The Charles XII Bible ( sv, Karl XII:s bibel) was a
Bible translation into Swedish, instigated by King
Charles XI
Charles XI or Carl ( sv, Karl XI; ) was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death, in a period of Swedish history known as the Swedish Empire (1611–1721).
He was the only son of King Charles X Gustav of Sweden and Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein- ...
in 1686 to produce an updated and modernised version of the old translation from 1541, which was known as the
Gustav Vasa Bible
The Gustav Vasa Bible ( sv, Gustav Vasas bibel) is the common name of the Swedish Bible translation published in 1540–41. The full title is as appears on the right: ''Biblia / Thet är / All then Helgha Scrifft / på Swensko''. The translation ...
. Charles XI died before the work was finished, and the new Bible translation was named for his son, King
Charles XII
Charles XII, sometimes Carl XII ( sv, Karl XII) or Carolus Rex (17 June 1682 – 30 November 1718 O.S.), was King of Sweden (including current Finland) from 1697 to 1718. He belonged to the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, a branch line of t ...
. The translation was completed in 1703.
Previously, in 1618, during the reign of
,
a revised version of the Gustav Vasa Bible had been published; the Charles XII Bible is a modernised version of this Bible, including corrections and revised spellings.
["Karl XII:s bibel" article in the '' Nationalencyclopedien''] It remained the official Swedish Bible translation and it was used in readings and sermons in the
Church of Sweden
The Church of Sweden ( sv, Svenska kyrkan) is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with around 5.6 million members at year end 2021, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sw ...
until 1917 when it was replaced by the .
References
Further reading
*Åberg, Alf. 1958. ''Karl XI''. Wahlström & Widstrand (reprinted by ScandBook, Falun 1994, )
*Bengtsson B. 1953. ''Tillkomsten av Carl XII:s Biblia''. Stockholm: Lagerströms förlag.
*"Charles XII Bible." ''Encyclopædia Britannica''.
*Rystad, Göran. 2001 ''Karl XI / En biografi''. Falun: AiT Falun AB.
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1703 books
Bible translations into Swedish
Swedish books
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