Thematic Bible: Used for confining
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Prisons » Used for confining » Persons under the king's displeasure
In response, Asa flew into a rage and locked up the seer in stocks in the palace prison because of what Hanani had told him. Asa also tortured some of the people of Israel at that time.
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Give him this order: "Place him in prison on survival rations of bread and water only until I come back safely.'"
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because Herod himself had sent men who arrested John, bound him with chains, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom Herod had married.
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Prisons » Used for confining » Enemies taken captive
But the king of Assyria uncovered a conspiracy involving Hoshea, who had sent envoys to King So of Egypt and stopped offering tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done annually. As a result, the king of Assyria placed him under arrest and sent him to prison.
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Then the Philistines grabbed him, gouged out his eyes, brought him down to Gaza, tied him up in bronze chains, and made him grind grain in their prison.
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He blinded Zedekiah and bound him in bronze shackles. Then the king of Babylon took him to Babylon and put him in prison until he died.
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Prisons » Used for confining » Persons accused of heresy
But Saul kept trying to destroy the church. Going into one house after another, he began dragging off men and women and throwing them in prison.
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So they arrested them and placed them in custody until the next day, since it was already evening.
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arrested the apostles, and put them in the city jail.
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Prisons » Used for confining » Condemned criminals till executed
When he arrested Peter, Herod put him in prison and turned him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, planning to bring him out to the people after Passover season. So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer to God for him was being offered by the assembly.
They placed him in custody until a decision would be made to them according to the word of the LORD.
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Prisons » Used for confining » Debtors till they paid
I tell you with certainty, you will not get out of there until you pay back the last dollar!"
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But he refused and had him thrown into prison until he could repay the debt.
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Prisons » Used for confining » Suspected persons
If you're honest men, leave one of your brothers here in custody, then the rest of you can leave and take some grain with you to alleviate the famine that's affecting your households.
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Prisons » Used for confining » Persons accused of crimes
(This man had been put in prison for murder and for a revolt that had taken place in the city.)
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