⁵⁰ Now Adonijah was afraid of Solomon; so he arose, and went and ^(A)took hold of the horns of the altar.

⁵¹ And it was told Solomon, saying, “Indeed Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon; for look, he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me today that he will not put his servant to death with the sword.’ ”