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1 Kings 1
⁴⁹ Then all the guests of Adonijah were terrified; and they arose and each went on his way.
⁵⁰ And Adonijah was afraid of Solomon, and he arose, went and took hold of the horns of the altar.
⁵¹ Now it was told Solomon, saying, "Behold, Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon, for behold, he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ’Let King Solomon swear to me today that he will not put his servant to death with the sword.’"
⁵² Solomon said, "If he is a worthy man, not one of his hairs will fall to the ground; but if wickedness is found in him, he will die."
⁵³ So King Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and prostrated himself before King Solomon, and Solomon said to him, "Go to your house."
1 Kings 2
¹ As David’s time to die drew near, he charged Solomon his son, saying,
² "I am going the way of all the earth. Be strong, therefore, and show yourself a man.
³ Keep the charge of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His ordinances, and His testimonies, according to what is written in the Law of Moses, that you may succeed in all that you do and wherever you turn,
⁴ so that the Lord may carry out His promise which He spoke concerning me, saying, ’If your sons are careful of their way, to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, you shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.’
⁵ "Now you also know what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed; he also shed the blood of war in peace. And he put the blood of war on his belt about his waist, and on his sandals on his feet.
⁶ So act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray hair go down to Sheol in peace.