Dict: torrey - Prisons

torrey:

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