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>>18071563
>here's one where that excuse will shoot you in the foot
Not really because several kings of Judah have co-reigns, so their time of co-reign begins sometimes years earlier than the start of their sole reign.

A clear example of this is in comparing 2 Kings 1:17 with 2 Kings 3:1. The second year of Jehoram, son of Jehoshaphat is also the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat himself. This is because Jehoshaphat promoted his son (named Jehoram) to co-ruler in his seventeenth year. So technically both Jehoshaphat and his son were reigning in the southern kingdom at the same time, and accordingly 2 Kings 1:17 and 2 Kings 3:1 are both true at the same time. Jehoshaphat reigned a total of 25 years (see 1 Kings 22:42), but his health got worse in the later years, leading him to promote his son Jehoram as a co-ruler. Accordingly, Jehoram's reign as a co-ruler started earlier than his reign as a sole ruler, and the Bible could refer to either as the "start" of his reign.

Similarly for your example, Jehoiachin was promoted by his father to be a co-ruler ten years before he became the sole ruler. By comparing Kings and Chronicles, we learn that 1) he became "co-regent" at the age of eight, and 2) his reign as "sole ruler" began at the age of eighteen, but he only lasted three months and ten days as sole ruler before surrendering to the Babylonians. This practice of designating an heir, by proclaiming them king (co-ruler) can be seen with other kings of Israel, especially when they were under threat by foreign armies or in poor health.