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# royal, royalty, kings' #
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## Definition: ##
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The term "royal" describes people and things associated with a king or queen.
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* Examples of things that could be called "royal" include a king's clothing, palace, throne, and crown.
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* A king or queen usually lived in a royal palace.
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* A king wore special clothing, sometimes called "royal robes." Often a king's robes were purple, this color could only be produced by a rare and expensive type of dye.
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* In the New Testament, believers in Jesus were called a "royal priesthood." Other ways to translate this could include "priests who serve God the King" or "called to be priests for God the King."
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* The term "royal" could also be translated as "kingly" or "belonging to a king."
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(See also: [king](../other/king.md). [palace](../other/palace.md), [priest](../kt/priest.md), [purple](../other/purple.md), [queen](../other/queen.md), [robe](../other/robe.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [1 Kings 10:13](rc://en/tn/help/1ki/10/13)
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* [2 Chronicles 18:28-30](rc://en/tn/help/2ch/18/28)
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* [Amos 07:13](rc://en/tn/help/amo/07/13)
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* [Genesis 49:19-21](rc://en/tn/help/gen/49/19)
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## Word Data: ##
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* Strong's: H643, H1935, H4410, H4428, H4430, H4437, H4438, H4467, H4468, H7985, G933, G934, G937
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