2:28 When the news reached Joab (for Joab had supported 6 Adonijah, although he had not supported Absalom), he 7 ran to the tent of the Lord and grabbed hold of the horns of the altar. 8
1 tn Heb “his words were.”
2 tn Heb “helped after” (i.e., stood by).
3 tn Heb “Adonijah.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
4 tc Instead of עַתָּה (’attah, “now”) many Hebrew
5 tn Heb “you do not know [about it].”
7 tn Heb “turned after” (also later in this verse).
8 tn Heb “Joab.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
9 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, Joab was seeking asylum from Solomon.