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1 Chronicles 2:51

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What does 1 Chronicles 2:51 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Salma the father of Beth-lehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Salma the father of Beth-lehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader.
1 Chronicles 2:51 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
48Maacah, Caleb`s concubine, bare Sheber and Tirhanah.
49She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena, and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.
50These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the first-born of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,
51Salma the father of Beth-lehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader.
52And Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim had sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth.
53And the families of Kiriath-jearim: The Ithrites, and the Puthites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.
54The sons of Salma: Beth-lehem, and the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Salma the father of Bethlehem, etc.] Or prince of Bethlehem, as the Targum; not the same as in (<130211>1 Chronicles 2:11) he was the son of Nahshon, this of the younger Caleb: Hareph, the father of Bethgader; prince of a place of that name called Gedor, (<130404>1 Chronicles 4:4), and where this man’s name is Penuel; Gedor was in the tribe of Judah, (<061558>Joshua 15:58).”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Bethlehem - That is, the inhabitants of Bethlehem. 1 Chronicles 2:55”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Salma: Ch1 4:4 Bethlehem: Gen 35:19; Rut 1:19, Rut 2:4, Rut 4:11; Mat 2:1, Mat 2:6; Joh 7:42 1 Chronicles 2:52”
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