⁷ He conspired^[a] with Joab son of Zeruiah^(A) and with the priest Abiathar.^(B) They supported^(C) Adonijah,

Joab’s Execution

²⁸ The news reached Joab. Since he had supported Adonijah^(A) but not Absalom,^(B) Joab fled to the Lord’s tabernacle and took hold of the horns of the altar.^(C)