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

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Ataroth, the house of Joab - This is more accurately “Ataroth-beth-Joab,” likely named this way to distinguish it from Ataroth-adar, a city …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

These verses refer back to the Calebite lineages. If interpreted as merely relating to the ancestry of individuals about whom, for the most part, n…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

The sons of Salma
Another son of the younger Caleb, (1 Chronicles 2:50 1 Chronicles 2:51) wh…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

We have now come to the register of the children of Israel, that distinguished people, who were to dwell alone, and not be reckoned among the natio…

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