Here are three examples of problems the Puritans perceived with the Bishops and Great Bibles, two major translations used in that same 17^th century:

“First, Galatians iv. 25 (from the Bishops' Bible). The Greek word susoichei is not well translated as now it is, bordereth neither expressing the force of the word, nor the apostle's sense, nor the situation of the place. Secondly, psalm cv. 28 (from the Great Bible), 'They were not obedient;' the original being, 'They were not disobedient.' Thirdly, psalm cvi. 30 (also from the Great Bible), 'Then stood up Phinees and prayed,' the Hebrew hath, 'executed judgment.' ^“

Do you see it? Words translated improperly. Words that change their meaning over time. So common sense said, “Let’s revise and replace.”

But when today we say that there are archaic and misleading words in the KJV, the condemnations to hell are fast and furious from some quarters.

“Further, the King gave the translators instructions designed to guarantee that the new version would conform to the ecclesiology of the Church of England.^[8] Certain Greek and Hebrew words were to be translated in a manner that reflected the traditional usage of the church.^[8] For example, old ecclesiastical words such as the word "church" were to be retained and not to be translated as "congregation".^[8] The new translation would reflect the episcopal structure of the Church of England and traditional beliefs about ordained clergy.^[8]

An ecumenical undertaking.

“The task of translation was undertaken by 47 scholars, although 54 were originally approved.^[9] All were members of the Church of England and all except Sir Henry Savile were clergy.^[47] The scholars worked in six committees, two based in each of the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, and Westminster. The committees included scholars with Puritan sympathies, as well as High Churchmen.”

Would you, my dear KJVO scholar, have served on a committee with men who worshipped in the “High” (seriously formal, liturgical) way? With men who quite possibly were opposed to your Puritan views? Would you not have complained that the admixture of beliefs among these men would bring about a corrupted translation?