1 Chronicles 2:54

“The sons of Salma, etc.] Another son of the younger Caleb, (<130250>1 Chronicles 2:50,51) whose sons were Bethlehem, the inhabitants of the place, at least many of them, of which he was prince, (<130251>1 Chronicles 2:51) and the Netophathite; the inhabitants of Netophah, a place in the tribe of Judah, mentioned along with Bethlehem, (<160726>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 <130252>1 Chronicles 2:52), the Zorites; part also of…”

“Ataroth, the house of Joab - Rather, “Ataroth-beth-Joab,” probably so called, to distinguish it from Ataroth-Adar, a city of Benjamin Joshua 18:13. It is uncertain from what Joab it derived its distinctive appellation. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Bethlehem: Ch1 2:51 Netophathites: Ch1 11:30; Sa2 23:29; Ezr 2:22; Neh 7:26, Neh 12:28 Ataroth: or, Atarites, or crowns of the house of Joab, Jos 16:2 1 Chronicles 2:55”

“The descendants of Salma: Bethlehem, i.e., the family of Bethlehem (see on Ch1 2:52), the Netophathites, i.e., the inhabitants of the town of Netophah, which, according to our verse and Ezr 2:22, and especially Neh 7:26, is to be looked for in the neighbourhood of Bethlehem (cf. Ch1 9:16); a family which produced at various times renowned men (cf. Sa2 23:28.; Kg2 25:23; Ezr 2:22). The following words, י עטחרות ב, i.e., "crowns of the house of Joab," can only be the name of a place which is mentioned instead of its inhabitants; for עטרות occurs elsewhere, sometimes alone, and sometimes in conjunction with a proper name, as the name of places: cf. Num 32:34.; Jos 16:2, Jos 16:5, Jos 16:7; Jos…”