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

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  1. 2 Samuel 14:26 I.e. about 4 lbs.
  2. 2 Samuel 14:27 Absalom named his daughter after his sister.

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