Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 14:25

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25, 26. But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty —This extraordinary popularity arose not only from his high spirit and courtly manners, but from his uncommonly handsome appearance. One distinguishing feature, seemingly an object of great admiration, was a profusion of beautiful hair. Its extraordinary luxuriance compelled him to cut it "at every year's end;" lit., "at times," "from time to time," when it was found to weigh two hundred shekels—equal to one hundred twelve ounces troy; but as "the weight was after the king's shekel," which was less than the common shekel, the rate has been reduced as low as three pounds, two ounces [BOCHART], and even less by others. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-28" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-2sa-14-007

절 (explains)

bible-text/2sa-14-25

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological