James wanted a popular translation that supported standard Church of England usages

Myths and facts about the King James Version

King James gave the Puritans almost nothing of what they wanted, except a new Bible translation

Andrewes caught James’s eye as the perfect lead translator

From the “skin of your teeth” to “sour grapes,” many English idioms are Hebrew sayings the KJV translated literally

The King James Version was not by any means the first English-language Bible

How the Lord’s Prayer sounded in early English Bibles (Luke’s version)

Fans of the KJV like to think their favorite Bible burst onto the scene in 1611 with all the fanfare such a masterpiece deserved. Here’s the real story

Some Jews objected to the KJV’s Christian interpretation of Old Testament passages

The colonies started fresh in a lot of areas, but Bible translation wasn’t one of them; overwhelmingly, the KJV has been the U.S. Bible of choice

Some presidential quotes from the KJV

Not everyone liked the King James Version

How Bible reading in schools led to full-scale riots

The plain sense of a KJV text from one of his letters certainly seems to prove it. But wait . . .

Quotes from famous individuals about the King James Version

If this issue has piqued your interest in the KJV, here are some further windows into the history, language, and legacy of this translation

A review of two historical documentaries