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26 The total weight of the gold earrings he requested came to 1,700 gold shekels.[a] This was in addition to the crescent-shaped ornaments, jewelry,[b] purple clothing worn by the Midianite kings, and the necklaces on the camels.[c]

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  1. Judges 8:26 sn 1,700 gold shekels would be about 42.7 pounds (19.4 kilograms) of gold.
  2. Judges 8:26 tn Or “pendants.”
  3. Judges 8:26 tn Heb “the ornaments which were on the necks of their camels.”