The King James Version of the Bible, the most popular book in the English language, was published according to scholarly estimate on this day in history, May 2, 1611.

Already early in the 19th century, he writes, “printer-publishers were creating and meeting demand by packaging the King James Version in many sizes, shapes, ...

The King James Version of the Bible was published on this day in history, May 2, 1611. King James I authorized the first official English-language version of the Bible in 1604.

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The King James Version remains the bestselling Bible translation of all time. The ECPA’s Annual Translation sales chart has the KJV consistently in the #1 or #2 spot since the chart’s inception.

The World of King James VI & I opens at National Galleries Scotland: Portrait in Edinburgh on 26 April. Getty Images. The letter is part of an exhibition marking 400 years since the king's death.