Judges 8:23-25

New Century Version

²³ But Gideon told them, “The Lord will be your ruler. I will not rule over you, nor will my son rule over you.” ²⁴ He said, “I want you to do this one thing for me. I want each of you to give me a gold earring from the things you took in the fighting.” (The Ishmaelites^[a] wore gold earrings.)

²⁵ They said, “We will gladly give you what you want.” So they spread out a coat, and everyone threw down an earring from what he had taken.