Prisons
Antiquity of -- Ge 39:20. Kinds of, mentioned State. -- Jer 37:21; Ge 39:20. Common. -- Ac 5:18. Dungeons attached to -- Jer 38:6; Zec 9:11. Were under the care of a keeper -- Ge 39:21. Used for confining Persons accused of crimes. -- Lu 23:19. Persons accused of heresy. -- Ac 4:3; 5:18; 8:3. Suspected persons. -- Ge 42:19. Condemned persons till executed. -- Le 24:12; Ac 12:4,5. Enemies taken captive. -- Jdj 16:21; 2Ki 17:4; Jer 52:11. Debtors till they paid. -- Mt 5:26; 18:30. Persons under the king's displeasure. -- 1Ki 22:27; 2Ch 16:10; Mr 6:17. Confinement in, often awarded as a punishment -- Ezr 7:26. Confinement in, considered a severe punishment -- Lu 22:33. Places used as Court of the king's house. -- Jer 32:2. House of the king's scribe. -- Jer 37:15. House of the captain of the guard. -- Ge 40:3. Prisoner's own house, where he was kept bound to a soldier. -- Ac 28:16,30; 2Ti 1:16-18. The king had power to commit to -- 1Ki 22:27. Magistrates had power to commit to -- Mt 5:25. Persons confined in Said to be in ward. -- Le 24:12. Said to be in hold. -- Ac 4:3. Often placed in dungeons. -- Jer 39:6; Ac 16:24. Often bound with fetters. -- Ge 42:19; Eze 19:9; Mr 6:17. Often chained to two soldiers. -- Ac 12:6. Often fastened in stocks. -- Jer 29:26; Ac 16:24. Often kept to hard labour. -- Jdj 16:21. Often subjected to extreme suffering. -- Ps 79:11; 102:20; 105:18. Fed on bread and water. -- 1Ki 22:27. Clothed in prison dress. -- 2Ki 25:29. Sometimes allowed to be visited by their friends. -- Mt 11:2; 25:36; Ac 24:23. Might have their condition ameliorated by the king. -- Jer 37:20,21. Often executed in. -- Ge 40:22; Mt 14:10. The king had power to release from -- Ge 40:21. Magistrates had power to release from -- Ac 16:35,36. Keepers of Strictly guarded the doors. -- Ac 12:6. Responsible for the prisoners. -- Ac 16:23,27. Put to death if prisoners escaped. -- Ac 12:19. Often used severity. -- Jer 37:16,20; Ac 16:24. Sometimes acted kindly. -- Ge 39:21; Ac 16:33,34. Sometimes entrusted the care of the prison to well-conducted prisoners. -- Ge 39:22,23. Illustrative of Deep afflictions. -- Ps 142:7. Hell. -- Re 20:7. Bondage to sin and Satan. -- Isa 42:7; 49:9; 61:1.