Bible Dictionary
Tob-adonijah
Tob-adonijah was a Levite whom King Jehoshaphat sent through the cities of Judah to teach the people the Law of the Lord.
Definition
Tob-adonijah was a Levite whose name means “good is Jehovah” or “good is the Lord.” He was sent by King Jehoshaphat with other Levites to teach the people throughout Judah.
Biblical Usage
He appears in connection with Jehoshaphat’s effort to instruct Judah in the law of the Lord (2 Chronicles 17:8).
Historical Background
The name may reflect a textual duplication arising from the names Adonijah and Tobijah that precede it.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Good is Jehovah, my Lord, a Levite sent out by Jehoshaphat to instruct the people of Judah in the law (2 Chr. 17:8).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>tob-ad-o-ni'-ja, tob-(Tobh 'adhoniyah, "good is the Lord"; Codex Vaticanus Tobadobeia; Codex Alexandrinus and Lucian Tobadonia): One of the Levites sent by King Jehoshaphat to teach in the cities of Judah (2Ch 17:8). The name looks like a dittography arising from the two previous names, Adonijah and Tobijah.</p>