Cross references
2 Samuel 14:26
And when he cut the hair of his head—he shaved it every year because his hair got so heavy—he would weigh it out to be two hundred shekels, according to the royal standard.
- a 200 shekels is approximately 5 pounds or 2.3 kilograms of hair.
2 Samuel 14:26 has 7 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 1 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Ezekiel 44:20 (4 votes) and 2 Samuel 18:9 (3 votes). 4 other verses point back to it. It links with 6 other books, from Genesis 23 to 1 Corinthians 11.
Which verses does 2 Samuel 14:26 point to?
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- Ezekiel 44:204 votes
They must not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but must carefully trim their hair.
- 2 Samuel 18:93 votes
Now Absalom was riding on his mule when he met the servants of David, and as the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak, Absalom’s head was caught fast in the tree. The mule under him kept going, so that he was suspended in midair.
- 1 Corinthians 11:143 votes
Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,
- Genesis 23:162 votes
Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the standard of the merchants.
- Leviticus 19:362 votes
You shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
- Isaiah 3:242 votes
Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of styled hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame.
- Ezekiel 45:9–142 votes
For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Enough, O princes of Israel! Cease your violence and oppression, and do what is just and right. Stop dispossessing My people, declares the Lord GOD.’ You must use honest scales, a just ephah, and a just bath. …
Which verses point to 2 Samuel 14:26?
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