Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Two chains, for his hands and feet; or perhaps one chain was put on each hand, which was likewise tied to a soldier on each side of him, who led him. This was the Roman custom of binding prisoners. See Seneca, ep. v. et lib. de tranquil. animi. x. See Acts xii. 6, 7.
