And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me to day that he will not slay his servant with the sword.
Ver. 51. Hath caught hold on the horns.] Hither fled malefactors, as to a place of security, Exo 21:14 though there was no law for it.