The LORD says,“ I will make youths their officials; malicious young men will rule over them.

主说：“我必使孩童作他们的首领，使婴孩辖管他们。

我必使孩童作他们的领袖，幼儿管辖他们。

我必使孩童作他们的领袖，幼儿管辖他们。

主必使少儿做他们的首领，让孩童治理他们。

我必使孩童作他们的领袖，使婴孩管辖他们。

我要使孩子作他们的首领，使顽童管辖他们。

主說：我必使孩童作他們的首領，使嬰孩轄管他們。

我必使孩童作他們的領袖，幼兒管轄他們。

我必使孩童作他們的領袖，幼兒管轄他們。

主必使少兒做他們的首領，讓孩童治理他們。

我必使孩童作他們的領袖，使嬰孩管轄他們。

我必使孩童做他們的首領，使反覆無常的人管轄他們。

我要使孩子作他們的首領，使頑童管轄他們。

我將使童穉為其長、孩提主其治、

使器少年稚者為君、以治斯民。

主曰、我必使兒童為其長、使稚子治之、

“ I will make mere youths their officials; children will rule over them.”

The Lord will make mere youths their leaders. Children will rule over them.

And I will make boys their princes, and infants shall rule over them.

I will make boys their leaders, and toddlers their rulers.

“ I will make youths their leaders, and unstable rulers will govern them.”

And I will make mere boys their leaders, And mischievous children will rule over them,

“ I will give children to be their princes, And babes shall rule over them.

And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.

“ I will make youths their leaders, and the unstable will govern them.”

And I will give children[ to be] their princes, and babes shall rule over them.

I will give boys to be their princes, and children shall rule over them.

Woe to you, O land, when your king is childish, and your princes feast in the morning!

Now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king in my father David’s place, even though I am only a young man and am inexperienced.Your servant stands among your chosen people; they are a great nation that is too numerous to count or number.So give your servant a discerning mind so he can make judicial decisions for your people and distinguish right from wrong. Otherwise no one is able to make judicial decisions for this great nation of yours.”

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

Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem. He did evil in the sight of the LORD.

Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled for eleven years in Jerusalem.

Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem. He did evil in the sight of the LORD his God.

Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned for fifty-five years in Jerusalem.