1 Kings 2:28

“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.”

"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." - 1 Kings 2:28
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What does 1 Kings 2:28 mean?

1 Kings 2:28 in the King James Version reads, "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." This verse is part of a larger narrative…

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Catching Hold of Grace: Lessons from Joab's Flight to the Altar

In 1 Kings 2:28, we find a dramatic scene that narrates not only Joab's desperate circumstances but also unveils deep spiritual truths. The verse reads: "Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the…

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A Prayer for Refuge and Redemption: Holding Fast to God's Mercy

Heavenly Father, As I come before You, I am reminded of the profound moment recorded in 1 Kings 2:28, where news reached Joab that he had turned aside toward Adonijah, forsaking the allegiance he once considered to be noble. In his moment of despair and fear, he fled to the…

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1 Kings 2:28 - "¶ 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."
2 Kings 23:28 - "Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
1 Kings 6:28 - "And he overlaid the cherubims with gold."
2 Chronicles 28:2 - "For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim."
2 Kings 10:28 - "Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel."
2 Kings 25:28 - "And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;"
1 Kings 21:28 - "And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,"
2 Chronicles 28:16 - "¶ At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him."
1 Kings 1:28 - "¶ Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath-sheba. And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king."
1 Kings 7:28 - "And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges:"
"And he overlaid the cherubims with gold." - 1 Kings 6:28
1 Kings 2:8 - "And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword."
2 Kings 18:28 - "Then Rabshakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and spake, saying, Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria:"
1 Kings 15:28 - "Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead."
1 Kings 9:28 - "And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon."
2 Kings 8:28 - "¶ And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramoth-gilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram."
1 Kings 10:28 - "¶ And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price."
2 Kings 4:28 - "Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?"
2 Kings 9:28 - "And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David."
1 Kings 14:28 - "And it was so, when the king went into the house of the LORD, that the guard bare them, and brought them back into the guard chamber."
"Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel." - 2 Kings 10:28
2 Chronicles 28:26 - "¶ Now the rest of his acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel."
1 Kings 16:28 - "So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead."
1 Kings 3:28 - "And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment."
2 Kings 14:28 - "¶ Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, which belonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
"And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying," - 1 Kings 21:28
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2 Kings 15:28 - "And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin."