"And it was told King Solomon, 'Joab has fled to the tent of the LORD and is now beside the altar.' Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, 'Go, fall upon him.'" — Solomon sends Benaiah with an execution order: *lekh redefehu* (go, strike him down). The *tent of the LORD* offers no safety; Solomon's determination to execute Joab overrides the sanctuary law that previously protected Adonijah and would seem to protect Joab as well.

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