1 Reyes 2:28

28 Joab no se había unido anteriormente a la rebelión de Absalón, pero sí se había sumado a la rebelión de Adonías. Así que, al enterarse de la muerte de Adonías, corrió a la carpa sagrada del Señor
y se agarró de 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 Luego el rey dijo al sacerdote Abiatar: «Regresa a tu casa, en Anatot. Mereces morir, pero no voy a matarte ahora porque tú cargaste el arca del Señor
Soberano para David, mi padre, y estuviste con él en todas sus dificultades».

27 De ese modo Salomón expulsó a Abiatar del cargo de sacerdote del Señor
, y así se cumplió la profecía que el Señor
había dado en Silo acerca de los descendientes de Elí.

28 Joab no se había unido anteriormente a la rebelión de Absalón, pero sí se había sumado a la rebelión de Adonías. Así que, al enterarse de la muerte de Adonías, corrió a la carpa sagrada del Señor
y se agarró de los cuernos del altar.

29 Cuando se lo informaron al rey, Salomón mandó a Benaía, hijo de Joiada, a ejecutarlo.

30 Benaía fue a la carpa sagrada del Señor
y le dijo a Joab:
—¡El rey te ordena que salgas!
Pero Joab respondió:
—No, aquí moriré.
Entonces Benaía regresó a ver al rey y le informó lo que Joab había dicho.