1 1 Kings 4:10 , a town in the plain of Judah, near Azekah, famous for a battle of David and Saul with the Philistines, 1 Samuel 17:1; against whom Rehoboam fortified it, and by whom it was afterwards taken, 2 Chronicles 11:7 28:18 .
2. A town in the mountains of Judah, south by west of Hebron, Joshua 15:48 . Dr. Robinson found traces of both these sites, under the name of Suweikeh, or Shaukeh.
Although written in 1859 by William Rand, this dictionary of the Bible from the American Tract Society is still relevant today.Wikipedia
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