Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Adonijah also, feared because of Solomon, - and rose and went, and caught hold of the horns of the altar.
New American Standard Bible
And Adonijah was afraid of Solomon, and he arose, went and
King James Version
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
Holman Bible
Adonijah was afraid of Solomon, so he got up and went to take hold of the horns of the altar.
International Standard Version
Afraid of Solomon, Adonijah also jumped up and headed straight for the horns of the altar.
A Conservative Version
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon. And he arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
American Standard Version
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
Amplified
And Adonijah feared Solomon, and he got up and went [to the tabernacle on Mt. Zion] and took hold of the horns of the altar [seeking asylum].
Bible in Basic English
And Adonijah himself was full of fear because of Solomon; and he got up and went to the altar, and put his hands on its horns.
Darby Translation
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose and went and caught hold of the horns of the altar.
Julia Smith Translation
And Adonijah will, be afraid of the face of Solomon, and he will rise and go, and lay hold upon the horns of the altar.
King James 2000
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold of the horns of the altar.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Adonijah was afraid because of Solomon, and he got up and went and grasped the horns of the altar.
Modern King James verseion
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose and went and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Adonijah, fearing Solomon, arose and went and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
NET Bible
Adonijah feared Solomon, so he got up and went and grabbed hold of the horns of the altar.
New Heart English Bible
Adonijah feared because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
Webster
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
World English Bible
Adonijah feared because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
Youngs Literal Translation
and Adonijah feareth because of Solomon, and riseth, and goeth, and layeth hold on the horns of the altar.
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 1:50
Verse Info
Context Readings
Adonijah's Response To The Coronation Of Solomon
49 Then trembled and rose up, all Adonijah's guests, - and departed, every man his own way. 50 Adonijah also, feared because of Solomon, - and rose and went, and caught hold of the horns of the altar. 51 And it was told Solomon, saying, Lo! Adonijah, feareth King Solomon, - lo! therefore, he hath laid hold of the horns of the altar, saying, Let King Solomon swear unto me at once that he will not put his servant to death with the sword.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Kings 2:28
And, the report, came unto Joab, for, Joab, had inclined after Adonijah, although, after Solomon, he had not inclined, - so then Joab fled into the Tent of Yahweh, and laid hold of the horns of the altar.
Exodus 21:14
But, when a man shall act presumptuously against his neighbour to slay him with guile, from mine altar, shalt thou take him to die.
Exodus 27:2
And thou shalt make its horns upon its four corners, of the same, shall be its horns, - and thou shalt overlay it with copper.
Exodus 38:2
And he made the horns thereof, upon the four corners thereof, of the same, were the horns thereof, - and he overlaid it with bronze.
Psalm 118:27
Yahweh is GOD, and hath shed on us light, - Bind ye the festal sacrifice with cords, Up to the horns of the altar.