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King James Bible

[king jeymz bahy-buhl] / ˈkɪŋ ˈdʒeɪmz ˈbaɪ bəl /
NOUN
Authorized Version
Synonyms
WEAK
AV KJ King James Version
NOUN
Good Book
Synonyms
WEAK
American Standard Version Bible Book of Books Christian Bible Holy Writ
NOUN
Holy Bible
Synonyms
WEAK
American Standard Version Book of Books Christian Bible Douay Bible Good Book Holy Scripture Holy Writ Revised Standard Version Scriptures Septuagint Vulgate Word of God testament

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The Bible, one of the very first printings of the 1611 King James Bible, was bought by book dealer Simon Finch from Norfolk.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

Perhaps most significantly, by commissioning the drafting of the King James Bible, he made one of the great contributions to the development of the English language.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

As Johnson begins reading a medley from the King James Bible and the 1875 founding text by Mary Baker Eddy, “Science and Health,” the room feels caught in amber.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2024

We make things: gardens, quilts, music and, above all, stories, in a vernacular all our own with its lexical ties to working class Anglo-Irish and the King James Bible.

From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2023

Two days later, I tell Mother I’m going to pick up a new copy of the King James Bible since I’ve worn mine so thin and all.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett