Judges 8:23-25

Expanded Bible

²³ But Gideon told them, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son rule over you. The Lord will be your ruler.” ²⁴ He said, “I want you to do this one thing for me. I want each of you to give me a gold earring from ·the things you took in the fighting [^Lhis plunder].” (The Ishmaelites [^Crelated to the Midianites, and sometimes identified with them; Gen. 37:25–28] wore gold earrings.)

²⁵ They said, “We will ·gladly [indeed] give you what you want.” So they spread out a ·coat [cloak; garment], and everyone threw down an earring from ·what he had taken [his plunder].