14:25 Now in all Israel everyone acknowledged that there was no man as handsome as Absalom. 1 From the sole of his feet to the top of his head he was perfect in appearance. 2 14:26 When he would shave his head – at the end of every year he used to shave his head, for it grew too long 3 and he would shave it – he used to weigh the hair of his head at three pounds 4 according to the king’s weight. 14:27 Absalom had 5 three sons and one daughter, whose name was Tamar. She was a very attractive woman. 6
1 tn Heb “Like Absalom there was not a handsome man in all Israel to boast exceedingly.”
2 tn Heb “there was not in him a blemish.”
3 tn Heb “for it was heavy upon him.”
4 tn Heb “two hundred shekels.” The modern equivalent would be about three pounds (1.4 kg).
5 tn Heb “and there were born.”
6 tc The LXX adds here the following words: “And she became a wife to Rehoboam the son of Solomon and bore to him Abia.”