16. But when he had arrived at Rages, a city of the Medes, he had ten talents of silver, from that which he had been given in honor by the king.
17. And when, in the midst of the great tumult of his kindred, he saw the destitution of Gabael, who was from his tribe, he loaned him, under a written agreement, the aforementioned weight of silver.
18. In truth, after a long time, Shalmaneser the king died, while Sennacherib his son reigned in his place, and he held a hatred for the sons of Israel.
19. Every day, Tobit traveled though all his own people, and he consoled them, and he distributed to each one as much as he could from his resources.
20. He nourished the hungry, and he supplied clothes to the naked, and he showed concern for the burial of the dead and of the slain.
21. And then, when king Sennacherib had returned from Judea, fleeing the scourge which God had caused all around him because of his blasphemy, and, being angry, he was slaughtering many from the sons of Israel, Tobit buried their bodies.
22. And when it was reported to the king, he ordered him to be slain, and he took away all his belongings.
23. In truth, Tobit, fleeing with nothing but his son and his wife, was able to remain hidden because many loved him.