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The King James Version (or Authorized Version) of the Bible was the culimination of 7 years of work by about 50 English scholars, authorized by King James I of England.  The result was a poetic masterpiece that profoundly influenced the English-speaking world ever since.  It was not the first English translation ([[William Tyndale]] had previously translated the Bible into English) or the most accurate (modern translations benefit from better sources).  Some mistakes in the translation of the King James Bible exist in very important passages.  But the King James Version of the Bible was the most majestic and it has inspired English literature from [[Herman Melville]] to [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]] to [[William Shakespeare]] (claimed by some to have been one of the translators) to the [[Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.]]

The King James Version (or Authorized Version) of the Bible was the culmination of 7 years of work by about 50 English scholars, authorized by King James I of England.  The result was a poetic masterpiece that profoundly influenced the English-speaking world ever since.  It was not the first English translation ([[William Tyndale]] had previously translated the Bible into English) or the most accurate (modern translations benefit from better sources).  Some mistakes in the translation of the King James Bible exist in very important passages.  But the King James Version of the Bible was the most majestic and it has inspired English literature from [[Herman Melville]] to [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]] to [[William Shakespeare]] (claimed by some to have been one of the translators) to the [[Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.]]

For example, many cite Rev. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech without acknowledging its source in the translation of Isaiah 40:4:

For example, many cite Rev. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech without acknowledging its source in the translation of Isaiah 40:4: