inded a centurion to keep Paul, d to let him have liberty, and at he should forbid none of his quaintance to minister or come to him. Lets xxvill, 16. And when we ae to Rome, the centurion dered the prisoners to the Hain of the guard: but Paul suffered to dwell by himself à a soldier that kept him. IMPRISONMENT. (DUNGEON, FETTERS, STOCKS.) . xxxix, 20. And Joseph's ster took him, and put him the prison, a place where the c's prisoners were bound: and was there in the prison. xl, 1-4. And it came to pass these things, that the butler of king of Egypt and his baker fended their lord the king of And Pharaoh was wroth Last two of his officers, against etlef of the butlers,and against chief of the bakers. And he hem in ward in the house of captain of the guard, into the , the place where Joseph bound. And the captain of guard charged Joseph with and he served them; and Tatinued a season in ward. xli, 10. Pharaoh was wroth 1 his servants, and put me in in the captain of the guard's both me and the chief L en xlii. 17. 24. And he put n all together into ward three And he turned himself from them, and wept; and red to them again, and comed with them, and took from Simeon, and bound him re their eyes. xxiv, 12. And they put in ward, that the mind of the might be shewed them. Chron. xxxvi, 6. Against him up Nebuchadnezzar king of ylon, and bound him in fetters, arry him to Babylon. xx, 2. Then Pashur smote mah the prophet, and put in the stocks that were in the Tate of Benjamin, which was e house of the LORD. 7. XXXVI, 5. And Jeremiah manded Baruch, saying, I am ap; I cannot go into the house e LORD. Xxxvii,4,15-20. Now Jeremiah in and went out among the de, for they had not put him prison. Wherefore the ces were wroth with Jere, and smote him, and put prison, in the house of whan the scribe; for they had that the prison. When miah was entered into the geon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days; Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out; and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the LORD? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, Thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon. More over, Jeremiah said unto the king Zedekiah, What have I offended against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people that ye have put me in prison? Where are now your prophets, which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land? Therefore hear now, I pray thee, O my lord the king, let my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee; that thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there. Jer. xxxviii, 6-9, 28. Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire. Now, when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon, (the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin,) Ebed-melech went forth out of the king's house, and spake to the king, saying, My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city. So Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken: and he was there when Jerusalem was taken. Lam. lil, 53. They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me. Acts xxi, 33. Then the chief cap, tain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done. Ps. cv. 18, 19. Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron: Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him Ps. cvil, 10-12. Such as sat in darkness, and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron; Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High: Therefore he brought down their heart with labour: they fell down, and there was none to help. GOD'S CARE FOR THE PRISONERS. Gen. xxxix, 21-23. But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison. And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it. The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper. P3. lxix, 33. For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners." P3. lxxix, 11. Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die. Ps. cii, 19, 20. For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth; To hear the groaning of the prisoner, to loose those that are appointed to death. Ps. cxlii, 7. Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me. Ps. cxlvi, 7. Which executeth judgment for the oppressed; which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners. Jer. xxxix, 15. Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison. Nah, i, 13. For now will I break his yoke from off thee, and I will burst thy bonds in sunder. LIBERATION. CONDITIONAL. 1 Kings il, 36-38, 41. And the king sent and called for Shimei, house in Jerusalem, and dwell and said unto him, Build thee an there, and go not forth from hence any whither. For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head. And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days. And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again. ABSOLUTE. Jer. xxxviii, 10-13. Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the | Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die. So Ebed-melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah. And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine arm holes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so. So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon; and Jeremial remained in the court of the prison. Jer. xxxix, 13, 14. So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebusbasban, Rab-saris, and Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, and all the king of Babylon's princes; Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people. Jer. lii, 31-33. And it came to pass, in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth mouth, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison, And spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon, And changed his prison-garments; and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life. Acts xil, 7, 11, 15-17. And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly, And his chains fell off from his hands, And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews. And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel. But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, But he, they were astonished. beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and | And the chief captain answered, Heb. xiii, 23. Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you. SCOURGING. if the wicked man be worthy to to his fault, by a certain number. Matth. x, 17. But beware of men Acts xxii, 19. And I said, Lord. they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee. 2 Cor. xi, 24, 25. Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one. Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep. PRIVILEGE OF A ROMAN CITIZEN. Acts xvi, 35-40. And when it selves and fetch us out. And Acts xxii, 25-29. And as they have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him. RETALIATION. Lev. xxiv, 19, 20. And if a mas cause a blemish in his neighbour as he hath done, so shall it be done to him; Breach for breach eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as be hath caused a blemish in a man so shall it be done to him again. (See under ASSAULT, Page 337.) FINE. Exod. xxi, 30. If there be laid him a sum of money, then he shat give for the ransom of his l whatsoever is laid upon him. CAPITAL PUNISHMENTS. Lev. xxiv, 14. Bring forth hi that hath cursed without th camp: and let all that heard Am lay their hands upon his bead and let all the congregation stea him. John vili, 7. So, when they o tinued asking him, he lifted himself, and said unto them. that is without sin among yo let him first cast a stone at her. Acts vil, 59. And they stone Stephen, calling upon God, a saying, Lord Jesus, receive spirit. THE SWORD. 2 Sam. 1, 15. And David calle one of the young men, and si Go near, and fall upon him. A he smote him that he died. 2 Sam. Iv, 10. When one tal me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead (thinking to have brought good tidings,) I took hold of him, an slew him in Ziklag, who the that I would have given t reward for his tidings. 1 Kings ii, 25, 46. And king Solomon sent by the hand Benaiah the son of Jehotada; s he fell upon him that he died. the king commanded Benal the son of Jehoiada; which w out, and fell upon him, that died: and the kingdom was estałe lished in the hand of Solomen Ps. cvi, 29-31. Thus they pro voked him to anger with the inventious; and the plague bruks Then stood up in upon them. Phinehas,and executed judgm and so the plague was stay And that was counted unto m or righteousness unto all genera- | fore the king, Behold also the Iple, nation, and language, which Kas for evermore. POSTHUMOUS DISGRACE. gallows, fifty cubits high, which Deut. xxi, 22, 23. And if a manking, standeth in the house of Esther ix, 13, 14. Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do to-morrow also according unto this day's decree, be and let Haman's ten sons hanged upon the gallows. And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons. BURNING ALIVE IN A FURNACE. 7 x, 26, 27. And afterward HODES AMONG OTHER Sam. xxi, 8, 9. But the king the two sons of Rizpah the ughter of Aiab, whom she bare to Saul, Armont and Mephi eth, and the five sons of tal the daughter of Saul, an she brought up for Adriel * of Barzillai the Meholath: And he delivered them into bands of the Gibeonites, and y hanged them in the hill bethe LORD: and they fell all en together, and were put to in the days of harvest, in irst days, in the beginning of dey-harvest. Esther v, 14. Then said Zeresh wife and all his friends unto Let a gallows be made of fifty its high, and to-morrow speak e unto the king that Mordecal y be hanged thereon; then go a in merrily with the king to the banquet. And the thing 8d Haman; and he caused gallows to be made. Ether vil, 9, 10. And Harbonah, of the chamberlains said be should heat the furnace one seven that took up Shadrach, Meshach, furnace. Then Nebuchadnezzar speak any thing amiss against the EXPOSURE TO WILD BEASTS. of the den; and the king sealed it brought, and laid upon the mouth with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords, that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel. CUTTING ASUNDER. Dan. ii, 5. The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill. Luke xii, 46. The lord of that servant will come in a day when be looketh not for him, and at an will cut him in sunder, and will hour when he is not aware, and appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. Heb. xi, 37. They were stoned, sawn asunder, were they were tempted, were slain with the sword. • ... PUNISHMENT IN JUDEA DECAPITATION. beheaded John in prison Acts xii, 2. And he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword. ... 1. JUDGES OF ISRAEL. Judges iil, 9, 11, 15, 31. And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. And the land had rest forty years: and Othniel the son of Kenaz died. But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Eliud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man left hauded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab. And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox-goad: and he also delivered Israel. Judges iv, 4. And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time. Judges vill, 28. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon. Judges x. 1-5. And after Abimelech, there arose to defend Israel, Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar and he dwelt in Shamir, in mount Ephraim. And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir. And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years. And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass-colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havoth-jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead. And Jair died, and was buried in Camon. Judges xil, 7-14. And Jephthah Judged Israel six years: then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead. And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel; And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons: and he judged Israel seven years. Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Beth-lehem. And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel: and he judged Israel ten years. And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon, in the country of Ze MAGISTRATES. bulon. And after him Abdon the | son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel. And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and 'ten ass-colts: and he judged Israel eight years. Judges xv, 20. And he [Samson] Judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. 1 Sam. iv, 18.... And he [Eli] had judged Israel forty years. 1 Sam. vil, 15-17. And Samuel Judged Israel all the days of his life. And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places. And his return was to Ramah; for there Israel; and there he built an altar was his house: and there he judged unto the LORD. 1 Sam. viii, 1, 2. And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. Now the name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second Abiah; they were judges in Beer-sheba. Acts xili, 20. And after that he gave unto them judges, about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet. II. KINGS. GOD REJECTED AS KING BY THE NATION. 1 Sam. viii 4-11, 14-22. Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah, And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations. But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD. And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not reJected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them. According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they als unto thee. Now therefore hearker unto their voice: howbeit yet pro test solemnly unto them, and she them the manner of the king th shall reign over them. And Sam told all the words of the Lo unto the people that asked of the a king. And he said, This will the manner of the king that she reign over you: ..... And b will take your fields, and you vineyards, and your oliveyard even the best of them, and git will take the tenth of your see and of your vineyards, and give his officers, and to his servant And he will take your men-se them to h's servants. And vants, and your maid-servants, work. He will take the tenth your asses, and put them to your goodliest young men, your sheep, and ye shall be servants. And ye shall cry out that day because of your which ye shall have chosen y and the LORD will not hear you that day. Nevertheless the p refused to obey the voice Samuel; and they said, Nay we will have a king over us Th we also may be like all the ticns; and that our king may ja us, and go out before us, and fi our battles. And Samuel ho all the words of the people, sad rehearsed them in the ears of LORD. And the LORD said Samuel, Hearken unto their v and make them a king. Samuel said unto the men Israel, Go ye every man unto city. 1 Sam. x, 17-19. And Sam called the people together the LORD to Mizpeh; And unto the children of Israel, T saith the LORD God of Isra brought up Israel out of Egy and delivered you out of the t of the Egyptians, and out of hand of all kingdoms, and of the that oppressed you: And yo ba this day rejected your God himself saved you out of all y adversities and your tribula and ye have said unto him. but set a king over us. Now the fore present yourselves bef the LORD by your tribes, and your thousands. 1 Sam. xii, 12, 13, 16, 19-90. AB when ye saw that Nabash, of the children of Ammon, e against you, ye said unto Nay; but a king shall reign when the LORD your God your king. Now therefore eld the king whom ye have es, and whom ye have deland, behold, the Lonn hath ing over you. Now thereand and see this great thing, the Loup will do before eyes. So Samuel called unLORD; and the LORD sent der and rain that day: and people greatly feared the nd Samuel. And all the Fed unto Samuel, Pray for ants unto the LORD thy at we die not: for we have to all our sins this evil, a king. And Samuel to the people, Fear not: we done all this wickedness, not aside from following , but serve the LORD with beart. 21. What wilt thou en he shall punish thee? hast taught them to be and as chief over thee;) Burrows take thee, as a in travail ? 4. They have set up not by me; they have es, and I knew it not: ver and their gold have them idols that they cut off , 10, 11. I will be thy there is any other that may in all thy cities? and ees, of whom thou saidst, a king and princes? I ee a king in mine anger, Aim away in my wrath. Ix, 25-27. But Jesus Len unto him, and said, that the princes of the exercise dominion over and they that are great authority upon them. stall not be so among you: soever will be great ya, let him be your min whosoever will be chief Jou, let him be your ser 3 SOMETIMES CHOSEN BY GOD. rd, 14, 15. When thou art auto the land which the y God giveth thee, and possess it, and shalt rea, and shalt say, 1 will rg over me, like as all the hat are about me; Thou in any wise set him king e whom the LORD thy al choose: one from among ren shalt thou set king : thou mayest not set a over thee which is not ther. THE PEOPLE IN THE ELECTION OF SAUL 1 Sam. ix, 15-17. Now the LORD POWER OF THE ARMY AND had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying, To-morrow, about this time, I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel. And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake to thee of! this same shall reign over my people. 1 Sam. x, 21, 22. When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found. Therefore they enquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet come thiAnd the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff. ther. 1 Sam. xvi, 1--3. And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I his sons. have provided me a king among And Samuel said, How can I go? If Saul hear it, he will kill me. Take an heifer with thee, and say, And the LORD said, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD. And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom Iname unto thee. AND OTHERS. 1 Sam. ix, 20, 21. And as for thine asses, that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And rael? Is it not on thee, and on all on whom is all the desire of Isthy father's house? And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me? Samuel to the people, Come, and 1 Sam. xi, 14, 15. Then said let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there. And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace-offerings before the LORD: and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly. 1 Sam. xil, 1. And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you. 2 Sam. 1, 7. Therefore now let be ye valiant: for your master Saul your hands be strengthened, and is dead,and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them. 2 Sam. ili, 9-12, 17-20. So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the LORD hath sworn to David, even so I do to him; To 1 Kings ii, 15. And he [Adoniah] translate the kingdom from the said, Thou knowest that the king-house of Saul, and to set up the dom was mine, and that all Israel throne of David over Israel, and set their faces on me, that I over Judah, from Dan even to And he could not should reign: howbeit the king- Beer-sheba. dom is turned about, and is become my brother's; for it was his from the LORD. 1 Kings xl, 37-40. And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and thou shalt be king over Israel. And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did, that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee. And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever. Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam: and Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon. answer Abner a word again; because he feared him. And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee. And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you: Now then do it: for the LORD hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies. And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin. So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him; and David |