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2 Samuel 14:25-27
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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.”
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