Authorized King James Version

The Authorized King James Version is a translation of the Christian Bible into English.McGrath, Alister. 2002. In the Beginning: the story of the King James bible and how it changed a nation, a language, and a culture. Anchor Books. ISBN 0385722168 It is also called the Authorized Version (AV) or the King James Version (KJV) in the United States.

The name comes from King James I of England. He brought together the Hampton Court Conference of the Church of England and told its members to begin working on the version in 1604. Its first book was published in 1611.

Although it is one of the oldest English translations of the Bible, it is still one of the most widely-read versions. A 2014 survey in the United States found that 55% of those who read the Bible used the King James Version. The next most widely-read version was the New International Version, at 19%, and other versions were used by less than 10%.

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 Other websites 
 Online Searchable King James Dictionary
 King James Version  -Gutenberg Project

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