1 Kings 1:7

1:7 He collaborated ¹  with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they supported ²  him. ³ 

1 Kings 1:18

1:18 But now, look, Adonijah has become king! But you, ⁴  my master the king, are not even aware of it! ⁵ 

1 Kings 2:28

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 

[1:7]  ¹ tn Heb “his words were.”

[1:7]  ² tn Heb “helped after” (i.e., stood by).

[1:7]  ³ tn Heb “Adonijah.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[1:18]  ⁴ tc Instead of עַתָּה (’attah, “now”) many Hebrew mss, along with the Old Greek, Syriac Peshitta, and Latin Vulgate, have the similar sounding independent pronoun אַתָּה (’attah, “you”). This reading is followed in the present translation.

[1:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “you do not know [about it].”

[2:28]  ⁷ tn Heb “turned after” (also later in this verse).

[2:28]  ⁸ tn Heb “Joab.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[2:28]  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.