2:52 The sons of Shobal, the father of Kiriath Jearim, were Haroeh, half of the Manahathites, 1 2:53 the clans of Kiriath Jearim – the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. (The Zorathites and Eshtaolites descended from these groups.) 2
2:54 The sons of Salma:
Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth-Joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites, 2:55 and the clans of the scribes 3 who lived in Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who descended 4 from Hammath, the father of Beth-Rechab. 5
1 tn The Hebrew text has “Menuchites” here, but v. 54 has “Manachathites.”
2 tn Heb “from these went forth the Zorathites and Eshtaolites.”
3 tn Or perhaps “the Sopherim.” The NAB transliterates this term and treats it as a proper name.
4 tn Heb “came.”
5 tn Or (if בֵּית [beth] is translated as “house” rather than considered to be part of the name) “the father of the house [i.e., family] of Rechab.”