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2 Samuel 14:26

King James Version (KJV)

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2 Samuel 14:26

Verse 26 of 33

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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.

2 Samuel 14:26 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Samuel 14:26

Theological / Devotional

Two hundred shekels. According to the normal weight of the shekel this would be 2.28 kg., or about 5 lb. This seems to be an excessive weight of hair. Perhaps the weight of a royal shekel was different from the ordinary shekel.

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