Judges 8:26
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.
Note 1,700 shekels is approximately 42.7 pounds or 19.4 kilograms.
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.
Note collars: or, sweet jewels
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.
Note A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.32 Troy ounces, so 1700 shekels is about 17 kilograms or 37.4 pounds.
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.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- collars
- or, sweet jewels. purple.
- Esther 8:15; Jeremiah 10:9; Ezekiel 27:7; Luke 16:19; John 19:2, 5; Revelation 17:4; Revelation 18:12, 16
- chains
- Judges 8:21