Antiquity of Ge 39:20
KINDS OF, MENTIONED
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