David Crystal made two discoveries when searching the Bible for idioms. First, there are not as many as some people think: he found only 257. And second, most of the idioms don't originate in the King James translation at all. Rather they are to be found in one of the translations that appeared in the preceding 130 years - by Wycliffe (1388), Tyndale (1526-30), the Bishops' Bible (1568), the Geneva Bible (1560), or the DouaiRheims (1582, 1609-10). By his count, only 18 expressions are stylistically unique to the King James version:

east of Eden--know for a certainty--how are the mighty fallen--a still small voice-the root of the matter--to every thing there is a season--much study is a weariness of the flesh--beat their swords into plowshares--set thine (your) house in order--be horribly afraid--lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven--get thee behind me--suffer little children--no small stir--turned the world upside down--a thorn in the flesh--unto the pure all things are pure--let us now praise famous men

Every other idiomatic expression is shared with at least one earlier translation. In many cases, an idiom is found in all of them - such as "milk and honey" or "salt of the earth." http://www.kansascity.com/2011/04/24/2821651/the-king-james-bible-and-the-english.html

The Danish Bible Society published a revised translation of the Bible on April 14. "Blissful" is now "happy," "meek" is now "shy," and "blessed" is now "lucky." http://concordiaandkoinonia.wordpress.com/2011/04/28/denmark-the-bible-doesnt-have-to-be-easy-by-jakob-holm-in-kristeligt-dagblad/

A comparison of translations in "parallel versions" of the Bible for I Corinthians 13:13 finds faith, hope and love 13 times, and faith, hope and charity 4 times. http://bible.cc/1_corinthians/13-13.htm

Bible versions http://www.ccel.org/s/schaff/encyc/encyc02/htm/iv.v.lxiv.htm

Bible translations by language http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_translations_by_language

A Paris hotel, Pavillon des Lettres, combines the art of writing and the aesthetics of the decoration to pay homage to the known and hidden talents of both French and international literature. In the image of the 26 letters of the alphabet, the rooms and suites of the Pavillon des Lettres reveal the beauty and poetry of the various authors. Behind each door hides the spirit of a poet, a writer, an impassioned virtuoso, a genius, which will give a special atmosphere to the room, with the help in particular of extracts chosen and printed on the walls. The authors are: Andersen, Baudelaire, Calderon, Diderot, Eschyle, Flaubert, Goethe, Hugo, Ibsen, James, Kafka, La Fontaine, Musset, Nerval, Ovid, Proust, Queiroz, Rousseau, Shakespeare, Tolstoy, Urfe, Voltaire, Woolf, Xenophon, Yeats, and Zola. http://www.pavillondeslettres.com/uk/index.php

Other literary-themed hotels, such as Library Hotel in Midtown Manhattan (organized using the Dewey Decimal System), Inn BoonsBoro (owned by author Nora Roberts) a small B & B in Boonsboro, Maryland with themed bedrooms based on famous literary couples, and Hobbit Motel in Woodlyn, New Zealand are listed at: http://www.examiner.com/books-in-minneapolis/hobbit-holes-for-humans-literary-lodgings-part-1

Outer Banks (also known as OBX) is a 200-mile (320-km) long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, beginning in the southeastern corner of Virginia Beach on the east coast of the United States. They cover approximately half the northern North Carolina coastline, separating the Currituck Sound, Albemarle Sound, and Pamlico Sound from the Atlantic Ocean. The Outer Banks is a major tourist destination and is known for its temperate climate and wide expanse of open beachfront. The Cape Hatteras National Seashore has four campgrounds where visitors may camp. The Wright brothers' first flight in a powered, heavier-than-air vehicle took place on the Outer Banks on December 17, 1903, at Kill Devil Hills near the seafront town of Kitty Hawk. The Wright Brothers National Monument commemorates the historic flights, and First Flight Airport is a small, general-aviation airfield located there. The English Roanoke Colony—where the first person of English descent, Virginia Dare, was born on American soil—vanished from Roanoke Island in 1587. The Lost Colony, written and performed to commemorate the original colonists, is the longest running outdoor drama in the United States and its theater acts as a cultural focal point for much of the Outer Banks. The treacherous seas off the Outer Banks and the large number of shipwrecks that have occurred there have given these seas the nickname Graveyard of the Atlantic. The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum is located in Hatteras Village near the United States Coast Guard facility and Hatteras ferry.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Banks

What exactly is the National Register? It is the National Register of Historic Places. One official government website employs an impressive skein of nouns to describe it as a compilation of "districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects that are significant in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, and culture." Another describes the Register more succinctly as "the official list of the Nation's historic places worthy of preservation." The process by which a property gets listed begins with an exercise in straight-up democracy: Anyone can nominate anything to the National Register. All it takes is basic research and a few required forms. The nomination forms are reviewed and submitted to the Register by the state historic preservation officer (SHPO) in the state where the property is located. Generally speaking, properties must be at least 50 years old to be added to the National Register. (Properties that have achieved significance in the last 50 years may qualify if they are of exceptional importance.) Owners of some types of Register-listed properties are eligible for generous tax credits that can help offset the costs of rehabilitation.
http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/2011/may-june/what-is-the-national-register.html