Judges:8:22-27
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Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon ,
Rule thou over us ,
both thou ,
and thy son ,
and thy son '
s son also :
for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian .
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And Gideon said unto them ,
I will not rule over you ,
neither shall my son rule over you :
the LORD shall rule over you .
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And Gideon said unto them ,
I would desire a request of you ,
that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey . (
For they had golden earrings ,
because they were Ishmaelites .)
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And they answered ,
We will willingly give them .
And they spread a garment ,
and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey .
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And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold ;
beside ornaments ,
and collars ,
and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian ,
and beside the chains that were about their camels '
necks .
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And Gideon made an ephod thereof ,
and put it in his city ,
even in Ophrah :
and all Israel went thither a whoring after it :
which thing became a snare unto Gideon ,
and to his house .