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How old was Jehoiachin when he became king?

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8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.
At Biblehub, all 34 translations used 'eighteen'.

Parallel account, King James Bible, 2Ch 36:

9 Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.
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9 Jehoiachin was eighteen 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.
At Biblehub, some used 'eighteen' and some 'eight'. Ellicott explained that some Hebrew manuscripts had 'eighteen' and some had 'eight'. Most scholars believe this is a copying error in Chronicles.

How old was Jehoiachin when he became king?

18.