And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,
And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,
And in the hill-country, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,
And in the hill-country, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh;
And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,
In the hill country, Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
And in the hill country, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh;
Socoh - See a town of this name, Joshua 15:35 (note).
This highland district extends from the Negeb on the south to Jerusalem, and is bounded by the Shephelah on the west, and the "wilderness" Joshua 15:61-62 on the east. The mountains, which are of limestone, rise to a height of near 3,000 feet. At present, the highlands of Judah present a somewhat dreary and monotonous aspect. The peaks are for the most part barren, though crowned almost everywhere with the ruins of ancient towns, and bearing on their sides marks of former cultivation. Many of the valleys, especially toward the south, are, however, still very productive. The towns here enumerated are given in six groups.
Joshua 15:48-51
First group: towns on the southwest. Dannah (is identified with "Idnah" (Conder)). Jattir ("Attir"), and Eshtemoh ("Semua") were priestly cities Joshua 21:14; 1 Chronicles 6:57, and the place to which David, after routing the Amalekites, sent presents 1 Samuel 30:27-28. Socoh is "Suweikeh."
15:48 The mountains - That is, in the higher grounds called mountains or hills, in comparison of the sea - coast.