2 Samuel 14:25-27

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 

[14:25]  ¹ tn Heb “Like Absalom there was not a handsome man in all Israel to boast exceedingly.”

[14:25]  ² tn Heb “there was not in him a blemish.”

[14:26]  ³ tn Heb “for it was heavy upon him.”

[14:26]  ⁴ tn Heb “two hundred shekels.” The modern equivalent would be about three pounds (1.4 kg).

[14:27]  ⁵ tn Heb “and there were born.”

[14:27]  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.”