Verse 8
Jehoiachin was eighteen years old - He is called Jeconiah, 1 Chronicles 3:16 , and Coniah, Jeremiah 22:24 . In 2 Chronicles 36:9 , be is said to be only eight years of age, but this must be a mistake; for we find that, having reigned only three months, he was carried captive to Babylon, and there he had wives; and it is very improbable that a child between eight and nine years of age could have wives; and of such a tender age, it can scarcely be said that, as a king, he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord. The place in Chronicles must be corrupted.
That he was a grievous offender against God, we learn from Jeremiah 22:24 , which the reader may consult; and in the man's punishment, see his crimes.
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