²⁵ As far as Absalom, there was not a more handsome man in all of Israel to admire so much; from the sole of his foot up to his crown, there was no physical defect on him. ²⁶ When he shaved his head, it would happen every year,^[a] which he did because it was heavy on him, he would shave it off and weigh the hair of his head: two hundred shekels by the king’s weight.^{[b] 27} Three sons were born to Absalom and one daughter, whose name was Tamar. She was a woman beautiful of appearance.