1 Kings 2:28-29

2:28 When the news reached Joab (for Joab had supported ¹  Adonijah, although he had not supported Absalom), he ²  ran to the tent of the Lord and grabbed hold of the horns of the altar. ³  2:29 When King Solomon heard ⁴  that Joab had run to the tent of the Lord and was right there beside the altar, he ordered Benaiah son of Jehoiada, ⁵  “Go, strike him down.”

[2:28]  ¹ tn Heb “turned after” (also later in this verse).

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 The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[2:28]  ³ 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.

[2:29]  ⁴ tn Heb “and it was related to King Solomon.”

[2:29]  ⁵ tn Heb “so Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying.”