26 Now the weight of the gold earrings that he requested was one thousand seven hundred shekels of gold, besides the crescent ornaments, pendants, and purple robes which were on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were around their camels’ necks.

27 Then Gideon ^amade it into an ephod and set it up in his city, ^bOphrah. And all Israel ^cplayed the harlot with it there. It became ^da snare to Gideon and to his house.  ‡

29 Then ^aJerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.  ‡

30 Gideon had ^aseventy sons who were his own offspring, for he had many wives.  ‡