11:14 The Lord brought 2 against Solomon an enemy, Hadad the Edomite, a descendant of the Edomite king.
1 sn Grabbed hold of the horns of the altar. The “horns” of the altar were the horn-shaped projections on the four corners of the altar (see Exod 27:2). By going to the holy place and grabbing hold of the horns of the altar, Adonijah was seeking asylum from Solomon.
2 tn Or “raised up.”