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1 Kings 2:27-29
International Children’s Bible
1 Kings 2:27-29
International Children’s Bible
27 So Solomon removed Abiathar from being a priest to the Lord. This happened as the Lord had said it would. He had said this about the priest Eli and his family in Shiloh.
28 When Joab heard about this, he was afraid. He had supported Adonijah, but not Absalom. So Joab ran to the Tent of the Lord and took hold of the corners of the altar.[a] 29 Someone told King Solomon that Joab had run to the Tent of the Lord and was beside the altar. So Solomon ordered Benaiah to go and kill him.
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- 2:28 corners of the altar If a person were innocent of a crime, he could run into the Holy Place. If he held on to the corners of the altar there, he would not be punished. The corners looked like horns.
1 Kings 2:27-29
New International Version
1 Kings 2:27-29
New International Version
27 So Solomon removed Abiathar from the priesthood of the Lord, fulfilling(A) the word the Lord had spoken at Shiloh about the house of Eli.
28 When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah though not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the Lord and took hold of the horns(B) of the altar. 29 King Solomon was told that Joab had fled to the tent of the Lord and was beside the altar.(C) Then Solomon ordered Benaiah(D) son of Jehoiada, “Go, strike him down!”
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