Socho: A fence; hedge,
(1 Chronicles 4:18) R.V., Soco =So'choh
(1 Kings 4:10) R.V.,
Socoh, Sho'choh
(1 Samuel 17:1) R.V., Socoh, Sho'co
(2 Chronicles 11:7) R.V.,
Soco, Sho'cho
(2 Chronicles 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.
