Genesis 34:24 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Bible Comments

Unto Hamor and Shechem hearkened all, &c. They consented to be circumcised, partly in compliance with their young prince, whom they either feared or loved; and partly in prospect of their own advantage; for which men are frequently willing to expose themselves to great pains and hazards.

Genesis 34:24

24 And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.