Judges 8:26 meaning and explanation
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.
Judges 8:26, Berean Standard Bible
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This verse continues Gideon's request for gold earrings from the plunder taken from the Midianites, and it tallies the wealth collected. The 1,700 shekels of gold, roughly forty pounds or more, came on top of the crescent ornaments, pendants, royal purple garments and camel chains, all signs of the enemy's wealth and status.
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