2 Samuel 14:25-27
Legacy Standard Bible
25 Now in all Israel 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 defect in him. 26 When he (B)shaved the hair of his head (and it was at the end of every year that he shaved it, for it was heavy on him so he shaved it), he weighed the hair of his head at [a]200 shekels by the king’s weight. 27 (C)And 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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- 2 Samuel 14:26 Approx. 5 lb. or 2.2 kg, a shekel was approx. 0.4 oz. or 11 gm
2 Samuel 14:25-27
Evangelical Heritage Version
25 There was not a man in all Israel as handsome as Absalom and so greatly praised. From the sole of his foot to the top of his head there was not a blemish on him. 26 When he shaved the hair on his head (periodically he cut it off because it became too heavy for him), the hair weighed five pounds.[a]
27 Three sons and one daughter were born to Absalom. The daughter’s name was Tamar. She was an attractive woman.
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- 2 Samuel 14:26 Hebrew two hundred shekels by the royal standard
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