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OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 26

Judges 8:26

World English Bible Updated

The weight of the golden earrings that he requested was one thousand and seven hundred shekels† of gold, in addition to the crescents, and the pendants, and the purple clothing that was on the kings of Midian, and in addition to the chains that were about their camels’ necks.

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Judges 8:23–29

23

Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you. The LORD shall rule over you.”

24

Gideon said to them, “I do have a request: that you would each give me the earrings of his plunder.” (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)

25

They answered, “We will willingly give them.” They spread a garment, and every man threw the earrings of his plunder into it.

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The weight of the golden earrings that he requested was one thousand and seven hundred shekels† of gold, in addition to the crescents, and the pendants, and the purple clothing that was on the kings of Midian, and in addition to the chains that were about their camels’ necks.

27

Gideon made an ephod out of it, and put it in Ophrah, his city. Then all Israel played the prostitute with it there; and it became a snare to Gideon and to his house.

28

So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. The land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.

29

Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and lived in his own house.

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  1. A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.32 Troy ounces, so 1700 shekels is about 17 kilograms or 37.4 pounds.

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