Tobijah

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Tobi'jah. (Goodness Of Jehovah).

1. One of the Levites, sent by Jehoshaphat, to teach the law, in the cities of Judah.  2 Chronicles 17:8. (B.C. 910).

2. One of the captivity, in the time of Zechariah, in whose presence, the prophet, as commanded to take crowns of silver and gold, and put them on the head of Joshua, the high priest.  Zechariah 6:10;  Zechariah 6:14. (B.C 519).

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

Tobijah . 1 . One of the Levites sent by Jehoshaphat to teach in the cities of Judah (  2 Chronicles 17:8 ). 2 . One of a deputation that came from Babylon to Jerusalem with contributions of gold and silver (  Zechariah 6:10;   Zechariah 6:14 ).

Morrish Bible Dictionary

1. Levitesent by Jehoshaphat to teach the people.  2 Chronicles 17:8 .

2. One who returned from exile, apparently bringing treasures of gold and silver, of which crowns were made, to be "for a memorial in the temple of Jehovah."   Zechariah 6:10,14 .

Holman Bible Dictionary

 2 Chronicles 17:8

Easton's Bible Dictionary

 2 Chronicles 17:8

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

(See Tobiah .)

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Tobiyah, טוֹבַיָּה [once ( Zechariah 6:10) in the prolonged form Tobiya'Hu, טוֹבַיָּהוּ , Goodness Of Jehovah ) , the name of two men. (See Tobiah); (See Tobias).

1. (Sept. Τωβίας , but some MSS. omit; Vulg. Thobias. ) The eighth named of the nine Levites sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the law in the cities of Judah ( 2 Chronicles 17:8). . B.C. 910.

2. (Sept. Οἱ Χρήσιμοι Αὐτῆς ; Vulg. Tobias. ) Second named of the three or four representative men of the Jewish captives in the time of Zechariah, in whose presence the prophet was commanded to take crowns of silver and gold and put them on the head of Joshua the high-priest ( Zechariah 6:10;  Zechariah 6:14). B.C. 519. Rosenm Ü ller conjectures that he was one of a deputation who came up to Jerusalem from the Jews who still remained in Babylon with contributions of gold and silver for the Temple. But Maurer considers that the offerings were presented by Tobijah and his companions, because the crowns were commanded to be placed in the Temple as a memorial of their visit and generosity. (See Zechariah).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

tṓ - bı̄´ja ( טוביּה , ṭōbhı̄yāh , "Yahweh is good"):

(1) A L evite in the reign of Jehoshaphat whom the king sent to teach in the cities of Judah ( 2 Chronicles 17:8; טוביּהוּ , ṭōbhı̄yāhū  ; the Septuagint omits).

(2) One of a party of Jews that came from Babylon to Jerusalem with gold and silver for a crown for Zerubbabel and Joshua, or for Zerubbabel alone ( Zechariah 6:10 ,  Zechariah 6:14 ). The crown was to be stored in the temple in remembrance of the donors (the Septuagint in both passages translates טוביּה , ṭōbhı̄yāh by χρήσιμοι , chrḗsimoi , i.e. טוביה , ṭōbheyhā ).