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Socoh

Socoh was a town in the Shephelah region of Judah (Joshua 15:35), known for being near the site of David's battle with Goliath (1 Samuel 17:1) and later fortified by Rehoboam.

The name Socoh means “tents; tabernacles”

PlaceOld Testament4 books5 verses

Summary

A location first mentioned at Joshua 15:35; referred to as Socoh (שׂוֹכֹה, שֹׂכֹה, שׂוֹכֹוֹ).

Location

Identified as
Tel Socho
Certainty
Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
Coordinates
31.682° N, 34.975° E
Socoh
See it on the map of biblical places

Glossary entries

Soco (Place), Socoh Shocho, Shochoh, Shoco

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Joshua 15:35
    Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
  2. 1 Samuel 17:1
    Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war at Socoh in Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim.
  3. 1 Kings 4:10
    Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);
  4. 2 Chronicles 11:7
    Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,
  5. 2 Chronicles 28:18
    The Philistines had also raided the cities of the foothills and the Negev of Judah, capturing and occupying Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, as well as Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo with their villages.