22Then Joab, falling down on his face on the earth, gave the king honour and blessing; and Joab said, Today it is clear to your servant that I have grace in your eyes, my lord king, because the king has given effect to the request of his servant.
23So Joab got up and went to Geshur and came back again to Jerusalem with Absalom.
24And the king said, Let him go to his house, but let him not see my face. So Absalom went back to his house and did not see the face of the king.
25Now in all Israel there was no one so greatly to be praised for his beautiful form as Absalom: from his feet to the crown of his head he was completely beautiful.
26And when he had his hair cut, (which he did at the end of every year, because of the weight of his hair;) the weight of the hair was two hundred shekels by the king's weight.
27And Absalom was the father of three sons and of one daughter named Tamar, who was very beautiful.
28For two full years Absalom was living in Jerusalem without ever seeing the face of the king.
