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beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels' necks. <a href="/nkjv/judges/8.htm">New King James Version</a> Now the weight of the gold earrings that he requested was one thousand seven hundred shekels of gold, besides the crescent ornaments, pendants, and purple robes which were on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were around their camels’ necks. <a href="/nasb_/judges/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> The weight of the gold earrings that he requested was 1,700 shekels of gold, apart from the crescent amulets, the ear pendants, and the purple robes which were on the kings of Midian, and apart from the neck chains that were on their camels’ necks. <a href="/nasb/judges/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> The weight of the gold earrings that he requested was 1,700 shekels of gold, besides the crescent ornaments and the pendants and the purple robes which were on the kings of Midian, and besides the neck bands that were on their camels&#8217 necks. <a href="/nasb77/judges/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And the weight of the gold earrings that he requested was 1,700 shekels of gold, besides the crescent ornaments and the pendants and the purple robes which were on the kings of Midian, and besides the neck bands that were on their camels’ necks. <a href="/lsb/judges/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And the weight of the gold earrings that he requested was 1,700 shekels of gold, besides the crescent ornaments and the pendants and the purple robes which were on the kings of Midian, and besides the neck bands that were on their camels’ necks. <a href="/amp/judges/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was seventeen hundred shekels of gold, apart from the crescent amulets and pendants and the purple garments which were worn by the kings of Midian, and apart from the chains that were on their camels’ necks. <a href="/csb/judges/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The weight of the gold earrings he requested was forty-three pounds of gold, in addition to the crescent ornaments and ear pendants, the purple garments on the kings of Midian, and the chains on the necks of their camels. <a href="/hcsb/judges/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The weight of the gold earrings he requested was about 43 pounds of gold, in addition to the crescent ornaments and ear pendants, the purple garments on the kings of Midian, and the chains on the necks of their camels. <a href="/asv/judges/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> And the weight of the golden ear-rings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold, besides the crescents, and the pendants, and the purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were about their camels' necks. <a href="/cev/judges/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The total weight of this gold was nearly 20 kilograms. In addition, there was the gold from the camels' ornaments and from the beautiful jewelry worn by the Midianite kings. Gideon also took their purple robes. <a href="/erv/judges/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside the crescents, and the pendants, and the purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels' necks. <a href="/gwt/judges/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The gold earrings Gideon had asked for weighed 40 pounds. This did not include the half-moon ornaments, the earrings, the purple clothes worn by the kings of Midian, and the chains from their camels' necks. <a href="/gnt/judges/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> The gold earrings that Gideon got weighed over forty pounds, and this did not include the ornaments, necklaces, and purple clothes that the kings of Midian wore, nor the collars that were around the necks of their camels. <a href="/isv/judges/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> The weight of the rings that he had asked for was 1,700 gold coins, not counting the crescent-shaped necklaces, pendants, and purple garments worn by the Midian kings, and also not counting the bands adorning the necks of their camels. <a href="/msb/judges/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The weight of the gold earrings he had requested was 1,700 shekels, in addition to the crescent ornaments, the pendants, the purple garments of the kings of Midian, and the chains from the necks of their camels. <a href="/net/judges/8.htm">NET Bible</a> The total weight of the gold earrings he requested came to seventeen hundred gold shekels. This was in addition to the crescent-shaped ornaments, jewelry, purple clothing worn by the Midianite kings, and the necklaces on the camels. <a href="/nheb/judges/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The weight of the golden earrings that he requested was one thousand and seven hundred pieces of gold, besides the crescents, and the pendants, and the purple clothing that was on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were about their camels' necks. <a href="/wbt/judges/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the weight of the golden ear-rings that he requested, was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; besides ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were about their camels' necks. <a href="/web/judges/8.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and the weight of the rings of gold which he asked for is one thousand and seven hundred [shekels] of gold, apart from the crescents, and the pendants, and the purple garments, which [are] on the kings of Midian, and apart from the chains which [are] on the necks of their camels, <a href="/ylt/judges/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and the weight of the rings of gold which he asked is a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold, apart from the round ornaments, and the drops, and the purple garments, which are on the kings of Midian, and apart from the chains which are on the necks of their camels, <a href="/slt/judges/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the weight of the gold rings which he asked will be a thousand and seven hundred of gold; besides of little moons and earrings and purple robes which were upon the kings of Midian, and besides from the collars which upon their camels' necks.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the weight of the earlets that he requested, was a thousand seven hundred sicles of gold, besides the ornaments, and jewels, and purple raiment which the kings of Madian were went to use, and besides the golden chains that were about the camels' necks. <a href="/cpdv/judges/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the weight of the earrings that he requested was one thousand seven hundred shekels of gold, aside from the ornaments, and necklaces, and purple garments, which the kings of Midian were accustomed to use, and aside from the gold chains on the camels. <a href="/nabre/judges/8.htm">New American Bible</a> The gold rings he had requested weighed seventeen hundred gold shekels, apart from the crescents and pendants, the purple garments worn by the kings of Midian, and apart from the trappings that were on the necks of their camels. <a href="/nrsvce/judges/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The weight of the golden earrings that he requested was one thousand seven hundred shekels of gold (apart from the crescents and the pendants and the purple garments worn by the kings of Midian, and the collars that were on the necks of their camels).<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was one thousand seven hundred shekels of gold; besides ornaments, neck chains, and purple raiment that were worn by the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were about their camels' necks. <a href="/hpbt/judges/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the weight of the earrings of gold which he requested was one thousand and seven hundred pieces of gold, apart from the crescent ornaments and necklaces and garments of purple that were on the Kings of Midian, and apart from the necklaces that were on the necks of their camels<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the weight of the golden ear-rings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside the crescents, and the pendants, and the purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels' necks. <a href="/sep/judges/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the weight of the golden earrings which he asked, was a thousand and seven hundred pieces of gold, besides the crescents, and the chains, and the garments, and the purple cloths that were on the kings of Madiam, and besides the chains that were on the necks of their camels. <a href="/parallel/judges/8-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=2517" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/judges/8.htm">Gideon's Ephod</a> …25“We will give them gladly,” they replied. So they spread out a garment, and each man threw an earring from his plunder onto it. 26<a href="/hebrew/4948.htm" title="4948: miš·qal (N-msc) -- Weight. From shaqal; weight; hence, weighing.">The weight</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: haz·zā·hāḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">of the gold</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5141.htm" title="5141: niz·mê (N-mpc) -- A ring (worn as an ornament). From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a nose-ring.">earrings</a> <a href="/hebrew/7592.htm" title="7592: šā·’āl (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To ask, inquire. Or shael; a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand.">he had requested</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">was</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’e·lep̄ (Number-msc) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand.">1,700</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: ū·šə·ḇa‘- (Conj-w:: Number-fsc) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’ō·wṯ (Number-fp) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: zā·hāḇ (N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">shekels,</a> <a href="/hebrew/905.htm" title="905: lə·ḇaḏ (Prep:: N-ms) -- Separation, a part. ">in addition to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7720.htm" title="7720: haś·śa·hă·rō·nîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Moon, crescent. From the same as cahar; a round pendant for the neck.">the crescent ornaments,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5188.htm" title="5188: wə·han·nə·ṭi·p̄ō·wṯ (Conj-w, Art:: N-fp) -- A drop, pendant. From nataph; a pendant for the ears.">the pendants,</a> <a href="/hebrew/713.htm" title="713: hā·’ar·gā·mān (Art:: N-ms) -- Purple, red-purple. Of foreign origin; purple.">the purple</a> <a href="/hebrew/899.htm" title="899: ū·ḇiḡ·ḏê (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage.">garments</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: še·‘al (Pro-r:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">of</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: mal·ḵê (N-mpc) -- King. From malak; a king.">the kings</a> <a href="/hebrew/4080.htm" title="4080: miḏ·yān (N-proper-ms) -- The same as midyan; Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and his descendants.">of Midian,</a> <a href="/hebrew/905.htm" title="905: ū·lə·ḇaḏ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Separation, a part. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6060.htm" title="6060: hā·‘ă·nā·qō·wṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- A necklace, neck pendant. From anaq; a necklace.">and the chains</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6677.htm" title="6677: bə·ṣaw·wə·rê (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- Or tsavvar; or tsavvaron; or tsavva.rah; intensively from tsuwr in the sense of binding; the back of the neck.">from the necks</a> <a href="/hebrew/1581.htm" title="1581: ḡə·mal·lê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A camel. Apparently from gamal; a camel.">of their camels.</a> 27From all this Gideon made an ephod, which he placed in Ophrah, his hometown. But soon all Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his household.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/32-2.htm">Exodus 32:2-4</a> So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.” / Then all the people took off their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron. / He took the gold from their hands, and with an engraving tool he fashioned it into a molten calf. And they said, “These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!” <a href="/1_kings/10-14.htm">1 Kings 10:14-17</a> The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents, / not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land. / King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. ... <a href="/1_kings/10-21.htm">1 Kings 10:21</a> All King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon. <a href="/2_chronicles/9-13.htm">2 Chronicles 9:13-16</a> The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents, / not including the revenue from the merchants and traders. And all the Arabian kings and governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon. / King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield. ... <a href="/genesis/24-22.htm">Genesis 24:22</a> And after the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring weighing a beka, and two gold bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels. <a href="/genesis/41-42.htm">Genesis 41:42</a> Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck. <a href="/numbers/31-50.htm">Numbers 31:50-54</a> So we have brought to the LORD an offering of the gold articles each man acquired—armlets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces—to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD.” / So Moses and Eleazar the priest received from them all the articles made out of gold. / All the gold that the commanders of thousands and of hundreds presented as an offering to the LORD weighed 16,750 shekels. ... <a href="/1_samuel/8-11.htm">1 Samuel 8:11-17</a> He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to serve his own chariots and horses, and to run in front of his chariots. / He will appoint some for himself as commanders of thousands and of fifties, and others to plow his ground, to reap his harvest, and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. / And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers. ... <a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28</a> After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” <a href="/2_kings/18-16.htm">2 Kings 18:16</a> At that time Hezekiah stripped the gold with which he had plated the doors and doorposts of the temple of the LORD, and he gave it to the king of Assyria. <a href="/isaiah/3-18.htm">Isaiah 3:18-23</a> In that day the Lord will take away their finery: their anklets and headbands and crescents; / their pendants, bracelets, and veils; / their headdresses, ankle chains, and sashes; their perfume bottles and charms; ... <a href="/ezekiel/16-11.htm">Ezekiel 16:11-13</a> I adorned you with jewelry, and I put bracelets on your wrists and a chain around your neck. / I put a ring in your nose, earrings on your ears, and a beautiful crown upon your head. / So you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was made of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. You ate fine flour, honey, and oil. You became very beautiful and rose to be queen. <a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a> Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. <a href="/matthew/19-23.htm">Matthew 19:23-24</a> Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. / Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” <a href="/luke/12-15.htm">Luke 12:15-21</a> And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” / Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance. / So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’ ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels' necks.a thousand.<a href="/esther/8-15.htm">Esther 8:15</a> And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.<a href="/jeremiah/10-9.htm">Jeremiah 10:9</a> Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.<a href="/ezekiel/27-7.htm">Ezekiel 27:7</a> Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.chains<a href="/judges/8-21.htm">Judges 8:21</a> Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels' necks.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/6-37.htm">Besides</a> <a href="/judges/8-21.htm">Camels</a> <a href="/numbers/31-50.htm">Chains</a> <a href="/judges/3-16.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/judges/8-21.htm">Crescent</a> <a href="/judges/8-21.htm">Crescents</a> <a href="/judges/8-25.htm">Earrings</a> <a href="/judges/8-25.htm">Ear-Rings</a> <a href="/judges/8-10.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/judges/8-12.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/judges/8-22.htm">Midian</a> <a href="/judges/8-21.htm">Necks</a> <a href="/judges/8-21.htm">Ornaments</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-19.htm">Pendants</a> <a href="/numbers/4-13.htm">Purple</a> <a href="/judges/3-16.htm">Raiment</a> <a href="/exodus/12-36.htm">Requested</a> <a href="/numbers/20-28.htm">Robes</a> <a href="/judges/8-14.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/joshua/7-21.htm">Shekels</a> <a href="/judges/8-10.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/joshua/7-21.htm">Weight</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/11-34.htm">Besides</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-3.htm">Camels</a> <a href="/judges/16-21.htm">Chains</a> <a href="/judges/14-12.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-18.htm">Crescent</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-18.htm">Crescents</a> <a href="/songs/1-10.htm">Earrings</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-19.htm">Ear-Rings</a> <a href="/judges/11-26.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-47.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/judges/8-28.htm">Midian</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-41.htm">Necks</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-24.htm">Ornaments</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-9.htm">Pendants</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-7.htm">Purple</a> <a href="/judges/14-12.htm">Raiment</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-20.htm">Requested</a> <a href="/judges/14-13.htm">Robes</a> <a href="/judges/12-9.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/judges/9-4.htm">Shekels</a> <a href="/judges/9-49.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/judges/16-29.htm">Weight</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 8</div>1. <a href="/judges/8-1.htm">Gideon pacifies the Ephraimites</a> 4. <a href="/judges/8-4.htm">Succoth and Penuel refuse to deliver Gideon's army</a> 10. <a href="/judges/8-10.htm">Zebah and Zalmunna are taken</a> 13. <a href="/judges/8-13.htm">Succoth and Penuel are destroyed</a> 17. <a href="/judges/8-17.htm">Gideon revenges his brothers's death on Zebah and Zalmunna</a> 22. <a href="/judges/8-22.htm">He refuses government</a> 24. <a href="/judges/8-24.htm">His ephod the cause of idolatry</a> 28. <a href="/judges/8-28.htm">Midian subdued</a> 29. <a href="/judges/8-29.htm">Gideon's children, and death</a> 33. <a href="/judges/8-33.htm">The Israelites' idolatry and ingratitude</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>The weight of the gold earrings he had requested was 1,700 shekels This phrase highlights the significant amount of gold collected by Gideon from the spoils of war. A shekel was a unit of weight, approximately 11.4 grams, making the total weight around 19.38 kilograms or 42.7 pounds. This substantial amount of gold indicates the wealth accumulated from the victory over the Midianites. In biblical times, gold was a symbol of wealth and power, often used in the construction of idols or religious artifacts, as seen later in the creation of the ephod by Gideon (<a href="/judges/8-27.htm">Judges 8:27</a>). The collection of gold earrings also reflects the cultural practice of wearing earrings, which was common among the Ishmaelites and Midianites (<a href="/judges/8-24.htm">Judges 8:24</a>).in addition to the crescent ornaments Crescent ornaments were likely decorative items worn by the Midianites, possibly as symbols of their gods or as status symbols. The crescent shape may have had religious significance, possibly linked to moon worship, which was prevalent in ancient Near Eastern cultures. These ornaments, taken as spoils, signify the complete defeat and humiliation of the Midianite kings, stripping them of their symbols of power and divine favor.the pendants Pendants were likely valuable items worn as jewelry, signifying wealth and status. In the ancient world, such items were often crafted with intricate designs and could be made of precious metals or stones. The mention of pendants alongside other valuable items underscores the richness of the spoils taken from the Midianites, further emphasizing the totality of Gideon's victory.the purple garments of the kings of Midian Purple garments were a sign of royalty and wealth, as purple dye was rare and expensive, extracted from the murex snail. The capture of these garments symbolizes the overthrow of Midianite royalty and the transfer of their wealth and status to the Israelites. This act of taking royal garments is reminiscent of other biblical narratives where the spoils of war include the clothing of defeated kings, highlighting the theme of divine justice and reversal of fortunes.and the chains from the necks of their camels Camels were valuable assets in the ancient Near East, used for transportation and trade. The chains around their necks were likely decorative, indicating the wealth and status of their owners. By taking these chains, Gideon not only acquired material wealth but also demonstrated the complete subjugation of the Midianites. This detail underscores the thoroughness of the victory and the transfer of wealth from the oppressors to the Israelites, fulfilling God's promise of deliverance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/g/gideon.htm">Gideon</a> A judge of Israel who led the Israelites to victory over the Midianites. He requested the gold earrings from the spoils of war. 2. <a href="/topical/m/midianites.htm">Midianites</a> A nomadic people defeated by Gideon and the Israelites. They were known for their wealth, as indicated by the gold and ornaments. 3. <a href="/topical/g/gold_earrings.htm">Gold Earrings</a> Part of the spoils taken from the Midianites, which Gideon requested from his men. The weight of these earrings was significant, indicating the wealth of the Midianites. 4. <a href="/topical/c/crescent_ornaments_and_pendants.htm">Crescent Ornaments and Pendants</a> Items of value and status, often associated with royalty or high status, taken from the Midianite kings. 5. <a href="/topical/p/purple_garments.htm">Purple Garments</a> Symbolic of royalty and wealth, these garments were worn by the Midianite kings and taken as spoils.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_wealth_and_power.htm">The Danger of Wealth and Power</a> Gideon's request for gold and royal items reflects a shift from reliance on God to a focus on material wealth and status. Believers should be cautious of allowing wealth to become an idol. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_royalty.htm">Symbolism of Royalty</a> The crescent ornaments and purple garments symbolize earthly power and status. Christians are reminded that true royalty is found in serving God and others, not in earthly symbols. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_compromise.htm">The Consequences of Compromise</a> Gideon's actions, though initially victorious, set a precedent for future compromise and idolatry in Israel. Believers should remain vigilant in their faithfulness to God. <a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_vs._human_accumulation.htm">God's Provision vs. Human Accumulation</a> Gideon's accumulation of wealth contrasts with God's provision for His people. Trusting in God's provision should take precedence over accumulating earthly riches.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 8</a> <a href="/q/heed_warnings,_stay_faithful.htm">What does the Bible say about body piercings?</a> <a href="/q/who_were_the_ishmaelites.htm">Who were the Ishmaelites?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_gideon's_actions_align_with_his_refusal.htm">Judges 8:22-23: How do Gideon's actions after insisting he would not rule Israel align with his refusal of kingship?</a> <a href="/q/what_do_colors_symbolize_in_the_bible.htm">What do colors symbolize in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) A thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold.--About seventy pounds of gold. This would imply a very large number of nose-rings or earrings (<a href="/genesis/24-22.htm" title="And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;">Genesis 24:22</a>), and therefore a slaughter of many leading Midianites. It is analogous to the "three bushels of knights' rings" which Mago carried to Carthage, and emptied upon the floor of the Carthaginian Senate, after the massacre of the Romans at Cannae (Liv. xxiii. 12).Beside ornaments.--Rather, beside the golden crescents (<a href="/judges/8-21.htm" title="Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise you, and fall on us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels' necks.">Judges 8:21</a>). Gideon seems to have gratified his love of vengeance, as goel, before he thought of booty.And collars.--Marg., sweet jewels. Rather, and the eardrops (netiphoth, <a href="/isaiah/3-19.htm" title="The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,">Isaiah 3:19</a>). Wellsted, in his Travels in Arabia, says that the Arab women are accustomed to load themselves and their children with earrings and ornaments, of which he sometimes counted as many as fifteen on each side.Purple raiment.--Comp. <a href="/exodus/25-4.htm" title="And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,">Exodus 25:4</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 26. - A thousand and seven hundred shekels - equal to about fifty pounds weight, and probably to above £3000 worth of our money, reckoning a shekel of gold at £1 16s. 6d. If the rings, like that given to Rebekah (<a href="/genesis/24-22.htm">Genesis 24:22</a>), weighed each half a shekel, they would be the spoil of 3400 dead bodies. If they each weighed less it would of course imply a larger number of slain. The ornaments, as in ver. 21, the collars. The word so rendered seems rather to mean drops or pendants. When worn by women (<a href="/isaiah/3-19.htm">Isaiah 3:19</a>, chains, A.V.) they were often of single pearls. The purple raiment, the famous Tyrian purple, made from the juice of a shellfish which is found in the Mediterranean, which was the distinctive colour of royal and imperial raiment. Chains. Perhaps the ornaments mentioned in ver. 21 as on the camels' necks were suspended to these chains. In <a href="/songs/4-9.htm">Song of Solomon 4:9</a> the chain is mentioned as an ornament of a woman's neck; in <a href="/proverbs/1-9.htm">Proverbs 1:9</a> of a man's neck. Many interpreters understand these last-mentioned articles as not being part of Gideon's spoil, but being the people's portion. But it seems much more probable that the spoil of the kings should be Gideon's portion, as indeed ver. 21 implies. It is best, therefore, to take all these articles as being the property of the kings, and to understand the writer to tell us that Gideon had the rings, which were the people's spoil, in addition to all the spoil which naturally fell to his own share. <a href="/commentaries/judges/8-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The weight מִשְׁקַ֞ל (miš·qal) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4948.htm">Strong's 4948: </a> Weight, weighing of the gold הַזָּהָב֙ (haz·zā·hāḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky earrings נִזְמֵ֤י (niz·mê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5141.htm">Strong's 5141: </a> A ring (worn as an ornament) he had requested שָׁאָ֔ל (šā·’āl) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7592.htm">Strong's 7592: </a> To inquire, to request, to demand was וַיְהִ֗י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be 1,700 אֶ֥לֶף (’e·lep̄) Number - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_505.htm">Strong's 505: </a> A thousand [shekels], זָהָ֑ב (zā·hāḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky in addition to לְ֠בַד (lə·ḇaḏ) Preposition | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_905.htm">Strong's 905: </a> Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of the crescent ornaments, הַשַּׂהֲרֹנִ֨ים (haś·śa·hă·rō·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7720.htm">Strong's 7720: </a> A round pendant for, the neck the pendants, וְהַנְּטִפ֜וֹת (wə·han·nə·ṭi·p̄ō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5188.htm">Strong's 5188: </a> A pendant for, the ears the purple הָאַרְגָּמָ֗ן (hā·’ar·gā·mān) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_713.htm">Strong's 713: </a> Purple, red-purple garments וּבִגְדֵ֣י (ū·ḇiḡ·ḏê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_899.htm">Strong's 899: </a> A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage of שֶׁעַל֙ (še·‘al) Pronoun - relative | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the kings מַלְכֵ֣י (mal·ḵê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of Midian, מִדְיָ֔ן (miḏ·yān) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4080.htm">Strong's 4080: </a> Midian -- a son of Abraham and Keturah, also his descendants and the region where they settled and the chains הָ֣עֲנָק֔וֹת (hā·‘ă·nā·qō·wṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6060.htm">Strong's 6060: </a> A necklace, neck pendant from the necks בְּצַוְּארֵ֥י (bə·ṣaw·wə·rê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6677.htm">Strong's 6677: </a> The back of the neck of their camels. גְמַלֵּיהֶֽם׃ (ḡə·mal·lê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1581.htm">Strong's 1581: </a> A camel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/8-26.htm">Judges 8:26 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/8-26.htm">Judges 8:26 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/8-26.htm">Judges 8:26 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/8-26.htm">Judges 8:26 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/8-26.htm">Judges 8:26 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/8-26.htm">Judges 8:26 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/8-26.htm">Judges 8:26 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/8-26.htm">Judges 8:26 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/8-26.htm">Judges 8:26 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/8-26.htm">Judges 8:26 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/8-26.htm">OT History: Judges 8:26 The weight of the golden earrings that (Jd Judg. 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