Topic
Socho
5 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
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- 1 Chronicles 4:18Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave Son of Heber
And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took.
- 1 Samuel 17:1Easton
Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim.
- 1 Kings 4:10Easton
The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
- 2 Chronicles 11:7Easton
And Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
- 2 Chronicles 28:18Easton
The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages…
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 5 references
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 (1884) · 1 references
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → Son of Heber 1Ch 4:18
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.