Daniel 3:10
You, O king, made a decree, that every man that hears the sound of the horn, flute, harp, zither, pipes, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image.
Daniel 3:4-7
Then the herald proclaimed: You are commanded to do this, O peoples, nations, and men of every language.
Daniel 6:12
They approached the king about his decree: Did you sign a decree stating that every man that shall make petition to any god or man within thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be thrown into the den of lions? The king answered: The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which may not be altered.
Esther 3:12-14
Then on the thirteenth day of the first month, the king's scribes were summoned. They put in writing Haman's orders to all the king's captains and the rulers of every division of his kingdom and the chiefs of every people. It was to be for every division of the kingdom in the writing commonly used there, and to every people in the language which was theirs. It was signed in the name of King Ahasuerus and stamped with the king's ring.
Exodus 1:16
He said: When you help the Hebrew women give birth on the birth stool, if it is a son you shall put him to death. If it is a daughter, then she shall live.
Exodus 1:22
Then Pharaoh commanded all his people: Every son who is born must be thrown into the Nile River. However, keep every daughter alive.
Exodus 15:20-21
The prophet Miriam, Aaron's sister, took a tambourine in her hand. All the women, danced with tambourines, and followed her.
Exodus 32:18-19
Moses replied: That does not sound like a shout of victory or a cry of defeat; it is the sound of singing.
1 Chronicles 15:16
David told the Levite leaders to appoint some of their brothers to serve as musicians. They were expected to play music on harps, lyres, and cymbals to produce joyful music for singing.
1 Chronicles 15:28
All Israel brought the Ark of Jehovah's Covenant with shouts of joy and the sounding of rams' horns, trumpets, cymbals, harps, and lyres.
1 Chronicles 16:5-6
Asaph was the head. Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed Edom, and Jeiel with harps and lyres. Asaph played the cymbals.
1 Chronicles 25:1-6
David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service some of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with lyres, harps and cymbals; and the number of those who performed their service was:
2 Chronicles 29:25
The king followed the instructions Jehovah gave to King David through Gad, the king's prophet, and through the prophet Nathan. He stationed Levites in the Temple, with harps and cymbals,
Psalm 81:1-3
([Psalm of Asaph]) Sing for joy to God our strength. Shout joyfully to the God of Jacob.
Psalm 92:1-3
It is good to give thanks to Jehovah, to sing praises to your name, O Most High.
Psalm 94:20
Can wicked rulers be allied with you? They frame mischief by decree (the law).
Psalm 149:3-4
Let them praise his name with dancing. Let them make music to him with tambourines and lyres.
Psalm 150:3-6
Praise him with sounds from horns. Praise him with harps and stringed instruments.
Ecclesiastes 3:16
I saw under the sun the place of judgment and wickedness was there. And wickedness was in the place of righteousness.
Isaiah 10:1
How horrible it will be for those who enact unjust laws and who decree oppressive regulations.
Daniel 3:15
Now if you are ready at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, zither, pipes, and all kinds of music, to fall down and worship the image that I have made, good! But if you do not worship it you will be thrown into the midst of a blazing furnace that same hour. What god will be able to rescue you from my hand?
Amos 6:5
You sing idle songs to the sound of the harp and like David you improvise on musical instruments.
John 11:57
Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that, if any man knew where he was, he should report it that they might seize him.
Revelation 13:16-17
And he forces all persons, the great and the small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads.