1Chr 2:54

“The sons of Salma: Bethlehem The sons of Salma were inhabitants of Bethlehem. and the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab and also of the inhabitants of Netophoth and Atroth Beth Joab, half the province of the Manahtite the people of Zorah seized for themselves and dwelled in them. They are names of places, (II Sam. 28:29f.): “Maharai the Netophathite... Baanah the Netophathite,” David’s mighty men. And Manahath [is also a name of a place, as below (8:6)]: “... and they exiled them to Manahath.””

“The 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 Zeruiah; and some of them were priests; and they divided the residue of the sacrifices with the sons of the prophets who were in Zorah." - T.”

“Salma, or Salmon’s descendants, peopled Bethlehem, &c. — Crowns. Valiant heroes who assisted Joab to gain crowns. (Worthington) — Hebrew, “Hateroth,” the house (Alexandrian Septuagint, of the house of Jobab) of Joab; (Haydock) perhaps the famous general who had land near Absalom’s, on the frontiers of Ephraim, where Ataroth was situated. — And half. Hebrew, “half of the Manahethites.” Protestants (Haydock) or “of Menuchat, towards Zarai.” The author seems purposely to mention to whom the cities at first belonged, that the right owners might be reinstated in their possessions, at their return from Babylon. (Calmet) — This verse may specify six towns, Bethlehem and Netophat, (Haydock) Beth-Joab, Chatsi, Manachti, and Atsothi.”