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Tobijah
TOBIJAH (tō-bī'ja, Heb. tôvîyâh, the Lord is good)
One of the Levites whom Jehoshaphat sent to teach the law in Judah (
TOBIJAH tō bī’ jə (טוֹבִיָּ֖ה, Yahweh is good). 1. One of the Levites sent by King Jehoshaphat to teach the law of God in the cities of Judah (
2. One of a number of Israelites who came from Babylon to Jerusalem with gold and silver to make a crown for the high priest (
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
(Tobhiyah, "Yahweh is good"):
(1) A Levite in the reign of Jehoshaphat whom the king sent to teach in the cities of Judah (
(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 (