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.