what do we know about Shishak, Pharaoh of Egypt?
Also known as Sheshonk I, he actually was a Libyan who revolted and founded the 22nd Dynasty in Egypt. A list of 156 cities he conquered in Palestine is written on the south outer wall of his temple of Amon in Thebes. Shishak was a political opportunist. He married his son to the daughter of the last king of the 21st Dynasty. When Jeroboam fled from Solomon, Shishak gave him sanctuary. However, once Jeroboam became king in the north, Shishak plundered both Israel and Judah. According to the Wycliffe Bible Dictionary p.1581-1582 and especially The New International Dictionary of the Bible p.938-939, the 156 towns included Adoraim, Aijalon, Beth Horon, Beth Shan, Gibeon, Megiddo, Shechem, Shunem, Socoh, Taanach, and an unknown place called the “field of Abraham”. See The Expositor’s Bible Commentary volume 4 p.479 for more info. Q: In 2 Chr 12:13, was Solomon right to marry an Ammonite? A: No, Solomon sinned. Later Solomon would build a Temple to the chief Ammonite god, Milcom, in 1 King
