Tobit 1:21

21 But not forty ^[a] days passed before two of Sennacherib's ^[b] sons killed him, and they fled to the mountains of Ararat, and his son Esar-haddon ^[c] reigned after him. He appointed Ahikar, the son of my brother Hanael ^[d] over all the accounts of his kingdom, and he had authority over the entire administration.

Tobit 1:21 In-Context

19 Then one of the Ninevites went and informed the king about me, that I was burying them; so I hid myself. But when I realized that the king knew about me and that I was being searched for to be put to death, I was afraid and ran away.

20 Then all my property was confiscated; nothing was left to me that was not taken into the royal treasury except my wife Anna and my son Tobias.

21 But not forty days passed before two of Sennacherib's sons killed him, and they fled to the mountains of Ararat, and his son Esar-haddon reigned after him. He appointed Ahikar, the son of my brother Hanael over all the accounts of his kingdom, and he had authority over the entire administration.

22 Ahikar interceded for me, and I returned to Nineveh. Now Ahikar was chief cupbearer, keeper of the signet, and in charge of administration of the accounts under King Sennacherib of Assyria; so Esar-haddon reappointed him. He was my nephew and so a close relative.

Footnotes

• [a]. Other ancient authorities read either [forty-five] or [fifty]
• [b]. Gk [his]
• [c]. Gk [Sacherdonos]
• [d]. Other authorities read [Hananael]