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2 Samuel 14:26

14:25 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. But: Heb. And as Absalom there was not a beautiful man in all Israel to praise greatly
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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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.

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.

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.

14:27 And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.

What does 2 Samuel 14:26 mean?

2 Samuel 14:26 is a verse in the book of 2 Samuel, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include גָּלַח (gâlach), רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh), יוֹם (yôwm). It connects to 13 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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And
when
he
polledגָּלַחgâlach/gaw-lakh'/H1548properly, to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay waste
his
head,רֹאשׁrôʼsh/roshe/H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
(for
it
was
at
every
year'sיוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
endקֵץqêts/kates/H7093an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after
that
he
polledגָּלַחgâlach/gaw-lakh'/H1548properly, to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay waste
it:
because
the
hair
was
heavyכָּבַדkâbad/kaw-bad'/H3513to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses)
on
him,
therefore
he
polledגָּלַחgâlach/gaw-lakh'/H1548properly, to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay waste
it:)
he
weighedשָׁקַלshâqal/shaw-kal'/H8254to suspend or poise (especially in trade)
the
hairשֵׂעָרsêʻâr/say-awr'/H8181hair (as if tossed or bristling)
of
his
headרֹאשׁrôʼsh/roshe/H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
at
two
hundredמֵאָהmêʼâh/may-aw'/H3967a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
shekelsשֶׁקֶלsheqel/sheh'-kel/H8255probably a weight; used as a commercial standard
after
the
king'sמֶלֶךְmelek/meh'-lek/H4428a king
weight.אֶבֶןʼeben/eh'-ben/H68a stone

Commentary on 2 Samuel 14:26

HENRY_FULL · 2 Samuel 14:26
David having sought first the kingdom of God and the righteousness thereof, settling the ark as soon as he was himself well settled, we are here told how all other things were added to him. Here is an account, I. Of his conquests. He triumphed, 1. Over the Philistines, ver. 1 . 2. Over the Moabites, ver. 2 . 3. Over the king of Zobah, ver. 3, 4 . 4. Over the Syrians, ver. 5-8 , 13 . 5. Over the Edomites, ver. 14 . II. Of the presents that were brought him and the wealth he got from the nations he subdued, which he dedicated to God, ver. 9-12 . III. Of his court, the administration of his government ( ver. 15 ), and his chief officers, ver. 16-18 . This gives us a general idea of the prosperity of David's reign.

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Numbers 24:17

I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth. smite: or, smite through the princes of

Judges 3:29

And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valour; and there escaped not a man. lusty: Heb. fat

Judges 3:30

So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.

1 Samuel 10:27

But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace. held: or, was as though he had been deaf

1 Samuel 14:47

So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them.

2 Samuel 12:31

And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 14:6

And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him. none: Heb. no deliverer between them

2 Samuel 14:12

Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.

2 Kings 1:1

Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

2 Kings 3:4

And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool.

1 Chronicles 18:2

And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.

2 Chronicles 26:8

And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah: and his name spread abroad even to the entering in of Egypt; for he strengthened himself exceedingly. spread: Heb. went

Psalms 60:8

Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me. triumph: or, triumph thou over me: (by an irony)

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And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.

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And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.

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And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:

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And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.

Genesis 5:31

And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.

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What does 2 Samuel 14:26 say?

2 Samuel 14:26 (King James Version) reads: "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."

Is 2 Samuel 14:26 in the Old or New Testament?

2 Samuel 14:26 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of 2 Samuel.

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