Genesis 34:27
And when they were gone out, the other sons of Jacob came upon the slain; and plundered the city in revenge of the rape.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.
In Context
26And they killed also Hemor and Sichem, and took away their sister Dina, out of Sichem's house.
Cross References
Genesis 34:2And when Sichem the son of Hemor the Hevite, the prince of that land, saw her, he was in love with her: and took her away, and lay with her, ravishing the virgin.
Exodus 2:14But he answered: Who hath appointed thee prince and judge over us: wilt thou kill me, as thou didst yesterday kill the Egyptian? Moses feared, and said: How is this come to be known ?
Joshua 7:13Arise, sanctify the people, and say to them: Be ye sanctified against to morrow: for thus saith the Lord God of Israel: The anathema is in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thy enemies, till he be destroyed out of thee that is defiled with this wickedness.
Esther 9:10And when they had slain them, they would not touch the spoils of their goods.
1 Timothy 6:10For the desire of money is the root of all evils; which some coveting have erred from the faith, and have entangled themselves in many sorrows.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 34:26-31
Murder of the Shechemites. ( b. c. 1732.) 25 And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males. 26 And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out. 27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister. 28 They took their sheep, and their oxen,… Read the whole commentary →