Study it in the app“And the news came to Joab — for Joab had inclined toward Adonijah, though toward Absalom he had not inclined — and Joab fled to the tent of YHWH and held fast to the horns of the altar.”
And the newsוְהַשְּׁמֻעָהcameבָּאָהtoעַדJoabיוֹאָב— forכִּיJoabיוֹאָבhad inclinedנָטָהtowardאַחֲרֵיAdonijah,אֲדֹנִיָּהthough towardוְאַחֲרֵיAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹםhe had notלֹאinclined —נָטָהand Joabוַ יוֹאָבfledיָּנָסtoאֶלthe tentאֹהֶלof YHWHיְהוָהand held fastוַיַּחֲזֵקto the hornsבְּקַרְנוֹתof the altar.הַמִּזְבֵּחַ
report, news
Report, news: what one hears said.
Where else “shemua” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “baa” appearsJoab
Joab: the name of several men; the best known is the son of Zeruiah and nephew of David, commander of his army (2 Samuel 2:13). It means "YHWH is father."
Where else “yoav” appearsincline
To turn the ear or the heart toward someone or something.
Where else “nata” appearsAdonijah
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 “adoniya” appearsAbsalom
Absalom: third son of David, born of Maacah; he rebelled against his father (2 Samuel 13–18). The name, also written in a longer form (Abishalom), means "father of peace"; it is borne also by the father of Maacah, Rehoboam's wife.
Where else “avshalom” appearsflee
To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.
Where else “yanas” appearstabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ohel” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsseize
To take hold of something or someone and not let go.
Where else “yachazek” appearsaltar horn
The horns of the altar.
Where else “karnot” appearsaltar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appears27So Solomon expelled Abiathar from being priest to YHWH, to fulfill the word of YHWH that he had spoken concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
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29And it was told to King Solomon that Joab had fled to the tent of YHWH, and there he was beside the altar. And Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, fall upon him.”
