decree <2CH30 -5> So they established a {decree} to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not done [it] of a long [time in suc h sort] as it was written. decree But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon [the same] king Cyrus made a {decree} to build this house of God. decree Now therefore, if [it seem] good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which [is] there at Babylon, whether it be [so], that a {decree} was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter. decree Then Darius the king made a {decree}, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon. decree In the first year of Cyrus the king [the same] Cyrus the king made a {decree} [concerning] the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, [and] the breadth thereof threescore cubits; decree Moreover I make a {decree} what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king's goods, [even] of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expenses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered. decree Also I have made a {decree}, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this. decree And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter [and] to destroy this house of God which [is] at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a {decree}; let it be done with speed . decree I make a {decree}, that all they of the people of Israel, and [of] his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee. decree And I, [even] I Artaxerxes the king, do make a {decree} to all the treasurers which [are] beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily, decree And when the king's {decree} which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small. decree So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his {decree} was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women. decree The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the {decree} was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed. decree And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his {decree} came, [there was] great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes. decree Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the {decree} that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to show [it] unto Esther, and to declare [it] unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto h im, and to make request before him for her people. decree So] the posts that rode upon mules [and] camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment. And the {decree} was given at Shushan the palace. decree And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his {decree} came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell up on them. decree Now in the twelfth month, that [is], the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his {decree} drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;) decree 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}, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows. decree And the king commanded it so to be done: and the {decree} was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons. decree And the {decree} of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book. decree Thou shalt also {decree} a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways. decree When he made a {decree} for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder: decree I will declare the {decree}: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou [art] my Son; this day have I begotten thee. decree He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a {decree} which shall not pass. decree By me kings reign, and princes {decree} justice. decree When he gave to the sea his {decree}, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth: decree Woe unto them that {decree} unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness [which] they have prescribed; decree Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand [for] the bound of the sea by a perpetual {decree}, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not pre vail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it? decree But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, [there is but] one {decree} for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can sho w me the interpretation thereof. decree And the {decree} went forth that the wise [men] should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain. decree He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why [is] the {decree} [so] hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. decree Thou, O king, hast made a {decree}, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image: decree Therefore I make a {decree}, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort. decree Therefore made I a {decree} to bring in all the wise [men] of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream. decree This matter [is] by the {decree} of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up ov er it the basest of men. decree This [is] the interpretation, O king, and this [is] the {decree} of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king: decree All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm {decree}, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions. decree Now, O king, establish the {decree}, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. decree Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the {decree}. decree Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a {decree}, that every man that shall ask [a petition] of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the d en of lions? The king answered and said, The thing [is] true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. decree Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's {decree}; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask [a petition] of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the d en of lions? The king answered and said, The thing [is] true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. decree Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which [is] of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the {decree} that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day. decree Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians [is], That no {decree} nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed. decree I make a {decree}, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he [is] the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom [that] which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion [shall be eve n] unto the end. decree And he caused [it] to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the {decree} of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water: decree In] the day that thy walls are to be built, [in] that day shall the {decree} be far removed. decree Before the {decree} bring forth, [before] the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD'S anger come upon you. decree And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a {decree} from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. ~~~~~~