About The King James Bible

The King James Version (KJV), also the King James Bible (KJB) and the Authorized Version, is an English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England, which was commissioned in 1604 and published in 1611, by sponsorship of King James VI and I.

The 80 books of the King James Version include 39 books of the Old Testament, an inter-testamental section containing 14 books of what Protestants consider the Apocrypha, and the 27 books of the New Testament.

Noted for its "majesty of style", the King James Version has been described as one of the most important books in English culture and a driving force in the shaping of the English-speaking world.

The Title page of the first edition of the King James Bible published in 1611