The Lord will make mere youths their leaders. Children 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.”

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.

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

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

How terrible it is for a land whose king used to be a servant! How terrible if its princes get drunk in the morning!

“ Lord my God, you have now made me king. You have put me in the place of my father David. But I’m only a little child. I don’t know how to carry out my duties.I’m here among the people you have chosen. They are a great nation. They are more than anyone can count.So give me a heart that understands. Then I can rule over your people. I can tell the difference between what is right and what is wrong. Who can possibly rule over this great nation of yours?”

Jehoahaz was 23 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for three months.

Jehoiachin was 18 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for three months and ten days. He did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord.

Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for 11 years.

Josiah was eight years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for 31 years.

Jehoiakim was 25 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for 11 years. He did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord his God.

Manasseh was 12 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for 55 years.