Judges 8:26

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The 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.

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  • Esth 8:15 : 15 Now Mordecai went out from the king’s presence in blue and white royal attire, with a large golden crown and a purple linen mantle. The city of Susa shouted with joy.
  • Jer 10:9 : 9 Hammered-out silver is brought from Tarshish and gold is brought from Ufaz to cover those idols. They are the handiwork of carpenters and goldsmiths. They are clothed in blue and purple clothes. They are all made by skillful workers.
  • Ezek 27:7 : 7 Fine linen from Egypt, woven with patterns, was used for your sail to serve as your banner; blue and purple from the coastlands of Elishah was used for your deck’s awning.
  • Luke 16:19 : 19 The Rich Man and Lazarus“There was a rich man who dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.
  • John 19:2 : 2 The soldiers braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they clothed him in a purple robe.
  • John 19:5 : 5 So Jesus came outside, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them,“Look, here is the man!”
  • Rev 17:4 : 4 Now the woman was dressed in purple and scarlet clothing, and adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup filled with detestable things and unclean things from her sexual immorality.
  • Rev 18:12 : 12 cargo such as gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all sorts of things made of citron wood, all sorts of objects made of ivory, all sorts of things made of expensive wood, bronze, iron and marble,
  • Rev 18:16 : 16 saying,“Woe, woe, O great city– dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet clothing, and adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls–

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Judg 8:24-25
    2 verses
    83%

    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.)

    25They 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.

  • Gen 24:22
    79%

    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.

  • Judg 8:21
    76%

    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.

  • Num 31:50-52
    3 verses
    75%

    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.

  • Ezra 8:25-27
    3 verses
    74%

    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,

    2720 gold bowls worth 1,000 darics, and two exquisite vessels of gleaming bronze, as valuable as gold.

  • Judg 8:27
    74%

    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 38:24-25
    2 verses
    73%

    24All the gold that was used for the work, in all the work of the sanctuary(namely, the gold of the wave offering) was twenty-nine talents and 730 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.

    25The silver of those who were numbered of the community was one hundred talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel,

  • Isa 3:19-21
    3 verses
    73%

    19earrings, bracelets, veils,

    20headdresses, ankle ornaments, sashes, sachets, amulets,

    21rings, nose rings,

  • Exod 28:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    13You are to make filigree settings of gold

    14and two braided chains of pure gold, like a cord, and attach the chains to the settings.

  • Exod 28:8
    72%

    8The artistically woven waistband of the ephod that is on it is to be like it, of one piece with the ephod, of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twisted linen.

  • Exod 32:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    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.

  • Exod 35:22
    71%

    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.

  • Exod 39:16-20
    5 verses
    71%

    16and they made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and they attached the two rings to the upper two ends of the breastpiece.

    17They attached the two gold chains to the two rings at the ends of the breastpiece;

    18the other two ends of the two chains they attached to the two settings, and they attached them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front of it.

    19They made two rings of gold and put them on the other two ends of the breastpiece on its edge, which is on the inner side of the ephod.

    20They made two more gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces on the front of the ephod, close to the juncture above the waistband of the ephod.

  • Exod 38:28-29
    2 verses
    71%

    28From the remaining 1,775 shekels he made hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and made bands for them.

    29The bronze of the wave offering was seventy talents and 2,400 shekels.

  • Exod 28:26-27
    2 verses
    71%

    26You are to make two rings of gold and put them on the other two ends of the breastpiece, on its edge that is on the inner side of the ephod.

    27You are to make two more gold rings and attach them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces on the front of the ephod, close to the juncture above the waistband of the ephod.

  • Num 7:85-86
    2 verses
    71%

    85Each silver platter weighed 130 shekels, and each silver sprinkling bowl weighed 70 shekels. All the silver of the vessels weighed 2,400 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.

    86The twelve gold pans full of incense weighed 10 shekels each, according to the sanctuary shekel; all the gold of the pans weighed 120 shekels.

  • Num 7:38
    70%

    38one gold pan weighing 10 shekels, full of incense;

  • Exod 39:5
    70%

    5The artistically woven waistband of the ephod that was on it was like it, of one piece with it, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

  • 1 Chr 28:17
    70%

    17for the pure gold used for the meat forks, bowls, and jars, for the small gold bowls, including the weight for each bowl, for the small silver bowls, including the weight for each bowl,

  • Josh 7:21
    70%

    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 7:25-26
    2 verses
    70%

    25His offering was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70 shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each of them full of fine flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;

    26one gold pan weighing 10 shekels, full of incense;

  • Exod 12:35
    69%

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

  • 1 Chr 28:15
    69%

    15for the gold lampstands and their gold lamps, including the weight of each lampstand and its lamps, for the silver lampstands, including the weight of each lampstand and its lamps, according to the prescribed use of each lampstand,

  • Num 7:43
    69%

    43His offering was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70 shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each of them full of fine flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;

  • 1 Sam 17:5
    69%

    5He had a bronze helmet on his head and was wearing scale body armor. The weight of his bronze body armor was five thousand shekels.

  • Num 7:80
    69%

    80one gold pan weighing 10 shekels, full of incense;

  • Exod 39:25
    69%

    25They made bells of pure gold and attached the bells between the pomegranates around the hem of the robe between the pomegranates.

  • Num 7:14
    69%

    14one gold pan weighing 10 shekels, full of incense;

  • 1 Kgs 10:16
    69%

    16King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; 600 measures of gold were used for each shield.

  • Num 7:31
    69%

    31His offering was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70 shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each of them full of fine flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;