Why did the Gideons Switch from the NKJV to the ESV?

The Gideons have a rule that only two English bibles will be given out by them at one time: The KJV and a modern version. Why did they change from the New King James Version to the English Standard Version? Contact us via letter: Omega Baptist Church 1120 Philips RD White Pine, TN 37890 or via email: omegabaptchurch@gmail.com or visit or website: https://omegabaptist.wordpress.com/ SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel:    / pastorscottingram   Watch "Go Ye Into All The World" on TV! Check our Church Facebook page for TV listings and join us for Worship:   / omegabapt   Connect with Pastor Scott on Twitter (now known as X):   / pastorscotti