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Judges 8:26-28
EasyEnglish Bible
Judges 8:26-28
EasyEnglish Bible
26 The weight of all the rings was 20 kilograms. They also had valuable silver images and jewels. They had valuable clothes that the kings of Midian wore and necklaces from the camels. 27 Gideon used the gold to make an image of an ephod. He put it in Ophrah, where he lived. All the Israelites came there and they worshipped the image.[a] It caused them to turn away from the true God. It became like a trap that caught Gideon and his family.
Gideon dies
28 The Israelites now had complete power over the Midianites. The Midianites were too ashamed to fight against them. While Gideon was alive, the land of Israel had peace for 40 years.
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- 8:27 An ephod was something that the priests wore. See Exodus 28:4-6. Gideon used gold to make an image. It was an idol that people worshipped. So it was not a real ephod.
Judges 8:26-28
New International Version
Judges 8:26-28
New International Version
26 The weight of the gold rings he asked for came to seventeen hundred shekels,[a] not counting the ornaments, the pendants and the purple garments worn by the kings of Midian or the chains(A) that were on their camels’ necks. 27 Gideon made the gold into an ephod,(B) which he placed in Ophrah,(C) his town. All Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare(D) to Gideon and his family.(E)
Gideon’s Death
28 Thus Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head(F) again. During Gideon’s lifetime, the land had peace(G) forty years.
Footnotes
- Judges 8:26 That is, about 43 pounds or about 20 kilograms
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