2 Samuel 14:25-27
New Living Translation
Absalom Reconciled to David
25 Now Absalom was praised as the most handsome man in all Israel. He was flawless from head to foot. 26 He cut his hair only once a year, and then only because it was so heavy. When he weighed it out, it came to five pounds![a] 27 He had three sons and one daughter. His daughter’s name was Tamar, and she was very beautiful.
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- 14:26 Hebrew 200 shekels [2.3 kilograms] by the royal standard.
2 Samuel 14:25-27
International Standard Version
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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- 2 Samuel 14:26 Lit. grew heavy on him
- 2 Samuel 14:26 I.e. about five pounds at 0.4 shekels per ounce
- 2 Samuel 14:26 Lit. the king’s weight
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