§ 02 · King James Bible

2 Samuel 14:26

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.

Simple English

And when he cut his hair (for he did this every year: because his hair was very heavy, so he cut it:), he weighed the hair and it totaled 200 shekels according to the king's measuring system.

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