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but I kept myself from eating the food of the Gentiles.
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Because I was mindful of God with all my heart,
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the Most High gave me favor and good standing with Shalmaneser, and I used to buy everything he needed.
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Until his death I used to go into Media, and buy for him there. While in the country of Media I left bags of silver worth ten talents in trust with Gabael, the brother of Gabri.
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But when Shalmaneser died, and his son Sennacherib reigned in his place, the highways into Media became unsafe and I could no longer go there.