24. The king said, “Let him go over to his house, and he may not see my face.” So Absalom went over to his house, and did not see the face of the king.
25. As far as Absalom, there was not a more handsome man in all of Israel to admire so much; from the sole of his foot up to his crown, there was no physical defect on him.
26. When he shaved his head, it would happen every year, which he did because it was heavy on him, he would shave it off and weigh the hair of his head: two hundred shekels by the king’s weight.
27. Three sons were born to Absalom and one daughter, whose name was Tamar. She was a woman beautiful of appearance.
28. Absalom lived in Jerusalem two full years, but he did not see the face of the king.