1 Re 2:28

28 Ora il grido ne venne fino a Ioab; perciocchè Ioab si era rivolto dietro ad Adonia, benchè non si fosse rivolto dietro ad Absalom. Ed egli si rifuggì nel Tabernacolo del Signore, e impugnò le corna dell’Altare.

1 Re 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 Re 2:28 In-Context

26 Poi il re disse al sacerdote Ebiatar: Vattene in Anatot, alla tua possessione; perciocchè tu hai meritata la morte; ma pure oggi non ti farò morire; perchè tu hai portata l’Arca del Signore Iddio davanti a Davide, mio padre, e perchè tu sei stato afflitto in tutto ciò in che mio padre è stato afflitto.

27 Così Salomone depose Ebiatar, per non esser più sacerdote al Signore; per adempiere la parola del Signore, la quale egli avea detta contro alla casa di Eli, in Silo.

28 Ora il grido ne venne fino a Ioab; perciocchè Ioab si era rivolto dietro ad Adonia, benchè non si fosse rivolto dietro ad Absalom. Ed egli si rifuggì nel Tabernacolo del Signore, e impugnò le corna dell’Altare.

29 E fu rapportato al re Salomone che Ioab si era rifuggito al Tabernacolo del Signore, e ch’egli era appresso dell’Altare. E Salomone mandò Benaia, figliuolo di Ioaida, dicendo: Va’, avventati sopra lui.

30 E Benaia entrò nel Tabernacolo del Signore, e disse a Ioab: Così ha detto il re: Esci fuori. Ma egli rispose: No; anzi morrò quì. E Benaia rapportò la cosa al re, dicendo: Così ha detto Ioab, e così mi ha risposto.