King James Bible
King James Bible
If you've never read the Bible before, you'll find the language of the King James Version to be unsurpassed. Its poetic beauty and lyrical form has been unchanged for over 400 years. In fact, the King James Bible is considered to be divinely inspired, but it is also considered a masterpiece of English literature because of its structure and style.
If you've never seen the King James Bible, you may be surprised. The language moves in a slow cadenced rhythm. It carries the reader into another century, a time when life moved at a different pace. You may notice some italicized words. These are the words that the translators had to insert in order for the sentences to make sense when they translated the Bible into English. The difficulty in translation from Hebrew or Greek to English is mainly due to different use of tenses in the languages.
The King James Bible is written on a fifth grade level, using mostly one and two syllable words. It doesn't include any technical or theological language; just straightforward truth. Nothing has been added or taken away.
The King James Bible is often referred to as the Authorized Version. It was commissioned in 1611 by King James, who ordered the original texts translated into a superior English text. The translators he chose risked their lives to do the work he requested, knowing they could be killed for their faith (some of them were). They successfully produced the beautiful text that the staff members at The KJV Store provide to you in. Choose from an enormous variety of KJV Bibles at TheKJVStore.com.