King James Version
Americannoun
noun
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“For generations, it provided a common stock of references and allusions, rivaled only by Shakespeare in this respect,” the late writer Christopher Hitchens wrote in a 2011 essay on the King James Version.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
That’s the shortest verse in the King James Version, consisting of only two words: “Jesus wept.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2026
She preferred the King James Version of the Bible to all others for its lyrical language, he said, and her favorite authors included Jane Austen and C.S.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
Laats says it dates to the late 1800s when Catholic parents wanted their version of the Bible to be read in schools instead of the King James Version favored by Protestants.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 11, 2022
All Scripture quotations are from the King James Version of the Bible.
From Great Jehoshaphat and Gully Dirt! by Smith, Jewell Ellen
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