2 Samuel 14:26

Bible in Basic English 1965

And when he had his hair cut, which he did at the end of every year, because of the weight of his hair; the weight of the hair was two hundred shekels by the king's weight.

Cross References

Genesis 23:16

And Abraham took note of the price fixed by Ephron in the hearing of the children of Heth, and gave him four hundred shekels in current money.

2 Samuel 18:9

And Absalom came across some of David's men. And Absalom was seated on his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great tree, and his head became fixed in the tree and he was lifted up between earth and heaven, and the beast under him went on.

Isaiah 3:24

And in the place of sweet spices will be an evil smell, and for a fair band a thick cord; for a well-dressed head there will be the cutting-off of the hair, and for a beautiful robe there will be the clothing of sorrow; the mark of the prisoner in place of the ornaments of the free.

Ezekiel 44:20

They are not to have all the hair cut off their heads, and they are not to let their hair get long, but they are to have the ends of their hair cut.

Leviticus 19:36

Have true scales, true weights and measures for all things: I am the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt;

1 Corinthians 11:14

Does it not seem natural to you that if a man has long hair, it is a cause of shame to him?