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And he gave him leave to go whithersoever he would, with liberty to do whatever he had a mind.
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He therefore went to all that were in captivity, and gave them wholesome admonitions.
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And when he was come to Rages a city of the Medes, and had ten talents of silver of that with which he had been honoured by the king:
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And when amongst a great multitude of his kindred, he saw Gabelus in want, who was one of his tribe, taking a note of his hand he gave him the aforesaid sum of money.
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But after a long time, Salmanasar the king being dead, when Sennacherib his son, who reigned in his place, had a hatred for the children of Israel:
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Tobias daily went among all his kindred, and comforted them, and distributed to every one as he was able, out of his goods:
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He fed the hungry, and gave clothes to the naked, and was careful to bury the dead, and they that were slain.
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And when king Sennacherib was come back, fleeing from Judea by reason of the slaughter that God had made about him for his blasphemy, and being angry slew many of the children of Israel, Tobias buried their bodies.
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But when it was told the king, he commanded him to be slain, and took away all his substance.
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But Tobias fleeing naked away with his son and with his wife, lay concealed, for many loved him.
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But after forty-five days, the king was killed by his own sons.