And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.
And they answered, 'We will gladly give them to you.' So they spread out a cloth, and every man threw in the earrings from what they had captured in battle.
The writer is showing how Gideon's men eagerly agreed to share their war spoils with him by contributing the gold earrings they had taken from their enemies.
📚 Historical Context
This follows Gideon's great victory over the Midianites, where the Israelites captured much gold jewelry from their defeated enemies. In ancient times, it was common for warriors to take valuable items like jewelry as spoils of war. Gideon had requested the gold earrings specifically, likely to create a memorial or religious object to commemorate their victory.
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