According to James R. Critchlow, these modern scholars include Ray Dillard, Edward L. Curtis, Hugh Williamson, Sara Japhet, and Jacob M. Myers. See James R. Critchlow (15 January 2013). Looking Back for Jehoiachin: Yahweh's Cast-Out Signet. Wipf and Stock Publishers. pp. 12–13. ISBN978-1-62032-111-9.
However, the Septuagint and Syriac versions state that his reign started at the age of eighteen. See the New English Translation of the Septuagint for the Septuagint reading at 2 Chronicles / 2 Supplements 36:9 [1]