Question: What possession of Absalom weighed approximately two hundred shekels or six and two-thirds pounds?
Answer: His hair. (II Samuel 14:26)
Comments: Absalom was the third son of King David (with Maacah). He was considered the best looking man in all of Israel. To support this claim, II Samuel notes the massive quantity of his hair (II Samuel 14:25-26).
When he cut the hair of his head (and it was at the end of every year that he cut it, for it was heavy on him so he cut it), he weighed the hair of his head at 200 shekels by the king's weight. (II Samuel 14:26, NASB)
Absalom's beautiful head of hair would ultimately lead to his undoing. (II Samuel 18:9)
Today, there is a product, made in New Zealnad, called "Absalom Hair Growth Enhancer Treatment" (pictured). This item was originally marketed as "Herbal Bliss".
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