24. David told Joab, “I don't want to see my son Absalom. Tell him to stay away from me.” So Absalom went to his own house without seeing his father.
25. No one in all Israel was as handsome and well-built as Absalom.
26. He got his hair cut once a year, and when the hair was weighed, it came to over two kilogrammes.
27. Absalom had three sons. He also had a daughter named Tamar, who grew up to be very beautiful.