1 Kings 1:50

Adonijah was afraid of Solomon, so he got up and went to take hold of the horns of the altar.

1 Kings 2:28

The news reached Joab. Since he had supported Adonijah but not Absalom, Joab fled to the Lord’s tabernacle and took hold of the horns of the altar.

Exodus 21:14

If a person schemes and willfully acts against his neighbor to murder him, you must take him from My altar to be put to death.

Exodus 27:2

Make horns for it on its four corners; the horns are to be of one piece. Overlay it with bronze.

Exodus 38:2

He made horns for it on its four corners; the horns were of one piece. Then he overlaid it with bronze.

Psalm 118:27

The Lord is God and has given us light.
Bind the festival sacrifice with cords
to the horns of the altar.

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Summary

And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.

Bible References

Caught

1 Kings 2:28
The news reached Joab. Since he had supported Adonijah but not Absalom, Joab fled to the Lord’s tabernacle and took hold of the horns of the altar.
Exodus 21:14
If a person schemes and willfully acts against his neighbor to murder him, you must take him from My altar to be put to death.
Exodus 38:2
He made horns for it on its four corners; the horns were of one piece. Then he overlaid it with bronze.
Psalm 118:27
The Lord is God and has given us light.
Bind the festival sacrifice with cords
to the horns of the altar.

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