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 Jud 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 Jud 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