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Thematic Bible



Asa was angry with the seer and put him in prison because of his anger over this. And Asa mistreated some of the people at that time. Verse ConceptsCruelty, examples ofAnger, HumanImprisonmentsOppression, Nature OfPrisonersProphets, Lives OfSpiteTemperAnger, Sinful ExamplesVindictiveness

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.’” Verse ConceptsImprisonmentsPrisonersPunishment, Legal Aspects OfRevenge, Examples OfWaters Of AfflictionRepulsive Food

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. Verse ConceptsPrisonersRopesBad Wives ExamplesDispleasureTransferring Wives

But the king of Assyria discovered Hoshea’s conspiracy. He had sent envoys to So king of Egypt and had not paid tribute money to the king of Assyria as in previous years. Therefore the king of Assyria arrested him and put him in prison. Verse ConceptsArrestingMessengers Sent OutenvoyConspiraciesImprisonmentsPrisonersTaxationPrisons

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. Verse ConceptsdisabilitiesGrindingImprisonmentsKnivesMonotonyMutilationPrisonersTortureCaptivesHeartlessnessHard LaborPrisonsBrassGrinding FoodEyes HarmedBlindingOther BlindingBronze Shackles

Then he blinded Zedekiah and bound him with bronze chains. The king of Babylon brought Zedekiah to Babylon, where he kept him in custody until his dying day. Verse ConceptsImprisonmentsPrisonersPrisonsLifelongKings ExiledBlindingOther BlindingBronze Shackles

Saul, however, was ravaging the church. He would enter house after house, drag off men and women, and put them in prison. Verse ConceptsArrestingIntimidationenemies, of believersChurchPrisonersPulling PeopleDestruction Of The ChurchThe Church UniversalPersecutionjail

So they seized them and put them in custody until the next day, since it was already evening. Verse ConceptsInjustice, Nature And Source OfSuffering, Of BelieversThe Next DayEvenings For Jesus And His Disciples


After the arrest, he put him in prison and assigned four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover. So Peter was kept in prison, but prayer was being made earnestly to God for him by the church.

They put him in custody until the Lord’s decision could be made clear to them. Verse ConceptsImprisonmentsMaking DecisionsWaiting Till Marriage

I assure you: You will never get out of there until you have paid the last penny! Verse ConceptsGoing OutsideEvil And FreedomSettling Accounts

But he wasn’t willing. On the contrary, he went and threw him into prison until he could pay what was owed. Verse ConceptsImprisonmentsPrisonersPitilessnessPitilessness CondemnedSettling AccountsDebtjail

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. Verse ConceptsImprisonmentsPeople Providing Food

(He had been thrown into prison for a rebellion that had taken place in the city, and for murder.) Verse ConceptsCriminalsImprisonmentsPrisonersJudged As Murderers

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