THE ATHEIST'S COMPLAINT:
How old was Jehoiachin when he began to reign? 2 Kings 24:8 says he was eighteen, whereas 2 Chronicles 36:9 says he was eight.

Is there a contradiction?

RESPONSE:
Indeed, on the surface, it does appear that there is a contradiction between the texts presented. However, I suggest that there is a plausable solution. It is possible that at the age of eight, Jehoiachin was exalted by his father to reign along side him for the remaining years of his life (10 years), and upon the death of his father (2 Kings 24:5), at the age of eighteen, Jehoiachin began to reign alone (the three months that are mentioned as his reign). It appears that he 'apprenticed' under his father, learning his father's evil ways, and then repeating them (2 Chronicles 36:9; 2 Kings 24:9; 23:37).

There is no contradiction.

This article is a response to Skeptic's Annotated Bible

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