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Bibliography InformationTorrey, R.A., Reverand. "Entry for 'Prisons'". "The New Topical Text Book".. 1897.
- Antiquity of
Genesis 39:20 - KINDS OF, MENTIONED
- State
Jeremiah 37:21 ; Genesis 39:20
- Common
Acts 5:18
- State
- Dungeons attached to
Jeremiah 38:6 ; Zechariah 9:11 - Were under the care of a keeper
Genesis 39:21 - USED FOR CONFINING
- Persons accused of crimes
Luke 23:19
- Suspected persons
Genesis 42:19
- Condemned persons till executed
Leviticus 24:12 ; Acts 12:4 Acts 12:5
- Enemies taken captive
Judges 16:21 ; 2 Kings 17:4 ; Jeremiah 52:11
- Debtors till they paid
Matthew 5:26 ; 18:30
- Persons under the kings displeasure
1 Kings 22:27 ; 2 Chronicles 16:10 ; Mark 6:17
- Persons accused of crimes
- Confinement in, often awarded as a punishment
Ezra 7:26 - Confinement in, considered a severe punishment
Luke 22:33 - PLACES USED AS
- Court of the kings house
Jeremiah 32:2
- House of the kings scribe
Jeremiah 37:15
- House of the captain of the guard
Genesis 40:3
- Prisoners own house, where he was kept bound to a soldier
Acts 28:16 Acts 28:30 ; 2 Timothy 1:16-18
- Court of the kings house
- The king had power to commit to
1 Kings 22:27 - Magistrates had power to commit to
Matthew 5:25 - PERSONS CONFINED IN
- Said to be in ward
Leviticus 24:12
- Said to be in hold
Acts 4:3
- Often placed in dungeons
Jeremiah 39:6 ; Acts 16:24
- Often bound with fetters
Genesis 42:19 ; Ezekiel 19:9 ; Mark 6:17
- Often chained to two soldiers
Acts 12:6
- Often fastened in stocks
Jeremiah 29:26 ; Acts 16:24
- Often kept to hard labour
Judges 16:21
- Often subjected to extreme suffering
Psalms 79:11 ; 102:20 ; 105:18
- Fed on bread and water
1 Kings 22:27
- Clothed in prison dress
2 Kings 25:29
- Sometimes allowed to be visited by their friends
Matthew 11:2 ; 25:36 ; Acts 24:23
- Might have their condition ameliorated by the king
Jeremiah 37:20 Jeremiah 37:21
- Often executed in
Genesis 40:22 ; Matthew 14:10
- Said to be in ward
- The king had power to release from
Genesis 40:21 - Magistrates had power to release from
Acts 16:35 Acts 16:36 - KEEPERS OF
- Strictly guarded the doors
Acts 12:6
- Responsible for the prisoners
Acts 16:23 Acts 16:27
- Put to death if prisoners escaped
Acts 12:19
- Often used severity
Jeremiah 37:16 Jeremiah 37:20 ; Acts 16:24
- Sometimes acted kindly
Genesis 39:21 ; Acts 16:33 Acts 16:34
- Sometimes entrusted the care of the prison to well-conducted prisoners
Genesis 39:22 Genesis 39:23
- Strictly guarded the doors
- ILLUSTRATIVE OF
- Deep afflictions
Psalms 142:7
- Hell
Revelation 20:7
- Bondage to sin and Satan
Isaiah 42:7 ; 49:9 ; 61:1
- Deep afflictions
Bibliography InformationTorrey, R.A., Reverand. "Entry for 'Prisons'". "The New Topical Text Book".