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How old was Rehoboam when he began to reign?

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In the Septuagint (LXX), the books we know as 1–2 Kings in most English Bibles are called 3–4 Kingdoms.

ESV, 1K 12:

LXX, 3 Kingdoms 12:24 is much longer and it included

ἐν Ιερουσαλημ υἱὸς ὢν ἑκκαίδεκα ἐτῶν ἐν τῷ βασιλεύειν αὐτὸν
"In Jerusalem, being sixteen years old when he [Rehoboam] began to reign".
This phrase does not appear in the Masoretic Text. ESV does not have it. In fact, this contradicts with 1K 14:

LXX, 3 Kingdoms 14:

Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, reigned over Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign.
How old was Rehoboam when he began to reign?

41.

The mention of "16" in 3 Kingdoms 12:24 is likely a scribal error. It does not appear in the Masoretic Text and contradicts the LXX manuscript two chapters later.