Zebah and Zalmunna said, ‘Get up and strike us down yourself, for a man is judged by his strength.’ So Gideon got up, killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescent ornaments that were on the necks of their camels.
The weight of the gold earrings he requested was twenty kilograms 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.
‘In addition, they sent for men who came from far away when a messenger was dispatched to them. And look how they came! You bathed, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with jewellery for them.