Numbers 31:48-54

New International Reader's Version

⁴⁸ Then the army officers went to Moses. Some of them were the commanders of thousands of men. Others were the commanders of hundreds. ⁴⁹ All of them said to Moses, “We have counted the soldiers under our command. Not a single one is missing. ⁵⁰ So we’ve brought an offering to the Lord. We’ve brought the gold each of us took in the battle. That includes armbands, bracelets, rings, earrings and necklaces. We’ve brought them in front of the Lord to pay for our sin.”

⁵¹ Moses and Eleazar the priest accepted the beautiful gold things from the army officers. ⁵² The gold received from the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds weighed 420 pounds. Moses and Eleazar offered all of it as a gift to the Lord. ⁵³ Each soldier had taken things from the battle for himself. ⁵⁴ Moses and Eleazar the priest accepted the gold from all the commanders. They brought it into the tent of meeting. It reminded the Lord of the Israelites.