2 Samuel 14:26

Easy To Read Version

At the end of every year, Absalom cut the hair from his head and weighed it. The hair weighed about five pounds. [79]

Cross References

Genesis 23:16

Abraham understood that Ephron was telling him the price of the land. [130] So Abraham paid him for the land. Abraham weighed 10 pounds [131] of silver for Ephron and gave it to the merchant. [132]

2 Samuel 18:9

It happened that Absalom met David’s officers. Absalom jumped on his mule and tried to escape. The mule went under the branches of a large oak tree. The branches were thick, and Absalom’s head got caught in the tree. His mule ran out from under him, so Absalom was hanging above the ground. [105]

Isaiah 3:24

\{Those women now have\} sweet smelling perfume, but \{at that time, their perfume will become\} moldy and rotten. \{Now they wear\} belts. But \{at that time, they will have only\} ropes to wear. Now they have their hair fixed fancy ways. But \{at that time\}, their heads will be shaved—they will have no hair. {\cf2\super [37]} \{Now they have\} party dresses. \{But at that time, they will have\} only clothes to show sadness. They have beauty marks on their faces now. \{But at that time, they will have another mark.\} It will be a mark burned into their skin.

Ezekiel 44:20

“These priests won’t shave their heads or let their hair grow long. \{This would show they are sad, and the priests must be happy about serving the Lord.\} The priests may only trim the hair of their heads.

Leviticus 19:36

Your baskets should be the right size. Your jars should hold the right amount of liquids. Your weights and balances should weigh things correctly. I am the Lord your God! I brought you out from the land of Egypt!

1 Corinthians 11:14

Even nature itself teaches you that wearing long hair is shameful for a man.