11 But I decided to eat only what was allowed by the Law of Moses.
12 Obeying God was the most important thing in my life.
13 That's why God Most High made King Shalmaneser so pleased with me. Shalmaneser even put me in charge of buying all the supplies for his palace,
14 and I held that position for the rest of his life. I used to travel to Media on business trips, and on one of those trips, I put 120,000 of my own silver coins in bags, then left them for safekeeping with Gabael the brother of Gabri.
15 Later, after Shalmaneser died and his son Sennacherib took his place as king, Media was no longer a safe place to travel. And so, I never went back for my silver coins.
16 While Shalmaneser was king, I often helped my relatives and other Jews when they were in need.
17 I gave them food when they were hungry and clothes when they had none. And whenever I saw the dead body of an Israelite tossed outside Nineveh's city wall, I always buried the body.