Tob in the Bible

Meaning: good; goodness

Exact Match

When the Ammonites realized that David was disgusted with them, they sent and hired 20,000 foot soldiers from Aram Beth Rehob and Aram Zobah, in addition to 1,000 men from the king of Maacah and 12,000 men from Ish-tob.

Verse ConceptsAmmonitesenemies, of Israel and JudahHiringMercenariesNosesOffenceSmellsSoldiersDislikingA Thousand PeopleEleven To Nineteen ThousandTwenty Thousand And UpHating Peoples

The Ammonites marched out and were deployed for battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the men from Aram Zobah, Rehob, Ish-tob, and Maacah were by themselves in the field.

Verse ConceptsAttacking

Thematic Bible



And he threw stones at David and at all the servants of King David and at all the people and at all the mighty warriors on his right and on his left.

Yahweh has returned on you all the blood of the household of Saul {whom you have supplanted as king}, and Yahweh has given the kingship into the hand of Absalom your son. Look, you [are] in disaster for you [are] a man of blood."


So Jephthah fled from the presence of his brothers, and he lived in the land of Tob. And {outlaws} gathered around Jephthah and went with him.

When the {Ammonites} made war with Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob.