King James

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• According to the King James Version of the Bible at Matthew 6:24.

  Blog text (21)

• So the King James Bible has, in the English tradition, been the prestigious literary translation of the Bible.

• The fact is that the King James Bible was not even approved by King James.

  Blog text (18)

• To our sovereign lord... King James...

  What Price Hollywood? (1932)

• King James of Scotland will give us his support.

  What Price Hollywood? (1932)

• At the center of the curriculum was the King James Bible.

  Academic text (2005)

• And, you know, remember they were using the King James Bible for a long time as a textbook in schools.

• And I'd like to start with a favorite passage of Edward's from the King James Bible.

  Death at a Funeral (2007)

• As a result, the crown prince, only one year old, was taken from his mother and proclaimed King James VI.

  Academic text (2006)

• During the church service, the congregation listened to verses read from the King James Bible.

Synonyms

J

James

vsKing James

156 5.3

The king who united England and Scotland and asked for the King James Bible

omits family detail and focuses on the simpler title form

K

King James I

vsKing James

1 7.0

A king who ruled England, Scotland, and Ireland in the early 1600s and ordered the King James Bible

is the common short title rather than the full regnal name

J

James I

vsKing James

1 6.9

King of England, Scotland, and Ireland who asked for the King James Bible

is a more general label used instead of the detailed biographical phrase

J

James VI and I

vsKing James

9.1

A king who ruled Scotland, England, and Ireland and united their crowns in the early 1600s

uses a simpler national title without dual regnal numbering

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