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

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 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.

What sorrow for the land ruled by a servant, the land whose leaders feast in the morning.

“ Now, O Lord my God, you have made me king instead of my father, David, but I am like a little child who doesn’t know his way around.And here I am in the midst of your own chosen people, a nation so great and numerous they cannot be counted!Give me an understanding heart so that I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong. For who by himself is able to govern this great people of yours?”

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

Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. Jehoiachin did what was evil in the Lord’s sight.

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

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

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

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