Judg 8:26 | NET2full | STEP | The total weight of the gold earrings he requested came to 1,700 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 .

‏ Judges 8:26

26 The total weight of the gold earrings he requested came to 1,700 gold shekels. ^{▼▼sn 1,700 gold shekels would be about 42.7 pounds (19.4 kilograms) of gold.} This was in addition to the crescent-shaped ornaments, jewelry, ^{▼▼tn Or “pendants.”} purple clothing worn by the Midianite kings, and the necklaces on the camels. ^{▼▼tn Heb “the ornaments which were on the necks of their camels.”}