¹² When Tobias’s mother died, he buried her beside his father. Then he and his wife^[a] returned to Media and settled in Ecbatana with Raguel his father-in-law.^(A)

²¹ But not forty days passed before two of Sennacherib’s^[a] sons killed him, and when they fled to the mountains of Ararat, his son Esar-haddon^[b] reigned after him. He appointed Ahikar, the son of my brother Hanael,^[c] over all the accounts of his kingdom, and he had authority over the entire administration.^(A)

⁹ for almsgiving saves from death and purges away every sin. Those who give alms will enjoy a full life,^(A)

On Mourning for the Dead