23. Joab then went off to Geshur and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
24. But the king said, “Let him go off to his own house; he shall not appear before me.” So Absalom went off to his house and did not appear before the king.
25. In all Israel there was no man more praised for his beauty than Absalom, flawless from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.
26. When he shaved his head—as 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.
27. Absalom had three sons born to him, besides a daughter named Tamar, who was a beautiful woman.
28. Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years without appearing before the king.
29. Then he sent a message asking Joab to send him to the king, but Joab would not come to him. Although he asked him a second time, Joab would not come.