Thematic Bible: Persons confined in
Thematic Bible
Prisons » Persons confined in » Sometimes allowed to be visited by their friends
He ordered that the centurion keep Paul under guard, though he could have some freedom, and that he should not prevent any of his friends from serving him.
When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent a message by his disciples
Prisons » Persons confined in » Often subjected to extreme suffering
according to Your great power,
preserve those condemned to die.
Prisons » Persons confined in » Often bound with fetters
For Herod himself had given orders to arrest John and to chain him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, whom he had married.
If you are honest, let one of you be confined to the guardhouse, while the rest of you go and take grain to relieve the hunger of your households.
and led him away to the king of Babylon.
They brought him into the fortresses
so his roar could no longer be heard
on the mountains of Israel.
Prisons » Persons confined in » Often executed in
So he sent orders and had John beheaded in the prison.
Prisons » Persons confined in » Often fastened in stocks
‘The Lord has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada the priest to be the chief officer in the temple of the Lord, responsible for every madman who acts like a prophet. You must confine him in the stocks and an iron collar.
Receiving such an order, he put them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the stocks.
Prisons » Persons confined in » Often placed in dungeons
Receiving such an order, he put them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the stocks.
At Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered Zedekiah’s sons before his eyes, and he also slaughtered all Judah’s nobles.
Prisons » Persons confined in » Might have their condition ameliorated by the king
So now please listen, my lord the king. May my petition come before you. Don't send me back to the house of Jonathan the scribe, or I will die there." So King Zedekiah gave orders, and Jeremiah was placed in the guard's courtyard. He was given a loaf of bread each day from the baker's street until all the bread was gone from the city. So Jeremiah remained in the guard's courtyard.
Prisons » Persons confined in » Said to be in ward
Prisons » Persons confined in » Clothed in prison dress
So Jehoiachin changed his prison clothes, and he dined regularly in the presence of the king of Babylon for the rest of his life.
Prisons » Persons confined in » Fed on bread and water
and say, ‘This is what the king says: Put this guy in prison and feed him only bread and water until I come back safely.’”
Prisons » Persons confined in » Often kept to hard labor
The Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes. They brought him down to Gaza and bound him with bronze shackles, and he was forced to grind grain in the prison.
Prisons » Persons confined in » Often chained to two soldiers
On the night before Herod was to bring him out for execution, Peter, bound with two chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, while the sentries in front of the door guarded the prison.
Prisons » Persons confined in » Said to be in hold
So they seized them and put them in custody until the next day, since it was already evening.