Genesis 34:27
The other sons of Jacob came on the slain, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.
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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 put Hamor and his son Shechem to the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house and went away.
Cross References
Genesis 34:2When Sheeham the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her and violated her,
Joshua 7:13Go and consecrate the people. Tell them to consecrate themselves for tomorrow. Tell them this from the Lord the God of Israel: There is a thing dedicated to me among you, O Israel. You cannot hold your own against your enemies until you put that thing away from you.
Esther 9:10the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jews’ enemy; but they did not take any plunder.
1 Timothy 6:10Love of money is a source of all kinds of evil; and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith, and have been pierced to the heart by many a regret.
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 →