Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
The keeper
General references
Bible References
The keeper
Acts 16:23
And [after they] had inflicted many blows on them, they threw [them] into prison, giving orders to the jailer to guard them securely.
He drew
Judges 9:54
He called quickly to the young man carrying his weapons, and he said to him, "Draw your sword and kill me, so that they will not say of me, 'A woman killed him.'" So the young man stabbed him, and he died.
1 Samuel 31:4
Then Saul said to {his armor bearer}, "Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, so that these uncircumcised do not come and thrust me through and make a fool of me!" But {his armor bearer} [was] not willing [to do so] because he [was] very afraid. So Saul took the sword and fell on it.
2 Samuel 17:23
When Ahithophel saw that his advice [was] not followed, he saddled the donkey, and he set out and went up to his house in his city. {After he set his house in order}, he hanged himself, and he died and was buried in the tomb of his ancestors.
1 Kings 16:18
It happened that when Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went to the citadel fortress of the house of the king, and he burnt the house of the king over him with fire so that he died.
Matthew 27:5
And throwing the silver coins into the temple he departed. And he went away [and] hanged himself.
General references
Genesis 8:16
"Go out from the ark, you and your wife, and your sons, and your sons' wives with you.
Lamentations 3:55
I have called your name, O Yahweh, from the depths of the pit.
Acts 5:18
And they laid hands on the apostles and put them in the public prison.