26 The weight of the gold earrings he requested was forty-three pounds[a] of gold, in addition to the crescent ornaments and ear pendants, the purple garments on the kings of Midian, and the chains on the necks of their camels.

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Footnotes

  1. 8:26 Lit 1,700 shekels

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.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 8:26 That is, about 43 pounds or about 20 kilograms

The Rich Man and Lazarus

19 “There was a rich man who would dress in purple and fine linen,(A) feasting lavishly every day.

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The Rich Man and Lazarus

19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.(A)

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