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19 Then one of the men of Nin′eveh went and informed the king about me, that I was burying them; so I hid myself. When I learned that I was being searched for, to be put to death, I left home in fear. 20 Then all my property was confiscated and nothing was left to me except my wife Anna and my son Tobi′as.

21 But not fifty[a] days passed before two of Sennach′erib’s[b] sons killed him, and they fled to the mountains of Ararat. Then Esarhad′don,[c] his son, reigned in his place; and he appointed Ahi′kar, the son of my brother An′ael, over all the accounts of his kingdom and over the entire administration.

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Footnotes

  1. Tobit 1:21 Other authorities read fifty-five
  2. Tobit 1:21 Gk his
  3. Tobit 1:21 Gk Sacherdonus

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