1 Chronicles 2:54 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

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

The sons of Salma; Beth-lehem, and the Netophathites - Hebrew, singular, Netophah; seems to have been near Beth-lehem.

Ataroth, the house of Joab, х `ATrowt-Beeyt-Yow'aab (H5854), crowns of the house of Joab; a city in Judah; Septuagint, Atarooth oikon Iooab].

And half of the Manahethites, х ha-Maanachtiy (H2680), the Manahethite; Septuagint, heemisu tees Malathi; Alexandrine, tees Manath], the other half is represented, 1 Chronicles 2:52, to have sprung from Shobal. The place or places referred to are unknown.

Zorites - the place unknown [Septuagint, Eesari].

1 Chronicles 2:54

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