The readability thing is overdone. The King James Bible scores around the seventh grade, but some of the concepts are much higher.
The translators of the King James bible paid particular attention to the sound of the words; it was meant to be read aloud. That is why more modern translations read with the dryness and dullness of an economic textbook alongside it.
“That is why more modern translations read with the dryness and dullness of an economic textbook alongside it.”
Amen to that! DH prefers NKJV which we use in our daily devotions. When it’s my turn to read I sneak in the KJV version verbiage when I can recall it from my Bible Memory Association days as a kid. Even though KJV is Old English, I think it’s easier to understand than any of the new versions.