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And Adonijahוַאֲדֹנִיָּהוּwas afraidיָרֵאofמִפְּנֵיSolomon,שְׁלֹמֹהand he roseוַיָּקָםand wentוַיֵּלֶךְand held fastוַיַּחֲזֵקto the hornsבְּקַרְנוֹתof the altar.הַמִּזְבֵּחַ
1 Kings 1:50
Study it in the app“And Adonijah was afraid of Solomon, and he rose and went and held fast to the horns of the altar.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 1:50, word by word
- And Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּהוּadoniyahu
Adonijah
Adonijah: the name of several men; the best known is the fourth son of David, who tried to become king instead of Solomon (1 Kings 1). It means "my Lord is YHWH."
Where else “adoniyahu” appears- was afraidיָרֵאyare
fear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “yare” appears- ofפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelomo
Solomon
Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).
Where else “shelomo” appears- and he roseיָּקָםyakam
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakam” appears- and wentיֵּלֶךְyelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelech” appears- and held fastיַּחֲזֵקyachazek
seize
To take hold of something or someone and not let go.
Where else “yachazek” appears- to the hornsקַרְנוֹתkarnot
altar horn
The horns of the altar.
Where else “karnot” appears- of the altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appears
Translation note
The “horns” of the altar were the points of its four corners (Exodus 27:2). Whoever took hold of them was asking not to be killed (Exodus 21:14).
The context
49And all the guests of Adonijah trembled and rose up and went each on his way.
50 · This verse (above)
51And it was told to Solomon, saying, “Look, Adonijah fears King Solomon; and look, he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me today that he will not put to death his servant with the sword.’”