Judges 8:27

Amplified Bible

²⁷Gideon made [all the golden earrings into] an ephod [a sacred, high priest’s garment], and put it in his city of Ophrah, and all Israel ^[a]worshiped it as an idol there, and ^[b]it became a trap for Gideon and his household.

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Footnotes

Judges 8:27 Lit played the prostitute with.
Judges 8:27 The reason Gideon chose to make the golden ephod is unclear, but the fact that he did so, and that it became an object of worship for Israel, casts a shadow over his otherwise remarkable accomplishments.

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