2 Kings 24:1: Does It Name Nebuchadnezzar's Father?
2 Kings 24:1 introduces Nebuchadnezzar only as Babylon's king and records Jehoiakim's three years of service followed by rebellion. The verse gives no name for Nebuchadnezzar's father, and its real concern is Judah's failure before God.
Amos 1:1–2: The Herdsman Who Saw God Speak
The book of Amos opens by telling us who spoke, when, and on whose authority. A herdsman from a Judean village delivers a message he saw, and it begins with God roaring from Zion.