One other person, place or group in the registry answers to the name Socoh. Every Socoh in the Bible
place · also Soco
Socoh
שׂוֹכֹה
Socoh was a town in the Shephelah region of Judah (Josh. 15:35), known for being near the site of David's battle with Goliath (1Sam. 17:1) and later fortified by Rehoboam (2Chr. 11:7).
- verses
- 5
- first named
- Joshua 15:35
- last named
- 2 Chronicles 28:18
- feature
- settlement
- coordinates
- 31.68°N · 34.97°E
Tel Socho (OpenBible)
Scholarship offers 2 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.
Description
Socoh in the text
Socoh, also spelled Sochoh or Shochoh, was a town located in the Shephelah, or lowlands, of Judah (Josh. 15:35). It is mentioned several times in the Bible, most notably in connection with the famous battle between David and Goliath.
In the account of David's confrontation with Goliath, the Philistines gathered their forces for war at Socoh, while the Israelites camped in the Valley of Elah (1Sam. 17:1). It was in this valley that David, armed only with a sling and five smooth stones, defeated the giant Goliath, leading to a great victory for Israel (1Sam. 17:40-54).
During the reign of King Solomon, Socoh was included in the district overseen by Ben-hesed, one of the twelve officers responsible for providing food for the king and his household (1Ki. 4:10).
Later, when Rehoboam, Solomon's son, became king, he fortified Socoh as part of his efforts to strengthen the defenses of Judah (2Chr. 11:7). However, during the reign of King Ahaz, Socoh was among the towns captured by the Philistines (2Chr. 28:18).
The exact location of Socoh is uncertain, but it is believed to be either Khirbet Abbad or Khirbet Shuweikeh, both located in the Shephelah region.
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Direct connections
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The pattern
Where Socoh is named
Every book of the corpus in the order it is read, each as wide as the chapters it holds. A bar is the verses of that book which write the name, and the flat stretches are as much of the answer as the bars.
5 verses across 4 of 66 books; 62 write the name nowhere. Named in Joshua (1), 1 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (1) and 2 Chronicles (2).
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Where to read it
Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 5, across 4 books. The name is written 6 times in them.
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Where this page goes
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