Thematic Bible: Used for confining
Thematic Bible
Prisons » Used for confining » Persons under the king's displeasure
And Asa is angry at the seer, and giveth him to the house of torture, for he is in a rage with him for this; and Asa oppresseth some of the people at that time.
and thou hast said, Thus said the king, Place ye this one in the house of restraint, and cause him to eat bread of oppression, and water of oppression, till my coming in peace.'
For Herod himself, having sent forth, did lay hold on John, and bound him in the prison, because of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother, because he married her,
Prisons » Used for confining » Enemies taken captive
And the king of Asshur findeth in Hoshea a conspiracy, in that he hath sent messengers unto So king of Egypt, and hath not caused a present to go up to the king of Asshur, as year by year, and the king of Asshur restraineth him, and bindeth him in a house of restraint.
And the Philistines seize him, and pick out his eyes, and bring him down to Gaza, and bind him with two brazen fetters; and he is grinding in the prison-house.
and the eyes of Zedekiah he hath blinded, and he bindeth him in brazen fetters, and the king of Babylon bringeth him to Babylon, and putteth him in the house of inspection unto the day of his death.
Prisons » Used for confining » Persons accused of heresy
and Saul was making havoc of the assembly, into every house entering, and haling men and women, was giving them up to prison;
and they laid hands upon them, and did put them in custody unto the morrow, for it was evening already;
and laid their hands upon the apostles, and did put them in a public prison;
Prisons » Used for confining » Condemned criminals till executed
whom also having seized, he did put in prison, having delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him, intending after the passover to bring him forth to the people. Peter, therefore, indeed, was kept in the prison, and fervent prayer was being made by the assembly unto God for him,
Prisons » Used for confining » Debtors till they paid
verily I say to thee, thou mayest not come forth thence till that thou mayest pay the last farthing.
and he would not, but having gone away, he cast him into prison, till he might pay that which was owing.
Prisons » Used for confining » Suspected persons
if ye are right men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your ward, and ye, go, carry in corn for the famine of your houses,
Prisons » Used for confining » Persons accused of crimes
who had been, because of a certain sedition made in the city, and murder, cast into prison.