The Sukkites were part of the diverse military force that Egyptian Pharaoh Shishak brought against Rehoboam's Jerusalem. Listed alongside Libyans and Cushites, they represent one of the African contingents in this early fifth-year invasion of Judah. Ancient versions identify them as 'Troglodytes' (cave-dwellers), though the precise identification remains uncertain. The term shows how Egypt's armies drew from a wide geographical base, incorporating various peoples from regions south and west of the Nile Delta. Their presence underscores the international scale of the threat facing the newly divided kingdom.