1 Kings 1:51 meaning and explanation
It was reported to Solomon: “Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon, and he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon first swear to me not to put his servant to the sword.’”
1 Kings 1:51, Berean Standard Bible
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These words come near the end of a succession crisis. David is old, and his son Adonijah has staged a feast and claimed the throne without his father's knowledge.
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