21. Then the king said to Joab, “I hereby grant this request. Go, bring back the young man Absalom.”
22. Joab fell with his face to the ground in homage and praised the king. “Today,” Joab said, “your servant knows I have found favor with you, my lord the king, because the king has granted the request of your servant.”
23. So Joab got up, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
24. However, the king added, “He may return to his house, but he may not see my face.” So Absalom returned to his house, but he did not see the king.
25. No man in all Israel was as handsome and highly praised as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the top of his head, he did not have a single flaw.
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.