Overview
The Bible addresses tob across 4 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Judges and 2 Samuel. Closely related themes include Ammonites, the, Syria, Zobah and Government. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jephthah and David.
Key Bible verses about tob
Old Testament
Judges
Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him. from: Heb. from the face
And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob:
2 Samuel
And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men. Ishtob: or, the men of Tob
And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
People in the Bible and tob
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying tob for yourself
- Begin with Judges 11:3, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Judges and 2 Samuel each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Jephthah and David and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Ammonites, the, Syria, Zobah and Government.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about tob?
The Bible addresses tob across 4 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Judges and 2 Samuel. Closely related themes include Ammonites, the, Syria, Zobah and Government. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jephthah and David.
How many Bible verses are about tob?
The Bible references tob in 4 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention tob?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Judges 11:3: “Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him. from: Heb. from the face”
Which people in the Bible are associated with tob?
Jephthah and David.
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