2 Samuel 14:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year’s end that he polled it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king’s weight.”
2 Samuel 14:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 14:26 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 14:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When he cut the hair of his head (now it was at every year’s end that he cut it; because it was heavy on him, therefore he cut it), he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels, after the king’s weight.”
2 Samuel 14:26 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 14:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And when he cut the hair of his head (now it was at every year’s end that he cut it; because it was heavy on him, therefore he cut it); he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels, after the king’s weight. ”
2 Samuel 14:26 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 14:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and in his polling his head--and it hath been at the end of year by year that he polleth <FI>it<Fi> , for it <FI>is<Fi> heavy on him, and he hath polled it--he hath even weighed out the hair of his head--two hundred shekels by the king's weight.”
2 Samuel 14:26 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 14:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And when he shaved his head (for it was at every year's end that he shaved it, because it was heavy on him, therefore he shaved it), he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king's weight. ”
2 Samuel 14:26 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 14:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when he polled his head, (for at euery yeeres ende he polled it: because it was too heauie for him, therefore he polled it) he weyghed the heare of his head at two hundreth shekels by the Kings weight.”
2 Samuel 14:26 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 14:26 in Context — 2 Samuel 14
24 And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king’s face.
25 But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.
26 And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year’s end that he polled it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king’s weight.
27 And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.
28 So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king’s face.
What Does 2 Samuel 14:26 Mean?
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