Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)
WARD, a prison, or an apartment thereof. Gen 40:3; Acts 12:10. Also a garrison or military post, Neh 12:25, or a class or detachment of persons for any particular service. 1 Chr 9:23; 1 Chr 25:8; Neh 13:30. See Prison.
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