Tidings came to Joab, concerning Adonijah's death, and Abiathar's deposition. The tabernacle of the Lord then was at Gibeon, 1 Kings 3:4, compared with 2 Chronicles 1:3,5. Caught hold on the horns of the altar; of which see before, 1 Kings 1:50.
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1 Kings 2:28
28 Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.