A kingdom is a group of people ruled by a king. It also refers to the realm or political regions over which a king or other ruler has control and authority.
* A kingdom can be of any geographical size. A king might govern a nation or country or only one city.
* God is the ruler of all creation, but the term "kingdom of God" especially refers to his reign and authority over the people who have believed in Jesus and who have submitted to his authority.
* The Bible also talks about Satan having a "kingdom" in which he temporarily rules over many things on this earth. His kingdom is evil and is referred to as "darkness."
* When referring to a physical region that is ruled over by a king, the term "kingdom" could be translated as "country (ruled by a king)" or "king's territory" or "region ruled by a king."
* One way to translate "kingdom of priests" might be "spiritual priests who are ruled by God."
* The phrase "kingdom of light" could be translated as "God's reign that is good like light" or "when God, who is light, rules people" or "the light and goodness of God's kingdom." It is best to keep the word "light" in this expression since that is a very important term in the Bible.
(See also: [authority](../kt/authority.md), [king](../other/king.md), [kingdom of God](../kt/kingdomofgod.md), [kingdom of Israel](../names/kingdomofisrael.md), [Judah](../names/judah.md), [Judah](../names/kingdomofjudah.md), [priest](../kt/priest.md))
* __[13:02](rc://en/tn/help/obs/13/02)__ God said to Moses and the people of Israel, "If you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my prized possession, a __kingdom__ of priests, and a holy nation."
* __[18:04](rc://en/tn/help/obs/18/04)__ God was angry with Solomon and, as a punishment for Solomon's unfaithfulness, he promised to divide the nation of Israel in two __kingdoms__ after Solomon's death.
* __[18:07](rc://en/tn/help/obs/18/07)__ Ten of the tribes of the nation of Israel rebelled against Rehoboam. Only two tribes remained faithful to him. These two tribes became the __kingdom__ of Judah.
* __[18:08](rc://en/tn/help/obs/18/08)__ The other ten tribes of the nation of Israel that rebelled against Rehoboam appointed a man named Jeroboam to be their king. They set up their __kingdom__ in the northern part of the land and were called the __kingdom__ of Israel.
* __[21:08](rc://en/tn/help/obs/21/08)__ A king is someone who rules over a __kingdom__ and judges the people.
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