And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they [were] Ishmaelites.)
Ver. 24. For they had golden earrings.] But an obedient ear Proverbs 20:12 ; Pro 25:12 had been a far better ornament. These inaures aureae were ill bestowed upon such uncircumcised ears as Ishmaelites had.