Torrey's Topical Index
Prisons
Antiquity of—Ge
39:20
KINDS OF, MENTIONED
Dungeons attached to—Jer
38:6; Zec
9:11
Were under the care of a keeper—Ge
39:21
USED FOR CONFINING
Confinement in, often awarded as a punishment—Ezr
7:26
Confinement in, considered a severe punishment—Lu
22:33
PLACES USED AS
- Court of the king's house
- —Jer 32:2
- House of the king's scribe
- —Jer 37:15
- House of the captain of the guard
- —Ge 40:3
- Prisoner's own house, where he was kept bound to a soldier
- —Ac 28:16,30; 2Ti 1:16-18
The king had power to commit to—1Ki
22:27
Magistrates had power to commit to—Mt
5:25
PERSONS CONFINED IN
- Said to be in ward
- —Le 24:12
- Said to be in hold
- —Ac 4:3
- Often placed in dungeons
- —Jer 39:6; Ac 16:24
- Often bound with fetters
- —Ge 42:19; Eze 19:9; Mr 6:17
- Often chained to two soldiers
- —Ac 12:6
- Often fastened in stocks
- —Jer 29:26; Ac 16:24
- Often kept to hard labour
- —Jud 16:21
- Often subjected to extreme suffering
- —Ps 79:11; 102:20; 105:18
- Fed on bread and water
- —1Ki 22:27
- Clothed in prison dress
- —2Ki 25:29
- Sometimes allowed to be visited by their friends
- —Mt 11:2; 25:36; Ac 24:23
- Might have their condition ameliorated by the king
- —Jer 37:20,21
- Often executed in
- —Ge 40:22; Mt 14:10
The king had power to release from—Ge
40:21
Magistrates had power to release from—Ac
16:35,36
KEEPERS OF
- Strictly guarded the doors
- —Ac 12:6
- Responsible for the prisoners
- —Ac 16:23,27
- Put to death if prisoners escaped
- —Ac 12:19
- Often used severity
- —Jer 37:16,20; Ac 16:24
- Sometimes acted kindly
- —Ge 39:21; Ac 16:33,34
- Sometimes entrusted the care of the prison to
- well-conducted prisoners—Ge 39:22,23
ILLUSTRATIVE OF