Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem. He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight.
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Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem. He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight.
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Questions where the Bible appears to say two different things, with the passages on each side set together.
2 Kings 24:8 says Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, for three months. 2 Chronicles 36:9 says he was eight years old, for three months and ten days.
Critical scholarship: Widely regarded as a genuine contradiction.
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"2 Chronicles 36:9 — Scripture Analysis" GEBible, https://gebible.app/analysis/verse/2-chronicles/36/9?version=WEB (retrieved 26 August 2026).