'Custody' in the Bible

They put him in custody so that the command of the Lord might be made clear to them.

and they put him in custody because it had not been declared what should be done to him.

Let the king appoint overseers in all the provinces of his kingdom that they may gather every beautiful young virgin to the citadel of Susa, to the harem, into the custody of Hegai, the king’s eunuch, who is in charge of the women; and let their cosmetics be given them.

So it came about when the command and decree of the king were heard and many young ladies were gathered to the citadel of Susa into the custody of Hegai, that Esther was taken to the king’s palace into the custody of Hegai, who was in charge of the women.

In the evening she would go in and in the morning she would return to the second harem, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch who was in charge of the concubines. She would not again go in to the king unless the king delighted in her and she was summoned by name.

Now when Jesus heard that John had been taken into custody, He withdrew into Galilee;

Now after John had been taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God,

When His own people heard of this, they went out to take custody of Him; for they were saying, “He has lost His senses.”

Now the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking Him and beating Him,

Then he gave orders to the centurion for him to be kept in custody and yet have some freedom, and not to prevent any of his friends from ministering to him.

Festus then answered that Paul was being kept in custody at Caesarea and that he himself was about to leave shortly.

But when Paul appealed to be held in custody for the Emperor’s decision, I ordered him to be kept in custody until I send him to Caesar.”

But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, being shut up to the faith which was later to be revealed.