Bible Verses About Altars: Protection afforded by

and Adonijah feareth because of Solomon, and riseth, and goeth, and layeth hold on the horns of the altar.

And it is declared to Solomon, saying, `Lo, Adonijah feareth king Solomon, and lo, he hath laid hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear to me as to-day--he doth not put to death his servant by the sword.'