Now you can have a digital copy of the King James Bible
on your Microsoft Windows personal computer - for studying, searching, or
just reading. And the best part is you already own the
software!
This free digital Bible is in Windows Compressed HTML Help (CHM)
format. That means the software you need to use it is already on
your PC - it's part of Windows. You only need to copy this file
onto your Windows desktop, and when you open it, you can:
- Read pages from the Old and New Testaments
- Navigate from chapter to chapter
- Find books and chapters in the table of contents
- Search for a specific word or phrase
- Save the current page as a bookmark for later
If you've ever used any Windows help file, you already know
how to use this free digital Bible.
Also included are the following handy
features:
- A Reading Plan for covering the entire Bible in one year
- A harmony of the Gospels
- A list of popular stories, to help get you started
- A handy list of Bible facts, including the structure of the Bible
- Maps that you can view while reading the text
Two Different Downloads — Your Choice
Now you can choose which type of file to download: the installer or the plain help
file.
Most people will want to download and run the installer, because it will
copy the help file to your hard drive automatically, and it will also set up
a link to it in your Start menu and put a shortcut to it on your desktop.
(No other software will be installed — just the help file.)
If you prefer instead to download the plain help file, it will be up to
you to store the file and make shortcuts to it. (Note that because of
Windows security, you may have to right-click on the file and click the
"unblock" button from the Properties dialog in order view the contents of
the file.)
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Is this Bible always free, or just for a
limited time?
A: This Bible was composed from multiple public
domain King James texts, processed in a database and checked for accuracy.
It's made freely available to the public — there will never be a
charge for it. Please give a copy to your friends!
Q: When I try to open the document, the message
"navigation canceled" shows. How can this be fixed?
A: Some versions of Windows, for security purposes,
will block a downloaded CHM file from showing its contents. If you
downloaded the plain help file, you will need to unblock the content.
Right-click on the file and choose "Properties" from the pop-up menu. In the
Properties dialog, click the "Unblock" button and then click "OK". The
document should work correctly after that.
Q: I'd prefer the font to be a different size.
Can it be changed?
A: Click the Font button in the toolbar. Each time
it's clicked, the font will change to a different size.
Q: After reading, I'd like to bookmark my place
so I can come back to it next time. How do I do that?
A: In the left-hand pane, choose the Favorites tab.
Click the "Add" button to save the page you're on. (You can bookmark
several different pages this way.) When you open the document again, select
the Favorites tab again and double-click on the desired item in the
list.