2 Samuel 14:26
“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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And when he polled his head,.... Or cut off the hair of it; for that was one thing, a good head of hair which he had,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Two hundred shekels ... - The exact weight cannot be determined. If these “shekels after the king’s weight” were the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
When he polled his head - Not at any particular period, but when the hair became too heavy for him. On this account of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Samuel 14:21-27
Observe here, I. Orders given for the bringing back of Absalom. The errand on which the woman came to David was so…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–19212 Samuel 14:26-27
Absalom's person and family
26. polled From poll, the head, comes the verb to poll, to cut the hair.
two hundred shekels…
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