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
After they were severely beaten, they threw them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safe.
He drew
Judges 9:54
He quickly called the young man who was carrying his weapons and told him: Draw your sword and kill me. I do not want it said that a woman killed me. The young man ran him through with his sword and he died.
1 Samuel 31:4
He said to the young man carrying his weapons: Draw your sword and kill me. That way these godless Philistines will not gloat over me and kill me. But the young man was too terrified to do it. So Saul took his own sword and threw himself on it.
2 Samuel 17:23
Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed. He saddled his donkey and went back to his hometown. He arranged his affairs in order and he hanged himself. He was buried in the family grave.
1 Kings 16:18
Zimri saw that the city had fallen. So he went into the palace's inner fortress and set the palace on fire. He died in the flames.
Matthew 27:5
He left the silver in the Temple. Then he went away and hanged himself.
General references
Genesis 8:16
Come out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and their wives.
Lamentations 3:55
I called out your name in prayer, O Jehovah, out of the lowest prison.
Acts 5:18
They captured the apostles and put them in the common prison.