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The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), general editor James Orr — public domain, printed whole.

at-roth-beth-jo'-ab `aTroth beth yo'abh ("crowns of the house of Joab"): the King James Version "Ataroth," the house of Joab. Probably a family in Judah (1Ch 2:54).