1 Chronicles 2:51

Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Bethgader.

Salma - or Salmon (Ruth 4:20), son of Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah, and founder or chief man of Beth-lehem. Kennicott suggests that Salma and Salmon are two different persons. But his opinion is unsupported. A greater difficulty is felt with regard to the genealogy, which appears to be so different in this passage from that described, 1 Chronicles 2:11, as to create a belief that the Salma mentioned there is the name of two separate individuals. But a reference to what is said on the word "begat" (1 Chronicles 1:1), will show that, as it is not meant here that Salma was the literal son of Caleb, there is really no discrepancy between the two passages.

Hareph the father of Beth-gader. This is a third descendant of Caleb. He was founder or ruler of a town of Judah, which is supposed by Porter to be Gederah, in the Shephelah (Joshua 15:36); sad by Grove to be Geder, in the extreme south [Septuagint, Arim pateer Bethgedoor].