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Tobijah
the name means goodness of Jehovah Strong's Lexicon
Tobijah was a Levite sent by King Jehoshaphat to teach the Book of the Law in the cities of Judah.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Id., a Levite sent out through Judah by Jehoshaphat to teach the people (2 Chr. 17:8).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
First named at 2 Chronicles 17:8.
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Verses that name Tobijah
- 2 Chronicles 17:8 accompanied by certain Levites—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah—along with the priests Elishama and Jehoram.