26 And when he cut the hair of his head (for at the end of every year he used to cut it; when it was heavy on him, he (A)cut it), he weighed the hair of his head, two hundred shekels[a] by the king's weight. 27 There were born (B)to Absalom three sons, and one daughter whose name was Tamar. She was a beautiful woman.

28 So Absalom lived two full years in Jerusalem, without coming into the king's presence.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 14:26 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams

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