1 Chronicles 2:54

54 The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites.

1 Chronicles 2:54 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 2:54

The sons of Salma
Another son of the younger Caleb, ( 1 Chronicles 2:50 1 Chronicles 2:51 ) whose sons were Bethlehem, the inhabitants of the place, at least many of them, of which he was prince, ( 1 Chronicles 2:51 ) and the Netophathite; the inhabitants of Netophah, a place in the tribe of Judah, mentioned along with Bethlehem, ( Nehemiah 7:26 ) these sprung from Salma:

Ataroth, the house of Joab;
Ataroth seems to be the name of a place in the tribe of Judah, where the family of Joab lived, the inhabitants of which were the descendants of Salma:

and half of the Manahethites;
the other half of the inhabitants of Manahath, see ( 1 Chronicles 2:52 ) ,

the Zorites;
part also of them, called Zareathites, ( 1 Chronicles 2:53 ) .

1 Chronicles 2:54 In-Context

52 And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons: Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites.

53 And the families of Kirjathjearim: the Ithrites, and the Puthites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.

54 The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites.

55 And the families of the scribes who dwelt at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.