translation_id: net-engnet

label: NET study note

text: The phrase the city of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7 .


text: Grabbed hold of the horns of the altar. The “horns” of the altar were the horn-shaped projections on the four corners of the altar (see Exod 27:2 ). By going to the holy place and grabbing hold of the horns of the altar, Joab was seeking asylum from Solomon.