1That is how I ended my song of praise.
Tobit's Last WordsTobit died peacefully at the age of 112 and was honored at his burial in Nineveh.
2He was 62 when he became blind, and after his sight was restored, he was once again wealthy and generous to the poor. He was always praising God and telling others about God's power.
3Just before Tobit died, he called in his son and said:
Tobias, take your children
4 who had raised him. Ahikar had to hide in a tomb to escape the deadly trap Nadab had set. Ahikar lived to see the light of day, because he had given so generously to poor people. But God punished Nadab for his treachery! Nadab was killed in his own trap and went down into the place of eternal darkness.
11So, my children, you can see that God will protect you if you give to the poor; but when you do what is evil, you will be killed. And now, my life is slipping away.
They helped Tobit lie down on his bed, and when he died, they buried him with honor.
Tobias Moves to Media12Some time later, Tobias's mother Anna died, and he buried her beside his father. Then Tobias and his wife Sarah moved to the city of Ecbatana in Media, where he lived with his father-in-law Raguel and his mother-in-law Edna.
13He treated them with great respect and took care of them until they died; then he buried them. Tobias inherited all Raguel's property, in addition to what had belonged to his own father Tobit.
Everyone respected Tobias,
14and he died at the age of 117.
15 the king of Media. And from that time until the day Tobias died, he offered joyful praises to God for what he had done to Nineveh and Assyria.
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