Verse 4

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

Referenced Verses

• Eccl 10:16 : 16 The Problem with Foolish Rulers Woe to you, O land, when your king is childish, and your princes feast in the morning!
• 1 Kgs 3:7-9 : 7 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. 8 Your servant stands among your chosen people; they are a great nation that is too numerous to count or number. 9 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.”
• 2 Chr 33:1 : 1 Manasseh’s Reign Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned for fifty-five years in Jerusalem.
• 2 Chr 34:1 : 1 Josiah Institutes Religious Reforms Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
• 2 Chr 36:2 : 2 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
• 2 Chr 36:5 : 5 Jehoiakim’s Reign 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.
• 2 Chr 36:9 : 9 Jehoiachin’s Reign 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.
• 2 Chr 36:11 : 11 Zedekiah’s Reign Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled for eleven years in Jerusalem.