Tobiah had become a close associate of Eliashib. Tobiah and his son Jehohanan had married Jewish women, and many Jews spoke highly of Tobiah.
غَيْرَ أَنَّ نَحَمْيَا أَعْرَبَ عَنِ ٱلْوَلَاءِ لِيَهْوَهَ إِذْ طَرَحَ كُلَّ أَثَاثِ طُوبِيَّا خَارِجَ قَاعَةِ ٱلطَّعَامِ .‏