1 Kings 1:50
“And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon,.... Lest he should seize him as an usurper and traitor, and put him to death:…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
On the “horns” of the altar, see Exo 27:2 note. The altar to which Adonijah fled was probably in the “tabernacle”…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Adonijah feared - He knew he had usurped the kingdom, and had not his father's consent; and, as he finds now that…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Kings 1:41-53
We have here,
I. The tidings of Solomon's inauguration brought to Adonijah and his party, in the midst of their jollity:…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
caught hold on the horns of the altar In his terror Adonijah takes sanctuary, apparently at the altar which had been…
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