25 Now in all Israel there was no one as handsome as Absalom, so highly praised; (A)from the sole of his foot to the top of his head there was no impairment in him. 26 And when he (B)cut the hair of his head (and it was at the end of every year that he cut it, because it was heavy on him, so he cut it), he weighed the hair of his head at [a]two hundred shekels by the king’s weight. 27 And (C)to Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter whose name was (D)Tamar; she was a woman of beautiful appearance.

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  1. 2 Samuel 14:26 About 4 lb. or 1.8 kg

25 Now in all Israel was no one as handsome as Absalom, so highly praised; (A)from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head there was no defect in him. 26 When he (B)cut the hair of his head (and it was at the end of every year that he cut it, for it was heavy on him so he cut it), he weighed the hair of his head at 200 shekels by the king’s weight. 27 (C)To Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter whose name was (D)Tamar; she was a woman of beautiful appearance.

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25 In all Israel there was not a man so highly praised for his handsome appearance as Absalom. From the top of his head to the sole of his foot there was no blemish in him. 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.

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