“I will give (A)children[a] to be their princes,
And [b]babes shall rule over them.

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  1. Isaiah 3:4 boys
  2. Isaiah 3:4 Or capricious ones

16 (A)Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child,
And your princes feast in the morning!

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The Reign and Captivity of Jehoiachin(A)

(B)Jehoiachin was [a]eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. And he did evil in the sight of the Lord.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 36:9 Heb. mss., LXX, Syr. eighteen and 2 Kin. 24:8

The Reign and Captivity of Jehoiakim(A)

(B)Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And he did (C)evil in the sight of the Lord his God.

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Josiah Reigns in Judah(A)

34 Josiah (B)was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

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Manasseh Reigns in Judah(A)

33 Manasseh (B)was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem.

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Now, O Lord my God, You have made Your servant king instead of my father David, but I am a (A)little child; I do not know how (B)to go out or come in. And Your servant is in the midst of Your people whom You (C)have chosen, a great people, (D)too numerous to be numbered or counted. (E)Therefore give to Your servant an [a]understanding heart (F)to judge Your people, that I may (G)discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”

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  1. 1 Kings 3:9 Lit. hearing

Zedekiah Reigns in Judah(A)

11 (B)Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.

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[a]Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 36:2 MT Joahaz

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