“Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign” (2 Chron. xxxvi, 9).
“Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign” (2 Kings xxiv, 8).
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When did Evil-Merodach release Jehoiachin from prison?
“In the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month” (2 Kings xxv, 27).
“In the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month” (Jer. lii, 31).
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What relation did Zedekiah, the last of the Jewish kings, bear to Jehoiachin, his predecessor?