What is the connection between King James and the bible?

Answer 1

Oh, dude, King James didn't write The Bible, if that's what you're thinking. He commissioned the translation of the King James Version of the Bible back in the early 1600s. So, like, he basically had some scholars do the heavy lifting while he took the credit. Classic move, am I right?

Answer 2

Ah, King James, the man who fancied himself a bit of a biblical scholar. He commissioned a group of scholars to translate the Bible into English, resulting in the famous King James Version. So, the connection between King James and the Bible is basically that he slapped his name on one of the most widely used translations in history.

Answer 3

The reign of King James came during a time of severe religious conflict in England between the Catholic and Anglican churches. Many people wanted to be able to read the Bible for themselves. Unfortunately all the bible in use at that time were written in Latin, and few people knew how to read Latin other than the priests and a few other scholars. King James ordered that the bible should be translated into English so that more people would be able to read and understand the bible.