1 Kings 1:51

1:51 Solomon was told, “Look, Adonijah fears you; ¹  see, he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘May King Solomon solemnly promise ²  me today that he will not kill his servant with the sword.’”

1 Kings 2:29

2:29 When King Solomon heard ³  that Joab had run to the tent of the Lord and was right there beside the altar, he ordered Benaiah son of Jehoiada, ⁴  “Go, strike him down.”

[1:51]  ¹ tn Heb “King Solomon.” The name and title have been replaced by the pronoun (“you”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[1:51]  ² tn Or “swear an oath to.”

[2:29]  ³ tn Heb “and it was related to King Solomon.”

[2:29]  ⁴ tn Heb “so Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying.”