2 Samuel 14:26-28
Amplified Bible
26 When he cut the hair of his head (for at the end of each year he cut it, because its weight was heavy on him) he weighed the hair of his head at [a]200 shekels by the king’s weight. 27 To Absalom were born three sons and one daughter whose name was [b]Tamar; she was a beautiful woman.
28 Absalom lived two full years in Jerusalem, without seeing the king’s face.
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- 2 Samuel 14:26 I.e. about 4 lbs.
- 2 Samuel 14:27 Absalom named his daughter after his sister.
2 Samuel 14:26-28
New International Version
26 Whenever he cut the hair of his head(A)—he used to cut his hair once a year because it became too heavy for him—he would weigh it, and its weight was two hundred shekels[a] by the royal standard.
27 Three sons(B) and a daughter were born to Absalom. His daughter’s name was Tamar,(C) and she became a beautiful woman.
28 Absalom lived two years in Jerusalem without seeing the king’s face.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 14:26 That is, about 5 pounds or about 2.3 kilograms
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