Thematic Bible: Used for confining
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Prisons » Used for confining » Persons under the king's displeasure
Asa was so angry at the prophet, he put him in jail. Asa also oppressed some of the people at that time.
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Say, 'This is what the king says, "Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water until I safely return."'"
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For Herod himself had sent men, arrested John, and bound him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because Herod had married her.
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Prisons » Used for confining » Enemies taken captive
The king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea was planning a revolt. Hoshea had sent messengers to King So of Egypt and had not sent his annual tribute to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria arrested him and imprisoned him.
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The Philistines captured him and gouged out his eyes. They brought him down to Gaza and bound him in bronze chains. He became a grinder in the prison.
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He had Zedekiah's eyes put out and had him bound in chains. Then the king of Babylon had him led off to Babylon and he was imprisoned there until the day he died.
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Prisons » Used for confining » Persons accused of heresy
But Saul was trying to destroy the church; entering one house after another, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.
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So they seized them and put them in jail until the next day (for it was already evening).
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They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public jail.
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Prisons » Used for confining » Condemned criminals till executed
When he had seized him, he put him in prison, handing him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him. Herod planned to bring him out for public trial after the Passover. So Peter was kept in prison, but those in the church were earnestly praying to God for him.
So they placed him in custody until they were able to make a clear legal decision for themselves based on words from the mouth of the Lord.
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Prisons » Used for confining » Debtors till they paid
I tell you the truth, you will never get out of there until you have paid the last penny!
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But he refused. Instead, he went out and threw him in prison until he repaid the debt.
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Prisons » Used for confining » Suspected persons
If you are honest men, leave one of your brothers confined here in prison while the rest of you go and take grain back for your hungry families.
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Prisons » Used for confining » Persons accused of crimes
(This was a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city, and for murder.)
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