Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, Rule you over us, both you, and your son, and your son's son also; for you have saved us out of the hand of Midian.
"One thousand seven hundred shekels of gold"  (Judges 8:26).  Keil estimated this as, "About fifty pounds of gold."[24]  This, of course, made Gideon a very wealthy man.