Bible Verses

When Tobiah returned, he said: “Father, one of ours has been strangled and thrown into the public square.”

I saw the many dishes and told my son: “Go and bring as many as you can find of our relatives who are in need and who remember the Lord. I will wait here for them.”

Tobit’s Misfortunes When I returned to my house, my wife Anna and my son Tobiah were given back to me. At the feast of Pentecost, the sacred feast of the Seven Weeks, they prepared a good meal for me, and I sat down to eat.

Ahiqar intervened on my behalf, and I returned to Nineveh. My nephew Ahiqar was the head of the cupbearers, keeper of the seals, administrator, and accountant. Esarhaddon made him second only to himself.

But only forty days had passed when Sennacherib was killed by his two sons. They fled to Mount Ararat, and his son Esarhaddon became king in Sennacherib’s place. Esarhaddon appointed Ahiqar, the son of my brother Anael, to oversee the entire administration.

All my possessions were seized, and nothing was left to me except Anna, my wife, and Tobiah, my son.

One of the inhabitants of Nineveh told the king that I had buried them, so I went into hiding. Then I learned they were looking for me to put me to death. I was afraid and fled far away.

I secretly buried those whom King Sennacherib killed when returning from Judea, during the time when the king of Heaven punished him for the blasphemies he uttered. In his anger, he killed a significant number of Jews. The king searched for their bodies but could not find them.

I shared my bread with those who were hungry, my garments with those who were naked, and if I saw anyone from my tribe dead, whose body was thrown over the ramparts of Nineveh, I would bury him.

In the days of Shalmaneser I, I gave many alms to my relatives.