1 Chronicles 2:54

1 Chronicles 2:54 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The sons of Salma; Beth–lehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites.
• New International Version (NIV)The descendants of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Salma were Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, half of the Manahethites, and the Zorites.

Context of 1 Chronicles 2:54

52The sons of Shobal, the ancestor of Kiriath-Jearim, were: Haroeh, half the Manahath people 53and the clans of Kiriath-Jearim: the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites and Mishraites. The Zorathites and Eshtaolites were descendants of these clans. Salma's descendants were: the people of Bethlehem, the people of Netophath, the clan of Atroth-Beth-Joab, half the Manahath people and the Zorites. 55His descendants also included the people who lived in Jabez. They were people who could write down important things. Their clans were called the Tirathites, Shimeathites and Sucathites. These clans were descendants of Hammath, the Kenite man. He was also the ancestor of the Rekabites.

1 Chronicles 2:54 word by word

בְּנֵ֣י שַׂלְמָ֗א בֵּ֥ית לֶ֙חֶם֙ וּנְט֣וֹפָתִ֔י עַטְר֖וֹת בֵּ֣ית יוֹאָ֑ב וַחֲצִ֥י הַמָּנַחְתִּ֖י הַצָּרְעִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Salmaשַׂלְמָאώalmâ' · SalmaH8007
• Beth–lehemבֵּית לֶ֫חֶםbêyth lechem · BethlehemH1035
• and the Netophathitesנְטֹפָתִיneţôphâthîy · NetophathiteH5200
• Atarothעֲטָרוֹת‛ăţârôth ‛ăţârôth · AtarothH5852
• the house of Joabעַטְרוֹת בֵּית יוֹאָב‛aţrôth bêyth yô'âb · Atroth-beth-joabH5854
• and halfחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
• of the Manahethitesחֲצִי הַמְּנַחְתִּיchătsîy hammenachtîy · half the ManahathitesH2680
• the Zoritesצׇרְעָתִיtsâr‛îy tsâr‛âthîy · ZorathiteH6882

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 2:54

• 2 Chronicles 11:20Then Rehoboam married Absalom's daughter Maakah. She gave birth to Abijah, Attai, Ziza and Shelomith for him.
• 2 Samuel 23:29Heleb, Baanah's son, from Netophah, Ittai, Ribai's son, from Gibeah in the land that belonged to Benjamin's tribe,
• Ezra 2:2256 men from Netophah.
• Nehemiah 7:26The number of men who belonged to these towns: Bethlehem and Netophah: 188.
• Nehemiah 12:28The temple singers came together from places near Jerusalem. They came from villages round Netophah,
• Joshua 16:2The south border of their land went from Bethel, to Luz, and then to the land of the Arkites at Ataroth.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 2:54

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 54The sons of Salma - "The righteous Bethlehemites, who had a good name, as the Netophathites, who removed the guards which Jeroboam had placed in the way lest the people should carry the first-fruits to Jerusalem: for the sons of Salma carried baskets full of first-fruits privately to Jerusalem; and having cloven wood, they made ladders, and brought them to Jerusalem to be laid up in Beth-mokad for oblations. These came from the lineage of Joab the son of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 54Ataroth, 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.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-55The descendants of Hezron are listed up to the time of David in several sections: The direct line from Hezron to David (1 Chronicles 2:9–17; compare Ruth 4:18–22) The other descendants of Hezron (1 Chronicles 2:18–41) The descendants of Hezron’s son Caleb (1 Chronicles 2:42–55)Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 2:54

• Ataroth
• Joab
• Salma

In the dictionaries

• Joab
• Ataroth
• Netophah
• Aaron
• Atroth-Beth-Joab
• Caleb
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Genealogy
• Manahathites

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings