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25 Now in all Israel everyone acknowledged that there was no man as handsome as Absalom.[a] From the soles of his feet to the top of his head he was perfect in appearance.[b] 26 When he would shave his head—at the end of every year he used to shave his head, for it grew too long[c] and he would shave it—he used to weigh the hair of his head at three pounds[d] according to the king’s weight. 27 Absalom had[e] three sons and one daughter, whose name was Tamar. She was a very attractive woman.[f]

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  1. 2 Samuel 14:25 tn Heb “Like Absalom there was not a handsome man in all Israel to boast exceedingly.”
  2. 2 Samuel 14:25 tn Heb “there was not in him a blemish.”
  3. 2 Samuel 14:26 tn Heb “for it was heavy upon him.”
  4. 2 Samuel 14:26 tn Heb “two hundred shekels.” The modern equivalent would be about three pounds (1.4 kg).
  5. 2 Samuel 14:27 tn Heb “and there were born.”
  6. 2 Samuel 14:27 tc The LXX adds here the following words: “And she became a wife to Rehoboam the son of Solomon and bore to him Abia.”

David’s Son Absalom

25 Now throughout all of Israel no one was as handsome as Absalom or so highly praised, from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head there wasn’t a single thing wrong about him. 26 Whenever he cut his hair —he cut it at the end of every year, because it grew thick on his head,[a] which is why he cut it—his hair weighed in at 200 shekels[b] measured by the royal standard.[c] 27 Absalom fathered three sons and one daughter, whom he named Tamar. She was a beautiful woman, both in form and appearance.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 14:26 Lit. grew heavy on him
  2. 2 Samuel 14:26 I.e. about five pounds at 0.4 shekels per ounce
  3. 2 Samuel 14:26 Lit. the king’s weight