Judges 8:25

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They said,“We are happy to give you earrings.” So they spread out a garment, and each one threw an earring from his plunder onto it.

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  • Judg 8:24
    87%

    24Gideon continued,“I would like to make one request. Each of you give me an earring from the plunder you have taken.”(The Midianites had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)

  • Judg 8:26-27
    2 verses
    83%

    26The total weight of the gold earrings he requested came to seventeen hundred 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.

    27Gideon used all this to make an ephod, which he put in his hometown of Ophrah. All the Israelites prostituted themselves to it by worshiping it there. It became a snare to Gideon and his family.

  • Exod 35:21-23
    3 verses
    76%

    21Everyone whose heart stirred him to action and everyone whose spirit was willing came and brought the offering for the LORD for the work of the tent of meeting, for all its service, and for the holy garments.

    22They came, men and women alike, all who had willing hearts. They brought brooches, earrings, rings and ornaments, all kinds of gold jewelry, and everyone came who waved a wave offering of gold to the LORD.

    23Everyone who had blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, fine linen, goats’ hair, ram skins dyed red, or fine leather brought them.

  • Num 31:50-53
    4 verses
    76%

    50So we have brought as an offering for the LORD what each man found: gold ornaments, armlets, bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and necklaces, to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD.”

    51Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold from them, all of it in the form of ornaments.

    52All the gold of the offering they offered up to the LORD from the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds weighed 16,750 shekels.

    53Each soldier had taken plunder for himself.

  • Judg 8:21-22
    2 verses
    74%

    21Zebah and Zalmunna said to Gideon,“Come on, you strike us, for a man is judged by his strength.” So Gideon killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent-shaped ornaments which were on the necks of their camels.

    22Gideon Rejects a Crown but Makes an Ephod The men of Israel said to Gideon,“Rule over us– you, your son, and your grandson. For you have delivered us from Midian’s power.”

  • Exod 32:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2So Aaron said to them,“Break off the gold earrings that are on the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.”

    3So all the people broke off the gold earrings that were on their ears and brought them to Aaron.

  • Ezra 8:25-26
    2 verses
    71%

    25and I weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the vessels intended for the temple of our God– items that the king, his advisers, his officials, and all Israel who were present had contributed.

    26I weighed out to them 650 talents of silver, silver vessels worth 100 talents, 100 talents of gold,

  • Exod 12:35
    71%

    35Now the Israelites had done as Moses told them– they had requested from the Egyptians silver and gold items and clothing.

  • Judg 5:30
    71%

    30‘No doubt they are gathering and dividing the plunder– a girl or two for each man to rape! Sisera is grabbing up colorful cloth, he is grabbing up colorful embroidered cloth, two pieces of colorful embroidered cloth, for the neck of the plunderer!’

  • Exod 3:22
    71%

    22Every woman will ask her neighbor and the one who happens to be staying in her house for items of silver and gold and for clothing. You will put these articles on your sons and daughters– thus you will plunder Egypt!”

  • Exod 25:3
    71%

    3This is the offering you are to accept from them: gold, silver, bronze,

  • Exod 11:2
    71%

    2Instruct the people that each man and each woman is to request from his or her neighbor items of silver and gold.”

  • Gen 24:22
    70%

    22After the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a beka and two gold wrist bracelets weighing ten shekels and gave them to her.

  • Josh 22:8
    70%

    8saying,“Take home great wealth, a lot of cattle, silver, gold, bronze, iron, and a lot of clothing. Divide up the goods captured from your enemies with your brothers.”

  • 1 Chr 29:6
    70%

    6The leaders of the families, the leaders of the Israelite tribes, the commanders of units of a thousand and a hundred, and the supervisors of the king’s work contributed willingly.

  • 1 Chr 29:8
    70%

    8All who possessed precious stones donated them to the treasury of the LORD’s temple, which was under the supervision of Jehiel the Gershonite.

  • Gen 35:4
    69%

    4So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods that were in their possession and the rings that were in their ears. Jacob buried them under the oak near Shechem

  • Ezra 2:69
    69%

    69As they were able, they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 drachmas of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priestly robes.

  • Judg 7:25
    69%

    25They captured the two Midianite generals, Oreb and Zeeb. They executed Oreb on the rock of Oreb and Zeeb in the winepress of Zeeb. They chased the Midianites and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon, who was now on the other side of the Jordan River.

  • Judg 7:8
    69%

    8The men who were chosen took supplies and their trumpets. Gideon sent all the men of Israel back to their homes; he kept only three hundred men. Now the Midianites were camped down below in the valley.

  • Josh 7:21
    69%

    21I saw among the goods we seized a nice robe from Babylon, two hundred silver pieces, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels. I wanted them, so I took them. They are hidden in the ground right in the middle of my tent with the silver underneath.”

  • Num 31:9
    69%

    9The Israelites took the women of Midian captive along with their little ones, and took all their herds, all their flocks, and all their goods as plunder.

  • Judg 7:14
    68%

    14The other man said,“Without a doubt this symbolizes the sword of Gideon son of Joash, the Israelite. God is handing Midian and all the army over to him.”

  • Exod 35:5
    68%

    5‘Take an offering for the LORD. Let everyone who has a willing heart bring an offering to the LORD: gold, silver, bronze,

  • Num 31:11
    68%

    11They took all the plunder and all the spoils, both people and animals.

  • Num 31:27
    68%

    27Divide the plunder into two parts, one for those who took part in the war– who went out to battle– and the other for all the community.

  • Exod 32:24
    68%

    24So I said to them,‘Whoever has gold, break it off.’ So they gave it to me, and I threw it into the fire, and this calf came out.”

  • Gen 24:53
    68%

    53Then he brought out gold, silver jewelry, and clothing and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave valuable gifts to her brother and to her mother.

  • Exod 35:29
    68%

    29The Israelites brought a freewill offering to the LORD, every man and woman whose heart was willing to bring materials for all the work that the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do.

  • 2 Chr 28:14
    68%

    14So the soldiers released the captives and the plunder before the officials and the entire assembly.

  • Gen 44:8
    68%

    8Look, the money that we found in the mouths of our sacks we brought back to you from the land of Canaan. Why then would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?

  • Judg 6:29
    68%

    29They said to one another,“Who did this?” They investigated the matter thoroughly and concluded that Gideon son of Joash had done it.

  • Judg 8:3
    68%

    3It was to you that God handed over the Midianite generals, Oreb and Zeeb! What did I accomplish to rival that?” When he said this, they calmed down.