2 Samuel 14:26 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and in his polling his head -- and it hath been at the end of year by year that he polleth [it], for it [is] heavy on him, and he hath polled it -- he hath even weighed out the hair of his head -- two hundred shekels by the king`s weight.

English ASV

And when he cut the hair of his head (now it was at every years end that he cut it; because it was heavy on him, therefore he cut it); he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels, after the kings weight.

English Amplified

And when he cut the hair of his head, he weighed it--for at each year's end he cut it, because its weight was a burden to him--and it weighed 200 shekels by the king's weight.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And when he cut the hair of his head, he weighed it–for at each year's end he cut it, because its weight was a burden to him–and it weighed 200 shekels by the king's weight.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

And when he cut the hair of his head—he shaved it every year because his hair got so heavy—he would weigh it out to be two hundred shekels, according to the royal standard.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

When he shaved his head — he shaved it at the end of every year because his hair got so heavy for him that he had to shave it off — he would weigh the hair from his head and it would be five pounds according to the royal standard.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And when he shaved his head (for it was at every year's end that he shaved it, because it was heavy on him, therefore he shaved it), he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king's weight.

English EASY 2024

Once every year he cut his hair because it became too heavy. Each time, the hair that he cut off weighed about 2 kilograms.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

At the end of every year, Absalom cut the hair from his head and weighed it. The hair weighed about five pounds.

And when he cut the hair of his head (for at the end of every year he used to cut it; when it was heavy on him, he cut it), he weighed the hair of his head, two hundred shekels by the king's weight.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

His hair was very thick, and he had to cut it once a year, when it grew too long and heavy. It would weigh about five pounds according to the royal standard of weights.

English God's Word - GW 1995

At the end of every year, he used to cut his hair because it became heavy for him. When he cut the hair on his head and weighed it, it weighed five pounds according to the royal standard.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

When he shaved his head-- he shaved [it] every year because [his hair] got so heavy for him that he had to shave it off-- he would weigh the hair from his head and it would be five pounds according to the royal standard.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

When he shaved the hair of his head (and it was at the end of every year that he shaved it, for it was heavy on him so he shaved it), he weighed the hair of his head at 200 shekels by the king’s weight.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

When he cut the hair of his head (and at the end of every year he cut it, for it was heavy on him), he weighed the hair from his head at two hundred shekels, according to the king’s standard.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

When he shaved his head-- which he used to do at the end of every year, because his hair became too heavy for him-- the hair weighed two hundred shekels according to the royal standard.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

When he would shave his head — at the end of every year he used to shave his head, for it grew too long and he would shave it — he used to weigh the hair of his head at three pounds according to the king’s weight.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

He used to cut his hair when it became too heavy for him. Then he would weigh it. It weighed five pounds in keeping with the standard weights that were used in the palace.

English NIV

Whenever he cut the hair of his head-he used to cut his hair from time to time when it became too heavy for him-he would weigh it, and its weight was two hundred shekels by the royal standard.

English NKJ 1982

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.

English NLT

He cut his hair only once a year, and then only because it was too heavy to carry around. When he weighed it out, it came to five pounds!

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

When he cut the hair of his head (for at the end of every year he used to cut it; when it was heavy on him, he cut it), he weighed the hair of his head, two hundred shekels by the king's weight.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And when he cut the hair of his head (for at the end of every year he used to cut it; when it was heavy on him, he cut it), he weighed the hair of his head, two hundred shekels by the king's weight.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

He cut his hair only once a year—and then only because it weighed three pounds and was too much of a load to carry around!

English Tyndale 1537

And when he shaved his head (for at every years' end he shaved it because it was heavy on him, and therefore he shaved it) the hair thereof weighed two hundredth sicles weight of the king's weight.