Encyclopedia entry
Ishtob
Man of Tob, one of the small Syrian kingdoms which together constituted Aram (2 Sam. 10:6, 8).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(men of Tob), apparently one of the small kingdoms or states which formed part of the general country of Aram, named with Zobah, Rehob and Maacah. (2 Samuel 10:6,8)
In the Bible
2
Verses where Ishtob is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 2 Samuel 10:6
When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob.
- 2 Samuel 10:8
The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the open country.
Scripture on Ishtob
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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