Bible Dictionary
Socho
Socho, also called Socoh or Shochoh, was the name of towns in Judah. One was near the valley of Elah, where the Philistines camped before David defeated Goliath.
Definition
Socho, also called Socoh, Sochoh, or Shochoh, was the name of a town or towns in Judah. One Socoh was a city in the lowland of Judah near the valley of Elah.
Biblical Usage
The Socoh near the valley of Elah was the place where the Philistines camped before David’s encounter with Goliath. The name occurs in several variant forms in the biblical records.
Historical Background
The town has been identified with Khurbet Shuweikeh, about fourteen miles southwest of Jerusalem, on the northern side of the valley of Elah.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
A fence; hedge, (1 Chr. 4:18; R.V., Soco)=So’choh (1 Kings 4:10; R.V., Socoh), Sho’choh (1 Sam. 17:1; R.V., Socoh), Sho’co (2 Chr. 11:7; R.V., Soco), Sho’cho (2 Chr. 28:18; R.V., Soco), a city in the plain or lowland of Judah, where the Philistines encamped when they invaded Judah after their defeat at Michmash. It lay on the northern side of the valley of Elah (Wady es-Sunt). It has been identified with the modern Khurbet Shuweikeh, about 14 miles south-west of Jerusalem. In this campaign Goliath was slain, and the Philistines were completely routed.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(bushy). (1 Chronicles 4:18) Probably one of the towns called Socoh, in Judah, though which of the two cannot be ascertained.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>so'-ko: Occurs in 1Ch 4:18, the Revised Version (British and American) "Soco."</p><p>See SOCOH.</p>