('ebhen ha-melekh, "stone (i.e. weight) of the king"): The shekel by which Absalom's hair was weighed (2 Sam 14:26), probably the light shekel of 130 grains. See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Definition for 'SHEKEL OF THE KING'S WEIGHT, ROYAL SHEKEL'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". bible-history.com - ISBE; 1915.