Graphic Bible · Scene 14 of 23

The established older Joab clutches the altar horns beside the tent of Yahweh. Keep Adonijah absent.
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1 Kings 2:28-29

Joab takes refuge at the altar

The Kingdom Is Established · 1 Kings 2

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28And the report came to Joab, for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he had not turned after Absalom. So Joab fled to the tent of Yahweh and took hold of the horns of the altar.

29And it was reported to King Solomon that Joab had fled to the tent of Yahweh, and behold, he was beside the altar. So Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, strike him down.”

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