Genesis 34:30

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “Look what you've done! Now I'm in real trouble with the Canaanites and Perizzites who live around here. There aren't many of us, and if they attack, they'll kill everyone in my household.”

Cross References

Genesis 12:12

When the Egyptians see how lovely you are, they will murder me because I am your husband. But they won't kill you.

Genesis 12:2

I will bless you and make your descendants into a great nation. You will become famous and be a blessing to others.

Genesis 12:6

Abram went as far as the sacred tree of Moreh in a place called Shechem. The Canaanites were still living in the land at that time,

Genesis 34:2

She was seen by Hamor's son Shechem, the leader of the Hivites, and he grabbed her and raped her.

Genesis 34:29

After taking everything of value from the houses, they dragged away the wives and children of their victims.

Genesis 34:31

They answered, “Was it right to let our own sister be treated that way?”

Genesis 46:26

Sixty-six members of Jacob's family went to Egypt with him, not counting his daughters-in-law.

Genesis 46:27

Jacob's two grandsons who were born there made it a total of seventy members of Jacob's family in Egypt.

2 Samuel 10:6

The Ammonites realized that they had made David very angry, so they hired more foreign soldiers. Twenty thousand of them were foot soldiers from the Aramean cities of Beth-Rehob and Zobah, one thousand were from the king of Maacah, and twelve thousand were from the region of Tob.

2 Samuel 16:21

Ahithophel answered, “Some of your father's wives were left here to take care of the palace. You should have sex with them. Then everyone will find out that you have publicly disgraced your father. This will make you and your followers even more powerful.”

1 Kings 18:18

Elijah answered: You're the troublemaker—not me! You and your family have disobeyed the LORD's commands by worshipping Baal.

1 Chronicles 16:12

Remember his miracles and all his wonders and his fair decisions.

1 Chronicles 16:19

At the time there were only a few of us, and we were homeless.

1 Chronicles 19:6

The Ammonites realized they had made David furious. So they paid thirty-four thousand kilogrammes of silver to hire chariot troops from Mesopotamia and from the Syrian kingdoms of Maacah and Zobah.

1 Chronicles 2:7

Achan, who was a descendant of Zerah and the son of Carmi, caused trouble for Israel, because he kept for himself things that belonged only to the LORD.

Psalm 105:12

At the time there were only a few of us, and we were homeless.

Exodus 5:21

Then the men said, “We hope the LORD will punish both of you for making the king and his officials hate us. Now they even have an excuse to kill us.”

Proverbs 11:17

Kindness is rewarded— but if you are cruel, you hurt yourself.

Proverbs 11:29

Fools who cause trouble in the family won't inherit a thing. They will end up as slaves of someone with good sense.

Proverbs 15:27

Being greedy causes trouble for your family, but you protect yourself by refusing bribes.

Deuteronomy 4:17

animals, birds,

Deuteronomy 4:27

Only a few of you will survive, and the LORD will force you to leave the land and will scatter you among the nations.

Deuteronomy 7:7

You were the weakest of all nations,

Joshua 7:25

Joshua said, “Achan, you caused us a lot of trouble. Now the LORD is paying you back with the same kind of trouble.” The people of Israel then stoned to death Achan and his family. They made a fire and burnt the bodies, together with what Achan had stolen, and all his possessions.

1 Samuel 13:4

The messengers then said to the people of Israel, “Saul has destroyed the Philistine army camp at Geba. Now the Philistines really hate Israel, so every town and village must send men to join Saul's army at Gilgal.”

1 Samuel 16:2

Samuel answered, “If I do that, Saul will find out and have me killed.” “Take a calf with you,” the LORD replied. “Tell everyone that you've come to offer it as a sacrifice to me,

1 Samuel 27:1

but he thought to himself, “One of these days, Saul is going to kill me. The only way to escape from him is to go to Philistia. Then I'll be outside Israel, and Saul will give up trying to catch me.”

1 Samuel 27:12

But Achish trusted David and thought, “David's people must be furious with him. From now on he will have to take orders from me.”