Thematic Bible: Used for confining
Thematic Bible
Prisons » Used for confining » Persons under the king's displeasure
Then Asa was wroth with the seer and put him in the prison house, for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa killed some of the people at the same time.
and say, Thus hath the king said, Put this fellow in the prison and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.
For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife, for he had married her.
Prisons » Used for confining » Enemies taken captive
And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hosea; for he had sent messengers to So, king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year; therefore, the king of Assyria shut him up and bound him in prison.
But the Philistines took hold of him and put out his eyes and brought him down to Gaza and bound him with fetters of iron that he should grind in the prison house.
But he put out the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him in chains; and the king of Babylon caused him to be taken to Babylon and put him in prison until the day of his death.
Prisons » Used for confining » Persons accused of heresy
As for Saul, he made havoc of the congregation ; entering into the houses and dragging out men and women, he committed them to prison.
And they laid hands on them and put them in jail unto the next day, for it was now evening.
and laid their hands on the apostles and put them in the common prison.
Prisons » Used for confining » Condemned criminals till executed
And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him, intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people. Peter therefore was kept in the prison, and the congregation made prayer without unto God for him.
Prisons » Used for confining » Debtors till they paid
Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out of there, until thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
And he would not, but went and cast him into prison until he should pay the debt.
Prisons » Used for confining » Suspected persons
If ye are men of the truth, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison; go ye, carry food for the famine of your houses