26 And when he (A)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 (B)to Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter whose name was (C)Tamar; she was a woman of beautiful appearance.

28 Now Absalom lived two full years in Jerusalem, (D)yet he did not see the king’s face.

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  1. 2 Samuel 14:26 About 4 lb. or 1.8 kg

26 Whenever he cut the hair of his head(A)—he used to cut his hair once a year because it became too heavy for him—he would weigh it, and its weight was two hundred shekels[a] by the royal standard.

27 Three sons(B) and a daughter were born to Absalom. His daughter’s name was Tamar,(C) and she became a beautiful woman.

28 Absalom lived two years in Jerusalem without seeing the king’s face.

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  1. 2 Samuel 14:26 That is, about 5 pounds or about 2.3 kilograms