Many of the words were in common usage before the creation of the King James Bible in 1611. ... They needed it to mimic the King James Version language.
(Covenant of Christ) Introduction
III: The History of the Text of the Book of Mormon, Parts 1 and 2: Grammatical Variation; Parts 3 and 4: Nature of the Original Language; Part 5: The King James Quotations in the Book of Mormon; Part 6: Spelling in the Manuscripts and Editions; Vol. ... The King James Bible was a very public text — being the most accessible and read aloud in the churches — familiar to the ears of churchgoers for over two hundred years. ... There is no question that the effect of the King James Bible on Western culture and thought, in all areas of life and society, has been vast. ... “The King James Bible had been, at least in the mainstream, unchallenged for 270 years, eight or nine generations. ... It is once again a modern revelation from God to the world. 1Teachings and Commandments 157:15.2 Nicholson, God’s Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible (New York: Harper Perennial, 2003), 233.
They needed it to mimic the King James Version language.
(Covenant of Christ) 1 Nephi 1:2
During the first year that Zedekiah king of Judah ruled, many prophets were warning that the people must repent or the great city of Jerusalem would be destroyed.
(Covenant of Christ) 1 Nephi 1:22
He saw they contained the five books of Moses, which gave an account of the world’s creation and of Adam and Eve, who were our first parents; and a record of the Jews from the beginning down to the start of the rule of Zedekiah, king of Judah; and the prophecies of the holy prophets from the beginning, all the way up to the start of Zedekiah’s rule; and many prophecies of Jeremiah.
(Covenant of Christ) 1 Nephi 2:14
On the other plates there’s a written account of the kings’ rule and my people’s wars and in-fighting. ... So these plates focus on telling you about our ministry, and the other plates focus on the kings’ rule and my people’s wars and arguments.
(Covenant of Christ) 1 Nephi 5:10
And after he’s taken us there, he’s come up with a plan to make himself a king and ruler over us, so he can force us to submit to his will and control.
(Covenant of Christ) 1 Nephi 5:37
Because of the groaning of the earth, many kings living on the islands of the sea will be so affected by the Spirit of God they’ll cry out: The God of nature suffers.
(Covenant of Christ) 1 Nephi 6:7
This is what the Lord said, the Redeemer of Israel, His Holy One, to the despised ones, to the hated nations, to the slaves of rulers: Kings will see and stand up, princes and nobles will fall down before you to honor the Lord, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel.
(Covenant of Christ) 1 Nephi 6:10
And kings will tend your children, and their queens will serve as nurses.
(Covenant of Christ) 2 Nephi 4:4
They wanted me to be their king, but I didn’t want them to have a king.
(Covenant of Christ) 2 Nephi 5:1
You trust Nephi as a king or protector and depend on him for safety.
(Covenant of Christ) 2 Nephi 5:3
And kings will tend your children, and their queens will serve as nurses.
(Covenant of Christ) 2 Nephi 7:2
Indeed, the Gentile kings will be like foster fathers to them, and their queens will be like nursing mothers. ... This land will be a land of liberty for the Gentiles, and there won’t be any kings on the land who will oppress the Gentiles. ... Those who try to establish a king in place of Me will perish, because I the Lord, the King of Heaven, will be their king; and I’ll be a light to those who hear My words forever.
(Covenant of Christ) 2 Nephi 9:1
In the year that king Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and His robe filled the temple.
(Covenant of Christ) 2 Nephi 9:2
Then I said: Woe is me, I’m lost, for my lips are unclean, and I live among people whose lips are also unclean, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of Hosts.
(Covenant of Christ) 2 Nephi 9:3
When Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, king Rezin of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel marched up to fight against Jerusalem, but they couldn’t defeat it.
(Covenant of Christ) 2 Nephi 9:4
Syria, Ephraim, and Remaliah’s son have plotted your defeat, saying: Let’s invade Judah, tear it apart, and divide it up between us, and put the son of Tabeal over it as the king. ... For the center of Syria is Damascus, and the king of Damascus is Rezin. ... The center of Ephraim is Samaria, and the king of Samaria is Remaliah’s son.
(Covenant of Christ) 2 Nephi 9:5
Before the lad learns to reject evil and choose good, the land of these two kings will be wasted. ... The Lord will bring upon you and your people and your father’s house the worst days since Ephraim broke away from Judah — that king of Assyria. ... On the same day the Lord will hire the king of Assyria like a razor to shave your head, legs, and beard.
(Covenant of Christ) 2 Nephi 9:7
Before the child learns to call, Father and Mother, the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.
(Covenant of Christ) 2 Nephi 9:8
The Lord spoke to me again, saying: Because this people are ungrateful for the gentle waters of Shiloah, and admire Rezin and Remaliah’s son, know this, the Lord will bring to them a flood of violent water from the Euphrates, indeed, the king of Assyria and his army.
(Covenant of Christ) 2 Nephi 9:10
And they’ll wander lost, wretched, and hungry; and when they’re hungry, they’ll become angry, look up to heaven and curse their King and their God.
(Covenant of Christ) 2 Nephi 9:16
Their king tells himself: Aren’t my commanders all kings?
(Covenant of Christ) 2 Nephi 9:17
But when the Lord has finished all His discipline of Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He’ll then punish the prideful king of Assyria for his arrogance.
(Covenant of Christ) 2 Nephi 10
The year king Ahaz died I received this prophecy from the Lord: