the decree.

Daniel 6:9-15
Therefore King Darius signed the written decree. . . .

Esther 3:12-15
On the thirteenth day of the first month, the royal scribes were summoned and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded the royal satraps, the governors of each province, and the officials of each people, in the script of each province and the language of every people. It was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the royal signet ring. . . .

Psalm 94:20
Can a corrupt throne be Your ally--one devising mischief by decree?

Proverbs 28:15-17
Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people. . . .

Isaiah 10:1
Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees,

and they.

Daniel 1:19, 20
And the king spoke with them, and among all the young men he found no one equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they entered the king's service. . . .

Daniel 6:12
So they approached the king and asked about his royal decree: "Did you not sign a decree that for thirty days any man who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions?" The king replied, "According to the law of the Medes and Persians, the order stands and it cannot be repealed."