Jehoiachin [was] eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother's name [was] Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.
Ver. 8. Jehoiakin was eighteen years old,] sc., When he began to reign alone. See 2 Chronicles 36:9. Mutavit Iudaea dominos, non miserias. This king is also called Jechonias, Mat 1:11 and Coniah - that is, prepared, sc., for destruction; Jer 22:24 the name of God - whom he had forsaken - being defalked. a
a [Withdrawn; i.e., Je (Jehovah) left out of his name Jeconiah.]