26 And when he polled his head, (for at every year’s end he polled it: because it was too heavy for him, therefore he polled it) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred [a]shekels by the king’s weight.

27 And Absalom had three sons, and one daughter named Tamar, which was a fair woman to look upon.

28 ¶ So Absalom dwelt the space of two years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king’s face.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 14:26 Which weighed 6 pounds 4 ounces after half an ounce the shekel.

26 Cuando se cortaba el cabello (lo cual hacía al fin de cada año, pues le causaba molestia, y por eso se lo cortaba), pesaba el cabello de su cabeza doscientos siclos de peso real. 27 Y le nacieron a Absalón tres hijos, y una hija que se llamó Tamar, la cual era mujer de hermoso semblante.

28 Y estuvo Absalón por espacio de dos años en Jerusalén, y no vio el rostro del rey.

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26 And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year's end that he polled it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king's weight.

27 And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.

28 So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king's face.

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