Ijon
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Named at 1 Kings 15:20, where Ben Hadad listens to King Asa, and sends the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel, and “struck Ijon, and Dan, and Abel Beth Maacah, and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.”
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- 1KI 15:16–22, engwebp
16There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
17Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not allow anyone to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
18Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that was left in the treasures of the LORD’s house, and the treasures of the king’s house, and delivered it into the hand of his servants. Then King Asa sent them to Ben Hadad, the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who lived at Damascus, saying,
19“Let there be a treaty between me and you, like that between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent to you a present of silver and gold. Go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.”
20Ben Hadad listened to King Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel, and struck Ijon, and Dan, and Abel Beth Maacah, and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.
21When Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and lived in Tirzah.
22Then King Asa made a proclamation to all Judah. No one was exempted. They carried away the stones of Ramah, and its timber, with which Baasha had built; and King Asa used it to build Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.
- 2CH 16:1–6, engwebp
1In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not allow anyone to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
2Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the LORD’s house and of the king’s house, and sent to Ben Hadad king of Syria, who lived at Damascus, saying,
3“Let there be a treaty between me and you, as there was between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent you silver and gold. Go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.”
4Ben Hadad listened to King Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they struck Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali.
5When Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and let his work cease.
6Then Asa the king took all Judah, and they carried away the stones and timber of Ramah, with which Baasha had built; and he built Geba and Mizpah with them.
- 2KI 15:29, engwebp
29In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria.
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Matched to OpenBible.info’s “Ijon” by name and 3 shared verses. The coordinate of its leading identification, Tell Dibbine (confidence 661 of 1000), is adopted as a sourced approximation: not verified here, and not the place of any particular event.
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- Tell Dibbine
OpenBible.info confidence 661 of 1000 (current scholarship)
33.34528, 35.59
OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, “Ijon” (CC BY 4.0)
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Narrated location (1) — When Baasha builds Ramah, Asa sends silver and gold to Ben Hadad
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Ben Hadad listened to King Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel, and struck Ijon, and Dan, and Abel Beth Maacah, and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.
In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria.
Ben Hadad listened to King Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they struck Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali.
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Ijon (place-ijon) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/place/ijon Current wording: Named at 1 Kings 15:20, where Ben Hadad listens to King Asa, and sends the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel, and “struck Ijon, and Dan, and Abel Beth Maacah, and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.” Cited evidence: 1KI 15:16–22, engwebp / 2CH 16:1–6, engwebp / 2KI 15:29, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.