KJV
ASV
26. 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.
ESV
26. 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.
ERVEN
26. At the end of every year, Absalom cut the hair from his head and weighed it. The hair weighed about five pounds.
NLT
26. He cut his hair only once a year, and then only because it was so heavy. When he weighed it out, it came to five pounds!
WEB
26. When he cut the hair of his head (now it was at every year's 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 king's weight.
NET
26. 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.
NLV
26. At the end of every year he would cut the hair from his head, for it was heavy on him. When he cut it, he weighed the hair of his head. It weighed as much as 200 pieces of silver, by the king's weight.
HCSB
26. 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.
YLT
26. 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.
LITV
26. And when he sheared his head (for it was at the end of days of days that he sheared it, because the hair was heavy on him, and he sheared it ), he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels by the king's weight.
RV
26. And when he polled his head, (now it was at every year-s end that he polled it: because {cf15i 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.
NCV
26. At the end of every year, Absalom would cut his hair, because it became too heavy. When he weighed it, it would weigh about five pounds by the royal measure.
MKJV
26. And when he sheared his head (for it was at every year's end that he sheared it, because it was heavy on him. And he sheared it), and he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels, according to the king's weight.
AKJV
26. 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.
LXXEN
26. And when he polled his head, (and it was [Gr. from the beginning of days to days; Hebraism] at the beginning of every year that he polled it, because it grew, heavy upon him,) even when he polled it, he weighed the hair of his head, two hundred shekels according to the royal shekel.
KJV
26. 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.
AMP
26. 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.
KJVP
26. And when he polled H1548 his head H7218 CMS-3MS , (for it was H1961 W-VQQ3MS at every year\'s end H7093 M-CMS that H834 RPRO he polled H1548 [ it ] : because H3588 CONJ [ the ] [ hair ] was heavy H3513 on H5921 PREP-3MS him , therefore he polled H1548 it : ) he weighed H8254 the hair H8181 of his head H7218 CMS-3MS at two hundred H3967 MFD shekels H8255 after the king H4428 \'s weight H68 .
YLT
26. 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.
ASV
26. 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.
WEB
26. When he cut the hair of his head (now it was at every year's 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 king's weight.
NASB
26. 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.
ESV
26. 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.
RV
26. And when he polled his head, (now it was at every year-s end that he polled it: because {cf15i 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.
RSV
26. 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.
NKJV
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.
MKJV
26. And when he sheared his head (for it was at every year's end that he sheared it, because it was heavy on him. And he sheared it), and he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels, according to the king's weight.
AKJV
26. 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.
NRSV
26. 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.
NIV
26. 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.
NIRV
26. 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.
NLT
26. He cut his hair only once a year, and then only because it was so heavy. When he weighed it out, it came to five pounds!
MSG
26. When he cut his hair--he always cut it short in the spring because it had grown so heavy--the weight of the hair from his head was over two pounds!
GNB
26. 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.
NET
26. 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.
ERVEN
26. At the end of every year, Absalom cut the hair from his head and weighed it. The hair weighed about five pounds.