I still in the middle of reading the Bible. I am simultaneously reading it in the KJV and NIV84. I have read Genesis, Job, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, and 2 Samuel. I an currently reading Psalms. I am at Psalms 106 in the KJV and Psalms 101 in the NIV84.
What kind of order is that? Not that the Bible is chronological, but Joshua through 2 Kings is. NIV is one of the worst translations in my opinion by the way.
I am following a pamphlet. It has the reader going to Psalms after 2 Samuel and then back to 1 Kings. I think it does this because traditionally Psalms is thought to have been written by King David(written by God using King David) and David dies at the beginning of 1 Kings. So, I guess the thinking is that if David wrote the Psalms, he probably finished before the beginning of the events of 1 Kings. The Pamphlet does the same sort of thing with Proverbs. It has the reader going to Proverbs, after the first 4 chapters of 1 kings. But I will agree, the pamphlet does jump around bit.
Why do you think NIV84 is one of the worst translations. As to why I am using it in this reading, that is because the NIV84 is the version my church happens to use as our pew Bible. When I was a kid, our church used to use the KJV. But sometime in the late 80s, we switched to the NIV84.
I want to make clear that I am not using the updated 2011 NIV. When I say NIV84, I mean I am using the version that came out in 1984.
I guess I will now update where I am in reading through the Bible:
I have read Genesis, Job, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, and 2 Samuel, Psalms, 1 kings 1-4, Proverbs, 1 Kings 5-end, 2 Kings 1-14:20, Joel, 2 Kings 14:21-25, Jonah(KJV). I am about to start reading Jonah in the NIV84.