1 Kings 2:28
1 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“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
What Does 1 Kings 2:28 Mean?
1 Kings 2:28 is found in the book of 1 Kings, chapter 2, verse 28 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (17)
These passages are connected to 1 Kings 2:28 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Hebrews 6:18“That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:”1 Kings 1:50“And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.”Genesis 9:6“Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.”Exodus 21:14“But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.”1 Kings 1:7“And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.”2 Samuel 18:2“And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.”1 Kings 19:2“Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.”Exodus 27:2“And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.”Numbers 35:31“Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.”Deuteronomy 19:12“Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.”Deuteronomy 32:35“To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.”2 Samuel 2:13“And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.”2 Samuel 17:25“And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man’s son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother.”2 Samuel 18:14“Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.”1 Kings 2:6“Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.”2 Kings 11:8“And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in.”Ezekiel 43:15“So the altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar and upward shall be four horns.”
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