The King James Version underwent five major editions in 1611, 1629, 1638, 1762, and 1769.[1] The 1769 edition is most commonly recognized as the standard KJV, though it differs significantly from the original 1611 publication.[1]
Beyond these early revisions, Cambridge revisions occurred in 1762 and Oxford in 1769 to standardize the text.[2] Scrivener’s Cambridge Paragraph Bible was published in 1873[2], representing another significant edition. The KJV1900 was published in 1900[2], based on what proponents called the Pure Cambridge Edition.
It’s worth noting that the 1769 edition included thousands of changes affecting spelling, grammar, vocabulary, and corrections to errors and inconsistencies.[1] Early printing limitations necessitated updates in 1613, 1629, and 1638 due to misprints and spelling variations, while the 1762 and 1769 revisions standardized the text for long-term readability.[2]
We don’t provide a comprehensive chronological listing of every KJV edition published after 1900, though the 1881 and 1894 English Revised Version as related revisions.
[2] Jessica Parks, “King James Version, 1900,” in Major English Bible Translations, Faithlife Biblical and Theological Lists (Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2022). [See here, here, here, here.]
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