Discovery BoxJudges 8:26 
Context8:26 The total weight of the gold earrings he requested came to seventeen hundred gold shekels. 1 This was in addition to the crescent-shaped ornaments, jewelry, 2 purple clothing worn by the Midianite kings, and the necklaces on the camels. 3
Judges 8:21
Context8:21 Zebah and Zalmunna said to Gideon, 4 “Come on, 5 you strike us, for a man is judged by his strength.” 6 So Gideon killed 7 Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent-shaped ornaments which were on the necks of their camels.
1 sn Seventeen hundred gold shekels would be about 42.7 pounds (19.4 kilograms) of gold.
2 tn Or “pendants.”
3 tn Heb “the ornaments which were on the necks of their camels.”
4 tn The words “to Gideon” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
5 tn Or “Arise.”
6 tn Heb “for as the man is his strength.”
7 tn Heb “arose and killed.”
