When was the "King James" version of the bible first published?

The King James Version, also known as the Authorized Version or King James Bible, is an English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England that began in 1604 and was completed in 1611. In January 1604, James I of England convened the Hampton Court Conference where a new English version of the Bible was conceived in response to the perceived problems of the earlier translations. The work of translation was carried out by 47 scholars, all of whom were members of the Church of England. The resulting translation is widely considered a towering achievement in English literature, as both beautiful and scholarly. It is still in use today!

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Jeff Carter

Everyone is entitled to their opinion. But just remember; that is all it is...an OPINION, not necessarily fact. Whether you believe or not, this is not the forum to insult those whose opinions differ to yours. This was a simple question about the date of a books publication. It does not require any comment other than a date.

George Oliver Prince

Got it, regardless of whether you believe or not, the 10 Commandments are pretty good words to live by

Monique Kurrels Francis

It does not matter whether you believe it to be true or not - just think of it as a literary text that was much more available to the people ...

Char

Missed it

Howard Groopman

Ridiculous question.

urbigguns

I should definitely know the answer to this question, having actually held an actual 1611 King James Bible in my hands was a TREMENDOUS honor!! And a side note for Will Scarrow, the apostles who wrote the books in the New Testament wrote them within 60 years of Christ's crucifixion. That is historically accurate information whether you believe in Christ or not.

jack patti go

Missed it!

Chrissy Krainock Luders

Wil Scarrow, “if” He really existed his virginity state is the least of your worries. Keep wondering about Him though, it’s important.

Chrissy Krainock Luders

Boyd Tracy, what real significance is “trivia” - it’s all trivial.

Phillip Stanley

Dates were too 'tight'. I knew it was the 1600 hundreds but the answers spanning 5 years or so, hard to pick the right one.

Lisa Rodrigues

Brian Howe, "I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance." bell hooks

joan musicmasters

Jack Jackal, and I'm not a fan of the "who is this" picture questions. To each his own...

Myrna Rosen

only 25% knew the answer. the dates were too close to be a good trivia question in my opinion. you either knew the answer or had to take a stab; you could not use reason