First, a short history about King James I of England. Before he became the King of England, he was King James 6 of Scotland. Queen Elizabeth I of England had no children, and her closest relative was her cousin James, so when she died, James inherited the throne of England and became King James the first of England. Since James had been raised a Protestant, the Puritans in England hoped that he would get rid of all the Catholicism in England. They came to him with a petition, asking him if he would reform. But King James had not intention of doing that! He made it illegal for the Puritans to meet together, and he thought that his will was God's will, and that he alone had the power over life and death. 

Of course, this did not go over well with the Puritans. Upon the death of Queen Elizabeth, the found that they now were governed by a King who thought that he was God and told them that they couldn't meet together on Sunday's. 

We later learn that the Puritans and Separatists left England for Holland, and then eventually traveled to the New World to raise their families where they would be safe from King James and free to have their own religion. 

But back to the point. King James was a very harsh man, and he thought that every body had to obey him no matter what. And most everybody did, because who would disobey a King who could have you executed for a minor mistake?

The Bible that the Puritans used was called the Geneva Bible, with commentaries and notes for them to follow. King James did not like that version because there are some passages where the people defeyed the King. Think of the story where Pharaoh told the Hebrew midwives to kill all the babies as soon as they were born. They refused, and God gave them houses and husbands. Then the story of Shadrack, Meshack, and Abednigo. They did not obey Nebacanezzer, and God saved them. Because of this, he hired scholars to make a new Bible, call the New King James Bible. 

Just think if you were one of the scholars making that bible. The man who hired you thinks that he has the power over your life. Would you write something that might make him angry? Or would you write what you think he would want you to write so that you wouldn't lose your life? I think that we need to consider this version and decide whether or not we should trust it. Also, some people think that King James hired Shakespeare too make the Psalms more poetic. If you go to Psalm 46 and count 46 words down and 46 words up, not counting the Selahs, you first come to the word shake, and then going up you come to the word spear. Shakespeare.

Please know that we're not judging you if you read this version. We're just warning you of the dangers. It's your choice.