Thematic Bible: Keepers of
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Prisons » Keepers of » Often used severity
When Jeremiah was come into the dungeon and into the vaults, and Jeremiah had remained there many days,
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And now hear, I pray thee, my lord, O king: let my supplication, I pray thee, come before thee; and cause me not to return into the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.
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Prisons » Keepers of » Sometimes acted kindly
And he took them the same hour of the night and washed them from their stripes; and was baptised, he and all his straightway. And having brought them into his house he laid the table for them, and rejoiced with all his house, having believed in God.
And Jehovah was with Joseph, and extended mercy to him, and gave him favour in the eyes of the chief of the tower-house.
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Prisons » Keepers of » Responsible for the prisoners
And having laid many stripes upon them they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely;
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And the jailor being awakened out of his sleep, and seeing the doors of the prison opened, having drawn a sword was going to kill himself, thinking the prisoners had fled.
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Prisons » Keepers of » Sometimes entrusted the care of the prison to well-conducted prisoners
And the chief of the tower-house committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the tower-house; and whatever they had to do there he did. The chief of the tower-house looked not to anything under his hand, because Jehovah was with him; and what he did, Jehovah made it prosper.
Prisons » Keepers of » Put to death if prisoners escaped
And Herod having sought him and not found him, having examined the guards, commanded them to be executed. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea and stayed there.
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Prisons » Keepers of » Strictly guarded the doors
And when Herod was going to bring him forth, that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards before the door kept the prison.
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