Place Old Testament
Hadad-rimmon
Also known as Hadad-rimmon =ESV; Hadad Rimmon =NIV; Hadadrimmon =KJV
Hadad-rimmon was a place near Megiddo where a great lamentation was held for King Josiah, who was mortally wounded there. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Zechariah 12:11.
Why it matters. A place near Megiddo associated with mourning for Josiah.
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- Location
- 32.524, 35.205 (approximate, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Hadad-rimmon
Hadad-rimmon is mentioned only once in the Bible, in Zechariah 12:11, as a place of mourning. The prophet compares the future mourning of Jerusalem to the weeping at Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo. This is likely a reference to the lamentation over King Josiah, who was fatally wounded by Pharaoh Neco's archers at Megiddo (2Ch.35.22-25).
The name Hadad-rimmon combines the names of two Semitic deities: Hadad, the storm god, and Rimmon, a god of thunder, suggesting the location may have had cultic significance. Its exact location is uncertain, but it has been tentatively identified with Rummaneh, a village in the Jezreel Valley about 6 miles south of Megiddo.
Zechariah's prophecy uses this historic event as a metaphor for the intense mourning that will take place when God pours out a spirit of grace and supplication on Jerusalem, causing them to look on the one they have pierced and mourn bitterly (Zechariah 12:10). The comparison emphasizes the depth and sincerity of the people's repentance.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Zechariah (1 verse)