֹנִיָּה ʾădōniyyâ אֲדֹנִיָּה Proper name
though he turned נָטָה nāṭâ נָטָה Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
not after וְאַחֲרֵי wĕʾaḥărê אַחַר Preposition · with and לֹא lōʾ Negative
Absalom אַבְשָׁלוֹם ʾabšālôm אֲבִישָׁלוֹם Proper name
And Joab יוֹאָב yôʾāb יוֹאָב Proper name
fled וַיָּנָס wayyānās נוּס Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
unto the tabernacle אֶל ʾel Preposition אֹהֶל ʾōhel אֹהֶל Noun · masculine singular construct
of the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
and caught hold וַיַּחֲזֵק wayyaḥăzēq חָזַק Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
on the horns בְּקַרְנוֹת bĕqarnôt קֶרֶן Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct · with preposition
of the altar הַמִּזְבֵּחַ hammizbēaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular · with the

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