The King James Version of the Bible is written at a reading level that is considered to be at the 8th-9th grade level. It is written in a style that is easy to read and understand for the average person. The original manuscripts of the Bible were written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. The King James Version was translated from these manuscripts into English in 1611. The translators chose to use simple language and sentence structure so that as many people as possible could understand it.