Judges 8 · Verse 26

Judges 8:26

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.
Judges 8:26, King James Version

Judges 8:26 in other translations

BSBThe 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.
WEBThe 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.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTand 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,
DARBYAnd the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand seven hundred shekels of gold; besides the moons, and eardrops, and the purple garments that were on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were about their camels' necks.
BBEThe weight of the gold ear-rings which he got from them was one thousand, seven hundred shekels of gold; in addition to the moon-ornaments and jewels and the purple robes which were on the kings of Midian, and the chains on their camels' necks.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Judges 8:26 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 8:24-26

24-26. Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you--This was the contribution of an earring (singular). As the ancient Arabians (Ishmaelites and Midianites being synonymous terms, Ge 37:25, 28) were gorgeously adorned with barbaric pearl and gold, an immense amount of such valuable booty had fallen into the hands of the Israelitish soldiers. The contribution was liberally made, and the quantity of gold…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 26 The weight of the golden ear-rings - was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold - Taking the shekel at half an ounce weight, the sum of the gold collected in ear-rings was seventy pounds ten ounces; and worth, as gold now rates, about 3,100 sterling. This computation of the weight of the golden ear-rings, taken from the slaughtered Ishmaelites, will bring to the reader's mind the slaughter of the Roman knights by the Carthaginians at the battle of Cannae, from whose spoils Hannibal sent three bushels of gold rings to the city of Carthage!

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 8:22-28

Gideon refused the government the people offered him. No good man can be pleased with any honour done to himself, which belongs only to God. Gideon thought to keep up the remembrance of this victory by an ephod, made of the choicest of the spoils. But probably this ephod had, as usual, a teraphim annexed to it, and Gideon intended this for an oracle to be consulted. Many are led into false ways by one false step of…

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Judges 8:26 in the original Hebrew

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וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand it wasH1961
מִשְׁקַ֞לmish.Kal[the] weight ofH4948
נִזְמֵ֤יniz.Mei[the] earrings ofH5141
הַזָּהָב֙ha.za.Hav<the> goldH2091
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
שָׁאָ֔לsha.'Alhe asked forH7592
אֶ֥לֶף'E.lefone thousandH505
וּשְׁבַע\־u.she.va'-and sevenH7651
מֵא֖וֹתme.'othundred<s>H3967
זָהָ֑בza.HavgoldH2091
לְ֠בַדLe.vad<to> apartH905
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הַשַּׂהֲרֹנִ֨יםha.sa.ha.ro.Nimthe ornamentsH7720
וְהַנְּטִפ֜וֹתve.ha.ne.ti.Fotand the pendantsH5188
וּבִגְדֵ֣יu.vig.Deiand [the] garments ofH899
הָאַרְגָּמָ֗ןha.'ar.ga.Man<the> purpleH713
שֶׁעַל֙she.'Althat [were] onH5921
מַלְכֵ֣יmal.Khei[the] kings ofH4428
מִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanMidianH4080
וּלְבַד֙u.le.Vadand <to> apartH905
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הָ֣עֲנָק֔וֹתha.'a.na.Kotthe necklacesH6060
אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherwhichH834
בְּצַוְּארֵ֥יbe.tza.ve.Rei[were] on [the] necks ofH6677
גְמַלֵּיהֶֽם\׃ge.ma.lei.Hemcamels theirH1581

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Cross references for Judges 8:26

  • Revelation 18:16

    And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!

  • John 19:5

    Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!

  • Jeremiah 10:9

    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.

  • Revelation 18:12

    The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,

  • Esther 8:15

    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.

  • John 19:2

    And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,

  • Revelation 17:4

    And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:

  • Ezekiel 27:7

    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.

  • Luke 16:19

    There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
a thousand.Taking the shekel at half an ounce, the sum of the gold ear-rings was 73 lbs. 4oz. and worth about £3,300 sterling.
collars. or, sweet jewels. purple.
Es 8:15; Jer 10:9; Eze 27:7; Lu 16:19; Joh 19:2,5; Re 17:4
Re 18:12,16
chains.
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Context

  • Judges 8:25

    And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.

  • Judges 8:26

    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.

  • Judges 8:27

    And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.

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Judges 8:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y fué el peso de los zarcillos de oro que él pidió, mil y setecientos siclos de oro; sin las planchas, y joyeles, y vestidos de púrpura, que traían los reyes de Madián, y sin los collares que traían sus camellos al cuello.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le poids des anneaux d’or qu’il avait demandés fut de 1 700 sicles d’or, sans les petites lunes, et les pendants d’oreille, et les vêtements de pourpre dont étaient couverts les rois de Madian, et sans les colliers qui étaient aux cous de leurs chameaux.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und das Gewicht der goldenen Ohrringe, die er erbeten hatte, war 1700 Sekel Gold, außer den Halbmonden und den Ohrgehängen und den Purpurkleidern, welche die Könige von Midian trugen, und außer den Halsketten, die an den Hälsen ihrer Kamele waren.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et fuit pondus postulatarum inaurium, mille septingenti auri sicli, absque ornamentis, et monilibus, et veste purpurea, quibus reges Madian uti soliti erant, et præter torques aureas camelorum.