23 So Joab arose ^aand went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.  ‡

24 And the king said, “Let him return to his own house, but ^ado not let him see my face.” So Absalom returned to his own house, but did not see the king’s face.  ‡

26 And when he cut the hair of his head—at the end of every year he cut it because it was heavy on him—when he cut it, he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels according to the king’s standard.

27 ^aTo Absalom were born three sons, and one daughter whose name was Tamar. She was a woman of beautiful appearance.  ‡