...of the second book of Samuel we read "In all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty : from the sole of his foot even to...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 " (about forty...

...the year B. c. 1027, we also find that Absalom, the king's son, wore his hair very long ; and that "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...

...gives this testimony : ' In all Israel there was none to be so much praised for his beauty as Absalom. From the sole of his foot, even to the crown of his head, there was no blemish in him.' He was also bold, enterprising, and eloquent. He possessed, in an extraordinary degree, those accomplishments...

...manhood. Like the beautiful and rebellious Hebrew prince of the same age, ' from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head, there was no blemish in him.' Sorrow had done its work on my mother's countenance, without rendering it much less attractive. She...

...and saw not the king's face. 25 But ''in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom muel Bagster and Sons 26 And when he polled his head, (for it was at every years end that he polled revenger of blood do...

...handsome man. It is therefore said, that " in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty ; from the sole of his foot even to...the crown of his head, there was no blemish in him." Hence, in proportion as we become receptive of Divine Truth from the Lord, through His Word, and by...

...and saw not the king's face. 25 1 But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: " from the sole of his foot even to...the crown of his head, there was no blemish in him. 26 And * when he polled his head, (for it was at every year's end that he polled it: because the hair...

...contrast in respect to the feet in ver. 15 — comp. 2 Sam. xiv. 25, where it is said of Absalom, that " from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him." In ver. 13 we have the clothing, in ver. 14 and 15 the uncovered parts. The fundamental passage for...

...contrast in respect to the feet in ver. 15 — comp. 2 Sam. xiv. 25, where it is said of Absalom, that " from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him." In ver. 13 we have the clothing, in ver. 14 and 1 5 the uncovered parts. The fundamental passage for...

...for his fine person. " In all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beanty; from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him." (2 Sam. xiv. 25.) Of the three Hebrews, with Daniel at their head, who had declined to partake of the...