1 Kings 1:49

“And all the guests that [were] with Adonijah [were] afraid, etc.] Though many of them were military men, the general of the army, and the captains thereof, (<110119>1 Kings 1:19,25); yet they were struck with a panic, their courage failed them, they had no spirit left in them, their hearts became as weak as water; had they exerted themselves according to their character, betaken themselves to arms, and put themselves at the head of their troops in favour of Adonijah, it would have given Solomon and his friends a great deal of trouble; no doubt this panic was of God: and rose up, and went every man his way; or to his house, as the Arabic version; on hearing what Jonathan reported, they…”

“Pro 28:1; Isa 21:4, Isa 21:5; Dan 5:4-6 3 Kings (1 Kings) 1:50”

“The news spread terror. All the guests of Adonijah fled, every man his way. Adonijah himself sought refuge from Solomon at the horns of the altar. The altar was regarded from time immemorial and among all nations as a place of refuge for criminals deserving of death; but, according to Exo 21:14, in Israel it was only allowed to afford protection in cases of unintentional slaying, and for these special cities of refuge were afterwards provided (Num 35). In the horns of the altar, as symbols of power and strength, there was concentrated the true significance of the altar as a divine place, from which there emanated both life and health (see at Exo 27:19). By grasping the horns of the altar the…”