Antiquity Of Genesis 39:20

Kinds Of, Mentioned

State Jeremiah 37:21, Genesis 39:20

Common Acts 5:18

Dungeons Attached To Jeremiah 38:6, Zechariah 9:11

Were under the Care of a Keeper Genesis 39:21

Used for Confining

Persons accused of crimes Luke 23:19

Persons accused of heresy Acts 4:3, 5:18, 8:3

Suspected persons Genesis 42:19

Condemned persons till executed Leviticus 24:12, Acts 12:4, 5

Enemies taken captive Judges 16:21, 2 Kings 17:4, Jeremiah 52:11

Debtors till they paid Matthew 5:26, 18:30

Persons under the king's displeasure 1 Kings 22:27, 2 Chronicles 16:10, Mark 6:17

Confinement In, Often Awarded as a Punishment Ezra 7:26

Confinement In, Considered a Severe Punishment Luke 22:33

Places Used As

Court of the king's house Jeremiah 32:2

House of the king's scribe Jeremiah 37:15

House of the captain of the guard Genesis 40:3

Prisoner's own house, where he was kept bound to a soldier Acts 28:16, 30, 2 Timothy 1:16-18

The King Had Power to Commit To 1 Kings 22:27

Magistrates Had Power to Commit To Matthew 5:25

Persons Confined In

Said to be in ward Leviticus 24:12

Said to be in hold Acts 4:3

Often placed in dungeons Jeremiah 39:6, Acts 16:24

Often bound with fetters Genesis 42:19, Ezekiel 19:9, Mark 6:17

Often chained to two soldiers Acts 12:6

Often fastened in stocks Jeremiah 29:26, Acts 16:24

Often kept to hard labour Judges 16:21

Often subjected to extreme suffering Psalm 79:11, 102:20, 105:18

Fed on bread and water 1 Kings 22:27

Clothed in prison dress 2 Kings 25:29

Sometimes allowed to be visited by their friends Matthew 11:2, 25:36, Acts 24:23

Might have their condition ameliorated by the king Jeremiah 37:20, 21

Often executed in Genesis 40:22, Matthew 14:10

The King Had Power to Release From Genesis 40:21

Magistrates Had Power to Release From Acts 16:35, 36

Keepers Of

Strictly guarded the doors Acts 12:6

Responsible for the prisoners Acts 16:23, 27

Put to death if prisoners escaped Acts 12:19

Often used severity Jeremiah 37:16, 20, Acts 16:24

Sometimes acted kindly Genesis 39:21, Acts 16:33, 34

Sometimes entrusted the care of the prison to well-conducted prisoners Genesis 39:22, 23

Illustrative Of

Deep afflictions Psalm 142:7

Hell Revelation 20:7

Bondage to sin and Satan Isaiah 42:7, 49:9, 61:1