Thematic Bible: King's decrees


Thematic Bible



And it came to pass in those days, there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world be enrolled -- Verse ConceptsCommands, in NTCaesarProclamationsRankTaxationProphecies Concerning ChristArmies, RomanRoman EmperorsThe King's Orderstaxes

The runners, riding on the dromedary, and the mules, have gone out, hastened and pressed by the word of the king, and the law hath been given in Shushan the palace. Verse ConceptsMules

And it cometh to pass, in the word of the king, even his law, being heard, and in many young women being gathered unto Shushan the palace, unto the hand of Hegai, that Esther is taken unto the house of the king, unto the hand of Hegai, keeper of the women,

From before me is made a decree, that in every dominion of my kingdom they are trembling and fearing before the God of Daniel, for He is the living God, and abiding to the ages, and His kingdom that which is not destroyed, and His dominion is unto the end. Verse ConceptsAdoration, Of GodendGod, Living And Self sustainingKingdomsPersecution, Attitudes ToTremblingCoercionGod Reigning ForeverFear God!dominion

And by me a decree is made, that any people, nation, and language, that doth speak erroneously concerning the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, pieces he is made, and its house is made a dunghill, because that there is no other god who is able thus to deliver.' Verse ConceptsFalse GodsCoercionPeople Torn To PiecesRubbishBlasphemy

Then Darius the king made a decree, and they sought in the house of the books of the treasuries placed there in Babylon, Verse ConceptsAdministrationSeeking For Concrete ThingsHistorical BooksThe King's OrdersVolunteering

Thou, O king, hast made a decree that every man who doth hear the voice of the cornet, the flute, the harp, the sackbut, the psaltery, and the symphony, and all kinds of music, doth fall down and do obeisance to the golden image; Verse ConceptsCymbalsHarpsLyresFlutes

And by me -- I Artaxerxes the king -- is made a decree to all treasurers who are beyond the river, that all that Ezra the priest, scribe of the law of the God of heaven, doth ask of you, be done speedily: Verse ConceptsArtaxerxes The King

but in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of God, Verse ConceptsProclamationsThe Second TempleThe King's OrdersThe First Templerebuilding

The runners have gone forth, hastened by the word of the king, and the law hath been given in Shushan the palace, and the king and Haman have sat down to drink, and the city Shushan is perplexed. Verse ConceptsConfusion, Examples OfPuzzlement

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And the sentence hath gone forth, and the wise men are being slain, and they have sought Daniel and his companions to be slain. Verse ConceptsAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleThose Looking For People

and he crieth and saith in Nineveh by a decree of the king and his great ones, saying, 'Man and beast, herd and flock -- let them not taste anything, let them not feed, even water let them not drink; Verse ConceptsHeraldNoblesTasteBoth Men And Animals AffectedEating And DrinkingThe King's OrdersFasting

and the daughter of that Herodias having come in, and having danced, and having pleased Herod and those reclining (at meat) with him, the king said to the damsel, 'Ask of me whatever thou wilt, and I will give to thee,' Verse ConceptsdanceBanquets, ActivitiesLeisure, And PastimesTemptressesPeople Promising

And the king saith to Esther, during the banquet of wine, 'What is thy petition? and it is given to thee; and what thy request? unto the half of the kingdom -- and it is done.' Verse ConceptsAlcohol ConsumptionDrinking WineHalf Of Districts

and the king saith to Esther also on the second day, during the banquet of wine, 'What is thy petition, Esther, O queen? and it is given to thee; and what thy request? unto the half of the kingdom -- and it is done.' Verse ConceptsHalf Of Districts

surely as I sware to thee by Jehovah, God of Israel, saying, Surely Solomon thy son doth reign after me, and he doth sit on my throne in my stead; surely so I do this day.' Verse ConceptsSolomon, Life Of

and the king saith to Esther the queen, 'In Shushan the palace have the Jews slain and destroyed five hundred men, and the ten sons of Haman; in the rest of the provinces of the king what have they done? and what is thy petition? and it is given to thee; and what thy request again? and it is done.' Verse ConceptsTen PeopleFour To Five HundredFour And Five HundredNumbers Of Foreigners Killed