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Selected Verse: 2 Samuel 14:26 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 2Sa 14:26 |
King James |
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. |
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| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Two hundred shekels ... - The exact weight cannot be determined. If these "shekels after the king's weight" were the same as "shekels of the sanctuary," the weight would be about 6 lbs., which is incredible; "twenty" shekels is more probable. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Weighed - Others understand this not of the weight, but of the price of his hair. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| When he polled his head - Not at any particular period, but when the hair became too heavy for him. On this account of the extraordinary weight of Absalom's hair, see the observations at the end of this chapter, Sa2 14:30 (note). |
30 Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom's servants set the field on fire.