1 Kings 2:28

2:28 When the news reached Joab (for Joab had supported58 Adonijah, although he had not supported Absalom), he59 ran to the tent of the Lord and grabbed hold of the horns of the altar.60

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58	tn Heb “turned after” (also later in this verse).
59	tn Heb “Joab.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
60	sn Grabbed hold of the horns of the altar. The “horns” of the altar were the horn-shaped projections on the four corners of the altar (see Exod 27:2). By going to the holy place and grabbing hold of the horns of the altar, Joab was seeking asylum from Solomon.