2 Samuel 14:27 Three sons and a daughter were born to Absalom. His daughter's name was Tamar, and she became a beautiful woman.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
Three sons and a daughter were born to Absalom. His daughter's name was Tamar, and she became a beautiful woman.

English Standard Version
There were born to Absalom three sons, and one daughter whose name was Tamar. She was a beautiful woman.

New American Standard Bible
To Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter whose name was Tamar; she was a woman of beautiful appearance.

King James Bible
And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Three sons were born to Absalom, and a daughter named Tamar, who was a beautiful woman.

International Standard Version
Absalom fathered three sons and one daughter, whom he named Tamar. She was a beautiful woman, both in form and appearance.

American Standard Version
And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And there were born to Absalom three sons: and one daughter, whose, name was Thamar, and she was very beautiful.

Darby Bible Translation
And to Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a beautiful countenance.

Young's Literal Translation
And there are born to Absalom three sons, and one daughter, and her name is Tamar; she was a woman of a fair appearance.

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

14:25-27 Nothing is said of Absalom's wisdom and piety. All here said of him is, that he was very handsome. A poor commendation for a man that had nothing else in him valuable. Many a polluted, deformed soul dwells in a fair and comely body. And we read that he had a very fine head of hair. It was a burden to him, but he would not cut it as long as he could bear the weight. That which feeds and gratifies pride, is not complained of, though uneasy. May the Lord grant us the beauty of holiness, and the adorning of a meek and quiet spirit! Only those who fear God are truly happy.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

25, 26. But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty—This extraordinary popularity arose not only from his high spirit and courtly manners, but from his uncommonly handsome appearance. One distinguishing feature, seemingly an object of great admiration, was a profusion of beautiful hair. Its extraordinary luxuriance compelled him to cut it "at every year's end;" lit., "at times," "from time to time," when it was found to weigh two hundred shekels—equal to one hundred twelve ounces troy; but as "the weight was after the king's shekel," which was less than the common shekel, the rate has been reduced as low as three pounds, two ounces [Bochart], and even less by others.