Skylar and I are both reading the New Testament this year, and I got curious about King James since we read the King James Version of the Bible, also known as the Authorized Version.
King James was crowned King of Scotland when he was 13 months, but did not take the throne until he was 16. His mother was imprisoned for 19 years for conspiracy to kill Queen Elizabeth.
James is known for being highly educated thanks to his tutor George Buchanan.
James allied with Queen Elizabeth I and took her throne over England when she died, so he was King of both Scotland and England. (Interesting side note: Merlin predicted a Scotsman would rule England one day which is why England tried so hard to subjugate them)
He authorized the English translation of the Bible for the Puritans who insisted that everyone should be able to know and read God's word without intermediaries. It became known as the authorized version because it was the only Bible authorized to be read aloud in churches.
I'm grateful to great men and women of the past who did things to make our lives more convenient.
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