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King James Version

1611 English translation of the Christian Bible
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King James Version
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Summary

King James Version is a Bible translation into English[1]. It draws 16,618 Wikipedia views per month (bible translation into english category, ranking #1 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • Influenced by: Septuagint[3], Vulgate[4]
  • Commissioned by: James VI and I[5]
  • Genre: religious text[6]
  • Based on: Masoretic Text[7], Textus Receptus[8]
  • Place of publication: London[9]
  • Commons category: King James Bible[10]
  • Language of work or name: Early Modern English[11]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1611[12]
  • Edition or translation of: Bible[13]
  • Translator: Lancelot Andrewes[14]
  • Has edition or translation: King James Version - 1769[15], The Holy Bible, containing the Old & New Testament & the Apocrypha[16], Webster's Revision[17], Annotated Bible[18], The New Illustrated Bible[19], King James Bible for Catholics[20], God Bless the U.S.A. Bible[21]
  • Topic's main category: Category:King James Version[22]
  • Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23], The Catholic Encyclopedia[24]
  • Topic has template: Template:RQ:King James Version[25]
  • Title: King James Version[26]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/tags/kjv[27], https://christianity.stackexchange.com/tags/kjv[28]
  • Used by: King James Only movement[29]
  • Different from: King James Version - 1769[30]
  • Has list: list of books of the Authorized King James Version[31]
  • Public domain date: January 1, 2039[32]
  • Derivative work: King James Version - 1769[33]
  • Copyright status: public domain[34]

Why It Matters

King James Version has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 132 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

It has been cited as an influence by Walter Scott[37], a poet[38], 1771–1832[39], of Kingdom of Great Britain[40], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[41], specialised in fiction[42].

FAQs

Who did King James Version influence?

King James Version has been cited as an influence by Walter Scott[37].

Related Entities

James VI and I London public domain Walter Scott

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → The Nuttall Encyclopædia, The Catholic Encyclopedia
    Used by → King James Only movement
    Instance of → Bible translation into English
    Edition or translation of → Bible
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