Easton's Bible Dictionary Pleasing to Jehovah, the "servant," the "Ammonite," who joined with those who opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem after the Exile (Nehemiah 2:10). He was a man of great influence, which he exerted in opposition to the Jews, and "sent letters" to Nehemiah "to put him in fear" (Nehemiah 6:17-19). "Eliashib the priest" prepared for him during Nehemiah's absence "a chamber in the courts of the house of God," which on his return grieved Nehemiah sore, and therefore he "cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber" (13:7, 8). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia TOBIAH to-bi'-a (Tobhiyah; Codex Alexandrinus Tobias; omitted in Codex Vaticanus): (1) An Ammonite slave (King James Version, "servant"), probably of Sanballat, the governor of Samaria (Nehemiah 2:10). He was grieved exceedingly when Nehemiah came to seek the welfare of the children of Israel. In two ways he was connected by marriage with the Jews, having himself married the daughter of Shecaniah, the son of Arab, and his son Jehohanan having married the daughter of Meshullam, the son of Berechiah (Nehemiah 6:18). Because of this close connection with the Jews, the nobles of the latter corresponded by letter with him and also reported his good deeds to Nehemiah and reported Nehemiah's words to Tobiah. In consequence of the report, Tobiah sent letters to Nehemiah to put him in fear (6:17-19). Nehemiah seems to have considered him to be his chief enemy; for he put him before Sanballat in his prayers to God to remember his opponents according to their works (6:14). In 13:4 we are told that he was an ally of Eliashib, the high priest who had the oversight of the chambers of the house of God and had prepared for him as a guest chamber the room which had before been used as a storehouse for offerings of various kinds. Nehemiah, having heard during his second visit to Jerusalem of this desecration of the temple, cast out the household stuff of Tobiah and cleansed the chambers, restoring the vessels of God and the offerings as of old. (2) The eponym of a family which returned with Zerubbabel, but could not trace its descent (Ezra 2:60 Nehemiah 7:62). R. Dick Wilson

Multi-Version Concordance Tobiah (14 Occurrences) Ezra 2:60 the children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty-two. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV) Nehemiah 2:10 When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly, because a man had come to seek the welfare of the children of Israel. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV) Nehemiah 2:19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they ridiculed us, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that you do? will you rebel against the king? (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV) Nehemiah 4:3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they are building, if a fox go up, he shall break down their stone wall. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV) Nehemiah 4:7 But it happened that when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabians, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem went forward, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very angry; (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV) Nehemiah 6:1 Now it happened, when it was reported to Sanballat and Tobiah, and to Geshem the Arabian, and to the rest of our enemies, that I had built the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though even to that time I had not set up the doors in the gates;) (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV) Nehemiah 6:12 I discerned, and behold, God had not sent him; but he pronounced this prophecy against me: and Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV) Nehemiah 6:14 Remember, my God, Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and also the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV) Nehemiah 6:17 Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came to them. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV) Nehemiah 6:19 Also they spoke of his good deeds before me, and reported my words to him. Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV) Nehemiah 7:62 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty-two. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV) Nehemiah 13:4 Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, being allied to Tobiah, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV) Nehemiah 13:7 and I came to Jerusalem, and understood the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV) Nehemiah 13:8 It grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)