Genesis 34:29
And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house. And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house.
Genesis 34:29 records the final plunder of Shechem, when after deceiving the men and killing them Simeon and Levi took the city's wealth, its little ones and its wives captive and spoiled even all that was in the houses, bringing the whole city to ruin. The slaughter and plunder were revenge for Shechem's lawless treatment of Dinah, yet the brothers' deceit and cruelty were grievous sins. Their revenge made multitudes suffer for the deed committed by one rash youth.
The sons of Jacob who carried out this cruel, revengeful violence were not all righteous but were affected in some degree by idolatry. God did not sanction their conduct and did not approve of it. Jacob was ignorant of their purpose until their work of cruelty was accomplished.
He then reproved and condemned his sons because by troubling him and making him to stink among the inhabitants of the land they put him and his house in danger of being destroyed by the surrounding nations in their indignation. In his distress Jacob called upon God, who told him to arise and go to Bethel. Jacob then commanded his household to put away the strange gods that were among them and be clean. God put terror upon the surrounding cities so that they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.
The cruel attack brought a lasting consequence in Jacob's prophecy that Simeon and Levi would be divided in Jacob and scattered in Israel. This was fulfilled in Simeon's small size and limited territory and in Levi's cities being spread throughout the land. Levi's later loyalty to God during Israel's apostasy changed the curse into a blessing, as the tribe was appointed to the sacred service of the sanctuary.