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Tobit 1:15-17
New Catholic Bible
Tobit 1:15-17
New Catholic Bible
15 However, when Shalmaneser died and his son Sennacherib[a] succeeded him as king, the roads into Media became dangerous, and so I could no longer travel there.
16 Courage in Burying the Dead. During the reign of Shalmaneser I carried out many charitable deeds for my kindred and my people. 17 I would give my bread to the hungry and my clothing to those in need, and if I saw one of my people who died and had been cast outside the walls of Nineveh, I would bury that person.
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- Tobit 1:15 Sennacherib (705–681 B.C.) was the son of Sargon (722–705 B.C.), but neither one was descended from Shalmaneser.
