Favorite KJV Bible Publishers?

[alexander284]

One of my favorite things about the KJV Bible is its availability in so many wonderful editions, by so many wonderful publishers!

Which publishers are among your favorites, when it comes to the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible?

 

[Conan]

I don't have a favorite publisher, but I missed getting a KJV (Scriveners paragraph Bible) with Large Print and wide margin by Hendrickson. I think it's out of print.

 

[Reformed1689]

Cambridge of course!

 

[alexander284]

Cambridge of course!

Which edition(s) of Cambridge KJV Bible(s) do you like most?

 

[Reformed1689]

Which edition(s) of Cambridge KJV Bible(s) do you like most?

Clarion and Concord

 

[cooper_m22]

Cambridge Topaz


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[Logos1560]

In 2011, Cambridge University Press was evidently printing at least six varying editions of the KJV. Those six editions are the Concord edition, the Pitt Minion edition, the Standard Text Edition or Emerald edition, the 2011 Clarion edition, the 2011 Transetto Text edition, and the 2011 edition of the New Cambridge Paragraph Bible edited by David Norton.

There are some actual differences in the text of these six editions published by Cambridge. These six present editions also differ from many earlier Cambridge editions including the 1629, 1638, 1743, 1762, and 1769 Cambridge.

The 2011 Clarion edition is in paragraph style and in a single-column format, and its text differs in a few places from that in some other Cambridge editions [see Josh. 4:5, 2 Sam. 18:29, Ezra 4:10, Ps. 46:1, Ps. 67:1, Ps. 90:1, Acts 11:12, Acts 11:28]. Cambridge also prints another edition, the Cambridge 2011 Cameo Reference edition [whose text is said on its box to date from the 1920’s], but its text seems to be basically the same as that in the Pitt Minion edition. This new 2011 Cameo edition agreed with a 2011 Pitt Minion reduced edition in several places where a Pitt Minion may differ from a Concord edition [Exodus 23:23, 2 Samuel 15:12, 1 Chronicles 2:55, 1 Chronicles 13:5, Ezra 7:14, Amos 6:14, Acts 3:7, Acts 11:12, Acts 11:28, Acts 19:39, Romans 11:34, 1 Peter 1:10]. This 2011 Cameo edition did agree with a Concord in at least one place where it differs from a Pitt Minion by having “housetops” [one word] instead of “house tops” [two words] (2 Kings 19:26).

The 2011 Transetto Text edition has some differences from a Concord or Pitt Minion edition [see Gen. 6:5, Exod. 33:9, Lev. 21:20, Lev. 24:11, Lev. 24:16, Deut. 2:11, Deut. 33:12, Josh. 24:11, 1 Sam. 31:2, 2 Chron. 13:19, Ezra 2:26, Ps. 2:4, Ps. 19:1, Ps. 97:5, Eccl. 8:17, Isa. 44:24, Isa. 59:17, Dan. 1:2, Dan. 6:23, Mal. 1:14, Matt. 20:30, Mark 10:47, Acts 11:12, 1 Cor. 16:22].

The Cambridge Standard Text edition or Emerald edition has a greater number of differences from a Concord or Pitt Minion edition.

The 2011 edition of David Norton would have the most differences when compared to the other five present Cambridge editions.

 

[alexander284]

As I understand it, Schuyler makes some really amazing editions of the KJV.

Does anyone here happen to have seen one (or purchased one) by any chance?

 

[Dr. Bob]

I still enjoy the Oxford (of the 100 DIFFERENT KJV, I feel this more accurate than the Cambridge) translation. My Old Scofield Reference Edition is a favorite.

 

[Deacon]

John Baskett

 

[Baptist4life]

I've used this Nelson KJV Study Bible for over 30 years. Chocked full of information on just about every verse. Haven't found anything I like better......

 

[alexander284]

Clarion and Concord

The Clarion I'm familiar with. Can you tell me about the Concord?

 

[Logos1560]

I still enjoy the Oxford (of the 100 DIFFERENT KJV, I feel this more accurate than the Cambridge) translation. My Old Scofield Reference Edition is a favorite.

The edition of the KJV in the old Scofield Reference Bible had some unique or different renderings that could be said to characterize it [“and all that” (Lev. 14:36), “unto the coast“ (Deut. 3:14), “And when thou dost” (Deut. 24:10), “hastened” (1 Sam. 17:48), “people of the men” (2 Sam. 16:15), “the Lord“ (1 Kings 8:56, Jer. 32:26), “anything” (Rom. 8:33), “lusteth” (Rev. 18:14)]. Most of these differences were likely unintentional changes introduced by typesetters who prepared the text for making the plates for the printing. "Hastened" for "hasted" may have been an intentional spelling change by an unknown typesetter. If an editor was making this spelling change, he would likely make the same change in the other places where "hasted" is found in the KJV. I have found most of these differences in no other earlier KJV editions (except the cases of "the Lord" since there are a few KJV editions that consistently use "the Lord" in place of "the LORD"). The KJV text in the Old Scofield Reference Bible differs from other Oxford editions in these few places.

 

[Logos1560]

The Clarion I'm familiar with. Can you tell me about the Concord?

The 2011 Clarion edition is in paragraph style and in a single-column format, and its text differs in a few places from that in some other Cambridge editions [see Josh. 4:5, 2 Sam. 18:29, Ezra 4:10, Ps. 46:1, Ps. 67:1, Ps. 90:1, Acts 11:12, Acts 11:28]. The Clarion does not put the first word of each Psalm in all capital letters as many [likely most] KJV editions do.

The Concord is not in paragraph style and is not in a single-column format.

Joshua 4:5
take ye [Concord]
take you [Clarion]

2 Samuel 18:29
Is the [Concord]
Is the [Clarion]

Ezra 4:10
Asnappar [Concord]
Asnapper [Clarion]

Psalm 46:1
GOD [Concord]
God [Clarion]

Psalm 67:1
GOD [Concord]
God [Clarion]

Psalm 90:1
LORD [Concord]
Lord [Clarion]