Place Old Testament
Ijon
Also known as Jaan =NIV, KJV; they went =ESV
Ijon (Jaan), a town in northern Israel conquered by the Assyrians. Mentioned in 4 verses across 4 books, first at 2 Samuel 24:6.
Why it matters. A town in northern Israel conquered by Assyria
- Primary passages
- Location
- 33.328, 35.612 (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 Ijon
Ijon, also known as Jaan, was a town located in the northern part of Israel, in the territory of Naphtali. It was conquered by Ben-hadad, king of Aram, at the request of King Asa of Judah, who sought to divert the attention of Baasha, king of Israel (1Ki.15.20; 2Ch.16.4). Later, during the reign of Pekah, king of Israel, Ijon was captured by the Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser, who deported its inhabitants to Assyria (2Ki.15.29). The town is also mentioned in the account of David's census (2Sa.24.6). Its exact location is uncertain, but it was likely situated near the border with Aram (Syria) in the upper Jordan Valley.
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 4 verses across 4 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.