Sheshonk i

Sheshonk I (shē`shŏngk), d. c.929 or 924 B.C., king of ancient Egypt, founder of the XXII (Libyan) dynasty. Originally a commander of mercenaries at Heracleopolis, he assumed (c.950 B.C.) royal authority when the weak dynasty at Tanis died out. A contemporary of Solomon, he offered Jeroboam I refuge. Later Sheshonk overran Palestine. He enlarged the temple at Karnak and on its walls recorded the tribute paid him in Palestine and Nubia. His temple court, fronted by a huge pylon, was the largest ever built. The king's body was found (1938–39) in his burial chamber at Tanis.

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Sheshonk i 

(throne name, Hetch-Kheper-Ra), Egyptian pharaoh from 950 B.C. to 929 B.C.; founder of the 22nd (Libyan) Dynasty.

Sheshonk I was a descendant of Libyan princes or sheiks who had settled in Lower and Central Egypt, become completely Egyptianized, and joined the Egyptian aristocracy. Sheshonk invaded the Kingdom of Israel and Judah but was unable to gain a foothold there.

REFERENCE

Hölscher, W. Libyer und Ägypter. Glückstadt, 1937.