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.