Socoh is a town in the Bible, about 27 km (17 miles) south-west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 4 verses, from Joshua 15:35 to 2 Chronicles 28:18. The King James Version also gives the name Socoh to 2 other places, listed on this page.
Joshua 15:35Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,
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1 Samuel 17:1Now 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.
2 Chronicles 28:18The 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 thereof: and they dwelt there.
Other places called Socoh.
Socoh, about 47 km (29 miles) south-west of Jerusalem.
A town, named in 1 verse.
Joshua 15:48And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,
Socoh, about 65 km (41 miles) north of Jerusalem.
A town, named in 1 verse.
1 Kings 4:10The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
Questions about Socoh.
Where is Socoh in the Bible?
Socoh is a town about 27 km (17 miles) south-west of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.
How many times is Socoh named in the Bible?
The King James Version names Socoh in 4 verses, in 3 books, from Joshua 15:35 to 2 Chronicles 28:18. It also gives the name Socoh to 2 other places.