# decree, decreed

## Definition:

The term “decree” means to give an order that must be obeyed. The order itself can also be called a “decree.”

* A “decree” is similar to a “law,” but is generally used more often to refer to something spoken rather than written.
* The term “decree” could be translated as to “order” or to “command” or to “formally require” or to “publicly make a law.”
* God’s laws are also called decrees, statutes, or commandments.
* An example of a decree by a human ruler was the proclamation by Caesar Augustus that everyone living in the Roman Empire must go back to their hometown in order to be counted in a census.

(See also: [command](../kt/command.md), [declare](../other/declare.md), [law](../other/law.md))

## Bible References:

* [1 Chronicles 15:13-15](rc://en/tn/help/1ch/15/13)
* [1 Kings 8:57-58](rc://en/tn/help/1ki/08/57)
* [Acts 17:5-7](rc://en/tn/help/act/17/05)
* [Daniel 2:13](rc://en/tn/help/dan/02/13)
* [Esther 1:22](rc://en/tn/help/est/01/22)
* [Luke 2:1](rc://en/tn/help/luk/02/01)

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H0559, H0633, H1697, H5715, H1504, H1510, H1881, H1882, H1696, H2706, H2708, H2710, H2711, H2782, H2852, H2940, H2941, H2942, H3791, H3982, H4055, H4406, H4687, H4941, H5407, H5713, H6599, H6680, H7010, H8421, G13780
