“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.”
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 which was on the kings of Midian — The sum is vast: 1,700 shekels (roughly 50+ pounds), plus ornaments, royal collars, and purple (תְּכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן, tekheleth and argaman). The enumeration shows Gideon's growing wealth and royal symbols despite rejecting kingship.
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