Genesis 34:30

God's Word

Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have caused me a lot of trouble! You’ve made the people living in the area, the Canaanites and the Perizzites, hate me. There are only a few of us. If they join forces against me and attack me, my family and I will be wiped out.”

Cross References

Genesis 12:12

When the Egyptians see you, they’ll say, ‘This is his wife!’ Then they’ll kill me but let you live.

Genesis 12:2

I will make you a great nation, I will bless you. I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.

Genesis 12:6

They arrived in Canaan, and Abram traveled through the land to the oak tree belonging to Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were in the land.

Genesis 13:7

Quarrels broke out between Abram’s herders and Lot’s herders. (Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in that area.)

Genesis 34:2

When Shechem, son of the local ruler Hamor the Hivite, saw her, he took her and raped her.

Genesis 34:29

They carried off all the wealth and all the women and children and looted everything in the houses.

Genesis 34:31

Simeon and Levi asked, “Should Shechem have been allowed to treat our sister like a prostitute?”

Genesis 46:26

The total number of Jacob’s direct descendants who went with him to Egypt was 66. This didn’t include the wives of Jacob’s sons.

Genesis 46:27

Joseph had two sons who were born in Egypt. The grand total of people in Jacob’s household who went to Egypt was 70.

2 Samuel 10:6

The Ammonites realized that they had made themselves offensive to David. So they hired the Arameans from Beth Rehob and Zobah (20,000 foot soldiers), ⌞the army of⌟ the king of Maacah (1,000 men), and the men of Tob (12,000 men).

2 Samuel 16:21

Ahithophel told Absalom, “Sleep with your father’s concubines  whom he left to take care of the palace. Then all Israel will hear about how you have made your father despise you. Everyone who is with you will support you even more.”

1 Kings 11:25

In addition to the trouble that Hadad caused, Rezon was Israel’s rival as long as Solomon lived. He ruled Aram and despised Israel.

1 Kings 18:18

Elijah answered, “I haven’t troubled Israel. You and your father’s family have done it by disobeying the Lord’s commands and following the various Baal gods.

1 Chronicles 16:12

Remember the miracles he performed, the amazing things he did and the judgments he pronounced,

1 Chronicles 16:19

“While they were few in number, a small group of foreigners living in that land,

1 Chronicles 19:6

The Ammonites realized that they had made themselves offensive to David. So Hanun and the Ammonites sent 75,000 pounds of silver to hire chariots and horses from the Arameans in Upper Mesopotamia, Maacah, and Zobah.

1 Chronicles 2:7

Carmi’s son was Achar, who caused trouble for Israel by taking goods that were claimed by God.

Psalm 105:12

While the people of Israel were few in number, a small group of foreigners living in that land,

Exodus 5:21

So they said, “May the Lord see what you have done and judge you! You have made Pharaoh and his officials hate us. You have given them an excuse to kill us.”

Proverbs 11:17

A merciful person helps himself, but a cruel person hurts himself.

Proverbs 11:29

Whoever brings trouble upon his family inherits ⌞only⌟ wind, and that stubborn fool becomes a slave to the wise in heart.

Proverbs 15:27

Whoever is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble to his family, but whoever hates bribes will live.

Deuteronomy 4:17

any animal on earth, any creature with wings that flies,

Deuteronomy 4:27

The Lord will scatter you among the people of the world, and only a few of you will be left among the nations where the Lord will force you to live.

Deuteronomy 7:7

The Lord set his heart on you and chose you, even though you didn’t outnumber all the other people. You were the smallest of all nations.

Joshua 7:25

Then Joshua said, “Why did you bring this disaster on us? The Lord will bring disaster on you today!” And all Israel stoned Achan and his family to death. Then they burned the bodies and piled stones over them.

1 Samuel 13:4

(So all Israel listened.) “I, Saul, have defeated the Philistine troops, and now Israel has become offensive to the Philistines!” All the troops rallied behind Saul at Gilgal.

1 Samuel 16:2

“How can I go?” Samuel asked. “When Saul hears about it, he’ll kill me.” The Lord said, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I’ve come to sacrifice to the Lord.’

1 Samuel 27:1

David said to himself, “One of these days Saul will sweep me away. The best thing for me to do is to make sure that I escape to Philistine territory. Then Saul will give up looking all over Israel for me, and I’ll escape from him.”

1 Samuel 27:12

And Achish believed David. Achish thought, “He has definitely made his own people in Israel despise him. He’ll be my servant from now on.”