1 Kings 15:20

“So Benhadad hearkened unto King Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, etc.] He broke off his alliance with the king of Israel; and as he had a standing army, with proper officers, he sent them directly to take the cities of Israel: and he smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelbethmaachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali; places which lay on the northern part of Israel, the nearest to Syria. Ijon some place in the tribe of Naphtali, others in Asher; it seems to be on the extreme border of the land northward, as Dan also was; hence the phrase from Dan to Beersheba, i.e. from north to south. Abelbethmaachah is the same with Abelmaim,…”

“Ijon is probably marked by the ruins called “Tel-Dibbin,” which are situated a few miles northwest of the site of Dan, in a fertile and beautiful little plain which bears the name of “Merj’ Ayun” or “meadow of fountains.” On Abel-beth-maachah, or Abel-maim (“Abel-on-the waters”) and Dan, see the marginal references For Cinneroth or Genesareth see Joshua 11:2. return to 'Top of Page'”

“15:20-22 As a result of King Asa’s request, the war with Baasha quickly turned to Asa’s advantage. Ben-hadad swiftly captured several sections of northern Israel and secured important northern trade routes, forcing Baasha to cease operations in Ramah in order to meet the emergency on his northern frontier. Asa retook Ramah and used its building materials to fortify other strategic border towns against further moves by Baasha.”

“Ijon: Probably the same as Hazar-enan, a frontier town to Damascus ( Eze 48:1); and perhaps the Inna of Coele-Syria, long. 68 degrees and a half, lat. 33 degrees, according to Ptolemy. Kg2 15:29 Dan: Kg1 12:29; Gen 14:14; Jdg 18:29, Abel-beth-maachah, Sa2 20:14, Sa2 20:15 Cinneroth: Jos 11:2, Jos 12:3 3 Kings (1 Kings) 15:21”