1 Reyes 2:28

28 Cuando las noticias llegaron a Joab (porque Joab había seguido a Adonías, aunque no había seguido a Absalón), Joab huyó a la tienda del SEÑOR y se asió a los cuernos del altar.

1 Reyes 2:28 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 2:28

Then tidings came to Joab
Of the death of Adonijah, and the deposition of Abiathar:

for Joab had turned after Adonijah;
publicly appeared at his feast, when he was saluted king by him, and others, and privately gave him advice in the affair of Abishag:

though he turned not after Absalom;
did not join with him in his rebellion, but faithfully adhered to David; and yet both in his lifetime, and after his death, acted the traitorous part in favour of Adonijah: Ben Gersom gives these words a different sense, as if he was blameworthy in both cases; that he turned after Adonijah to make him king, without consulting David, and having his consent; and he did not turn after Absalom, to deliver him from death, as David commanded him; but the former sense is best:

and Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the Lord;
which was at Gibeon, see ( 2 Chronicles 1:3 ) ; it was four miles from Jerusalem to the north, situated on an hill ^F5; according to Josephus ^F6, it was forty furlongs, or five miles, from it; though Kimchi thinks it was the altar in Jerusalem he fled to, which was before the ark, in the tent David made for it; but that is never called the tabernacle of the Lord, only that of Moses: Joab's fleeing hither showed guilt, and that he was in the conspiracy of Adonijah, and was conscious he deserved to die, and now expected it, since Adonijah was put to death; while he remained reprieved or pardoned, he thought himself safe, but now in danger, and therefore fled for it:

and caught hold of the horns of the altar; (See Gill on 1 Kings 1:50).

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 Bunting's Travels p. 98.
F6 Antiqu. l. 7. c. 11. sect. 7.

1 Reyes 2:28 In-Context

26 Entonces dijo el rey al sacerdote Abiatar: Vete a Anatot, a tu campo, porque mereces morir; pero no te daré muerte en esta ocasión porque llevaste el arca del Señor DIOS delante de mi padre David, y porque fuiste afligido con todas las cosas con que mi padre fue afligido.

27 Así Salomón privó a Abiatar de ser sacerdote del SEÑOR, para que se cumpliera la palabra que el SEÑOR había hablado acerca de la casa de Elí en Silo.

28 Cuando las noticias llegaron a Joab (porque Joab había seguido a Adonías, aunque no había seguido a Absalón), Joab huyó a la tienda del SEÑOR y se asió a los cuernos del altar.

29 Y se le informó al rey Salomón que Joab había huido a la tienda del SEÑOR, y que estaba junto al altar. Entonces Salomón envió a Benaía, hijo de Joiada, diciendo: Ve y arremete contra él.

30 Benaía entró en la tienda del SEÑOR y le dijo: Así ha dicho el rey: "Sal de ahí." Pero él dijo: No, pues moriré aquí. Benaía llevó la respuesta al rey, diciendo: Así habló Joab y así me respondió.