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26 Once every year he cut his hair because it became too heavy. Each time, the hair that he cut off weighed about 2 kilograms.

27 Absalom had three sons and one daughter. Her name was Tamar. She was a very beautiful woman.

28 Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years, but he never saw the king.

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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.

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  1. 2 Samuel 14:26 That is, about 5 pounds or about 2.3 kilograms