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Amos 1:1 (ESV)

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1 The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

Definition(s):
Israel (Iz-rehl): who prevails with God
Israel (Is-ra-el): who prevails with God
Jeroboam (Jer-o-boh-am): he that opposes the people
Judah (Joo-da): the praise of the Lord; confession
Uzziah (Uzz-eye-a): Uzziel, the strength, or kid, of the Lord