Thematic Bible: Keepers of
Thematic Bible
Prisons » Keepers of » Often used severity
So Jeremiah came to the {dungeon}, even to the vaulted cells, and Jeremiah stayed there many days.
Now then, my lord the king, please let my plea fall {before you}. You must not send me back [to] the house of Jonathan the secretary, so that I will not die there."
Prisons » Keepers of » Sometimes acted kindly
And he took them at that [very] hour of the night [and] washed [their] wounds, and he himself was baptized at once, and all those of his [household]. And he brought them up into [his] house [and] set a meal before [them], and rejoiced greatly that he had believed in God with his whole household.
And Yahweh was with Joseph, and showed loyal love to him, and gave him favor in the eyes of the chief of the prison.
Prisons » Keepers of » Responsible for the prisoners
And [after they] had inflicted many blows on them, they threw [them] into prison, giving orders to the jailer to guard them securely.
And [after] the jailer was awake and saw the doors of the prison open, he drew [his] sword [and] was about to kill himself, [because he] thought the prisoners had escaped.
Prisons » Keepers of » Sometimes entrusted the care of the prison to well-conducted prisoners
And the chief of the prison put all the prisoners that [were] in the prison into the hand of Joseph. And everything that was done there, he [was] the one who did [it]. The chief of the prison {did not worry about} anything in his hand, since Yahweh [was] with him. And whatever he did Yahweh made [it] successful.
Prisons » Keepers of » Put to death if prisoners escaped
And [when] Herod had searched for him and did not find [him], he questioned the guards [and] ordered [that they] be led away to execution. And he came down from Judea to Caesarea [and] stayed [there].
Prisons » Keepers of » Strictly guarded the doors
Now when Herod was about to bring him [out], on that [very] night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards before the door were watching the prison.