Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia SALMON; SALMA sal'-mon, (salmon, "investiture" (Ruth 4:21), salmah, "clothing" (Ruth 4:20), salma' (1 Chronicles 2:11, 51, 54); Salmon): (1) The father of Boaz, the husband of Ruth, and thus the grandfather of Jesse, David's father (Ruth 4:20, 21). He is mentioned in both the genealogies of Jesus (Matthew 1:4, 5 Luke 3:32). From Matthew 1:5 we learn that he married Rahab, by whom he begat Boaz. (2) In 1 Chronicles 2:51;, we read of a Salma, "the father of Beth-lehem," a son of Caleb, the son of Hur. He is also said to be the father of "the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites," and several "families of scribes." See also ZALMON. S. F. Hunter SALMA sal'-ma. See SALMON.

Multi-Version Concordance Salma (3 Occurrences) 1 Chronicles 2:11 and Nahshon became the father of Salma, and Salma became the father of Boaz, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV) 1 Chronicles 2:51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Beth Gader. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) 1 Chronicles 2:54 The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)