Thematic Bible: Used for confining
Thematic Bible
Prisons » Used for confining » Persons under the king's displeasure
Then Asa was angry with the seer and put him in prison, for he was enraged at him for this. And Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.
and say, ‘Thus says the king, “Put this man in prison and feed him sparingly with bread and water until I return safely.”’”
For Herod himself had sent and had John arrested and bound in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because he had married her.
Prisons » Used for confining » Enemies taken captive
But the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea, who had sent messengers to So king of Egypt and had offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year; so the king of Assyria shut him up and bound him in prison.
Then the Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza and bound him with bronze chains, and he was a grinder in the prison.
Then he blinded the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him with bronze fetters and brought him to Babylon and put him in prison until the day of his death.
Prisons » Used for confining » Persons accused of heresy
But Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house, and dragging off men and women, he would put them in prison.
And they laid hands on them and put them in jail until the next day, for it was already evening.
They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public jail.
Prisons » Used for confining » Condemned criminals till executed
When he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out before the people. So Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer for him was being made fervently by the church to God.
Prisons » Used for confining » Debtors till they paid
Prisons » Used for confining » Suspected persons
if you are honest men, let one of your brothers be confined in your prison; but as for the rest of you, go, carry grain for the famine of your households,
Prisons » Used for confining » Persons accused of crimes
(He was one who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection made in the city, and for murder.)