But Chiddekem, son of Pered, the father of Hamor, and his six brothers, would not
listen unto Shechem and his father Hamor, and they would not be circumcised, for the
proposal of the sons of Jacob was loathsome in their sight, and their anger was greatly
roused at this, that the people of the city had not hearkened to them.
Some people disagreed to be circumsized among the inhabitants of succoth and then they wanted to killDinah and her family.This angered Jacob and his son.Levi and simeon killed 18 of these ambushers.
And twenty young men had concealed themselves who were not circumcised, and these
young men fought against Simeon and Levi, and Simeon and Levi killed eighteen of
them, and two fled from them and escaped to some lime pits that were in the city, and
Simeon and Levi sought for them, but could not find them.
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25. And Simeon and Levi continued to go about in the city, and they killed all the people of
the city at the edge of the sword, and they left none remaining.
26. And there was a great consternation in the midst of the city, and the cry of the people of
the city ascended to heaven, and all the women and children cried aloud.
27. And Simeon and Levi slew all the city; they left not a male remaining in the whole city.
28. And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son at the edge of the sword, and they brought
away Dinah from the house of Shechem and they went from there.
29. And the sons of Jacob went and returned, and came upon the slain, and spoiled all their
property which was in the city and the field.
30. And whilst they were taking the spoil, three hundred men stood up and threw dust at
them and struck them with stones, when Simeon turned to them and he slew them all
with the edge of the sword, and Simeon turned before Levi, and came into the city.
31. And they took away their sheep and their oxen and their cattle, and also the remainder
of the women and little ones, and they led all these away, and they opened a gate and
went out and came unto their father Jacob with vigor.
32. And when Jacob saw all that they had done to the city, and saw the spoil that they took
from them, Jacob was very angry at them, and Jacob said unto them, What is this that
you have done to me? behold I obtained rest amongst the Canaanitish inhabitants of the
land, and none of them meddled with me.
33. And now you have done to make me obnoxious to the inhabitants of the land, amongst
the Canaanites and the Perizzites, and I am but of a small number, and they will all
assemble against me and slay me when they hear of your work with their brethren, and I
and my household will be destroyed.
34. And Simeon and Levi and all their brothers with them answered their father Jacob and
said unto him, Behold we live in the land, and shall Shechem do this to our sister? why
art thou silent at all that Shechem has done? and shall he deal with our sister as with a
harlot in the streets?
35. And the number of women whom Simeon and Levi took captives from the city of
Shechem, whom they did not slay, was eighty-five who had not known man.
A whole city was destroyed because of ones person lust.
when we see how destructive lust is , we would know how to deal with this demon called lust.