“Eight years old” or “Eighteen years old” in 2 Chronicles 36:9?
“Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD. ” (2 Chronicles 36:9, KJV) The KJV follows the Masoretic reading. Most modern translators speculate that the Masoretic text is in error, … Read more