The sons of Salma; Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites.
Ver. 54. The sons of Salma; Bethlehem,] i.e., The Bethlehemites.
Ataroth, the house of Joab.] Or, Crowns of the house of Joab. Those Netophathites, for their prowess and achievements, were Joab's glory, his crown of rejoicing.