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NARRATOR: This is the borderland that lies
between the countries of Egypt and Israel.
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As it is today, so it was a thousand years
before the birth of Jesus of Nazareth.
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Even then,
these boundaries were kept ablaze
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with the fires of hatred and conflict.
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Each side prided themselves
on the efficiency of their spies,
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but kept themselves always on the alert.
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Soldiers of David, commanded by
his son and heir, Adonijah, Prince of Israel.
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A chariot moving along the road.
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Stop the fool, whoever he is.
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Prince Solomon!
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Is my brother here?
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Prince Adonijah is at the top of the hill.
Follow me.
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ADONIJAH: Solomon!
What are you doing here?
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On our way to Jerusalem, we got word
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that the Egyptians
were on the prowl again.
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I thought you might need some help.
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(LAUGHS)
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You're better suited
to the singing of songs
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than for exploits on the field of battle.
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Our father, David, was a singer of songs,
but he's also a mighty warrior.
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Where are the Egyptians?
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They thought to trap me,
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to rush in on our camp
and kill us while we slept.
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But we're not sleeping.
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(MAN URGING HORSE)
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- Give me your orders.
-(CHUCKLES)
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This is not your kind of game, brother.
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I've never thought of it as a game.
I fight by your side.
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Then the sword of victory, Solomon.
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And the shield of God, Adonijah.
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Spread out and kill them all!
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(EGYPTIANS SHOUTING)
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(WHOOPING)
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(ALL YELLING)
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- Now we attack!
-Attack!
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(SCREAMS)
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(SCREAMING)
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Sound the retreat!
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(SOUNDING HORN)
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Once again the Pharaoh will have reason
to remember the name of Adonijah.
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Let him write it in the blood of his dead.
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Too long this soil
has been bathed in blood.
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Have you lost your taste for blood
now that the heat of battle is over?
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After seeing the glory of victory,
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the greater glory of peace
makes itself known.
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Peace is for women and children.
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Now let me cleanse my mouth
of the stench of the Egyptians.
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To a new victory
won by the Prince of Israel.
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To the warrior Prince Adonijah!
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ALL: To Adonijah!
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To your glory, brother.
May it ever increase the glory of Israel!
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ALL: Hail Israel!
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There'd be much greater glory
if these hands of mine
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were not shackled
by command of my father,
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"Defend, but never attack."
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When I am king,
there'll be no privileged sanctuaries
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into which my enemies can flee
to escape me.
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I'll pursue them into the streets
of their own cities.
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We'll hunt them down like dogs.
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- We'll rout them out of the houses.
-Take their women!
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(ALL LAUGHING)
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Highness, this one was found among
the Egyptian dead, but he is no Egyptian.
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Put him down.
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The Pharaoh has many mercenaries
in his armies,
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but I've never seen one like him.
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From where do you come?
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I have the honor to serve Her Majesty,
the Queen of Sheba.
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The Queen of Sheba!
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We're a long way from the land of Sheba,
800 leagues.
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Where goes the Queen of Sheba,
there go I, a soldier of her guard.
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And why does a Sheban fight
with Egyptians against Israel?
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I fight where my queen commands.
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And it pleased my queen to come out
from the court of the Pharaohs
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to lead her troops
against a band of barbarians.
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I'll send your hide to this brave queen
of yours as a token of my esteem.
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No! Grant him the respect
one soldier should have for another.
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Bind up his wounds.
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So spare him.
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Out of regard for the tender heart
of my dear brother.
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This Sheban Queen amuses herself
by leading her men across our borders
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to watch them slay Israelites
as she might attend a circus.
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I doubt if she found
much amusement here.
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Hezrai!
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And what brings
the King's chancellor here?
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More orders from His Majesty?
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No, Highness. If that were so,
mine would be a far happier mission.
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Your father, King David,
lies at the point of death.
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He lapsed into a coma two days ago
and has not regained consciousness.
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His physicians could give me
no word of hope to bring you.
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Josiah, we ride to Jerusalem.
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JOAB: Hail Adonijah, King of Israel!
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Hail Adonijah! Hail the King!
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It is not your right
to proclaim the king, Joab.
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- Adonijah!
-These are the words of the law.
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The King shall be anointed
with the waters of Gihon
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and crowned in the presence
of the prophet,
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the high priest and the elders of the tribes.
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Your law may be the word, Chancellor.
Mine is the sword.
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- Hail Adonijah!
-ALL: Hail Adonijah!
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And why do you remain silent?
Am I not David's rightful heir?
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Can it be that your first thought
is not for the life of our father?
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Life is for the living.
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When I know that David is no longer living,
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I will be the first to acknowledge you
as his successor.
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HEZRAI: I will follow you, Highness.
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We can reach Jerusalem
by dawn tomorrow.
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Let Solomon concern himself
with the dead.
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My thoughts are for the living.
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I have business with the Sheban queen.
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We must ride fast to overtake her.
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JOAB: Horses!
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(MEN SHOUTING)
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(SHOUTING)
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Go!
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Go! Go!
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HARAN: Halt!
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Stand aside!
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In Israel, I give the orders.
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I regret that we did not meet last night
when you visited my encampment.
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Who are you?
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The King of Israel.
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He lies, Majesty.
Whoever he is, he's an imposter.
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The King of Israel is an old man,
weak with the burden of his years.
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Is that why you thought it safe
to join forces with the Egyptians
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in an invasion of my kingdom?
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Give me leave, Majesty,
and I will clear them from the road.
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You think you could do better now
than you did last night?
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David lies dead in Jerusalem,
and I, Adonijah, am his heir.
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We want no dealings with the Israelites.
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Let him speak, Baltor.
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What favor do you seek of me?
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If we were dealing in favors,
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I could have brought you
the heads of your dead.
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- Kill him!
-Kill him!
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Your own head is not too secure.
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Silence, Haran!
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I pursued you, not to ask favors,
but to grant them.
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And what favor could an Israelite
grant the Queen of Sheba?
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A kingdom twice as large
as she now rules.
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Renounce your alliance with the Pharaoh.
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Let your banners fly beside mine.
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When I have overthrown him,
I'll give you all of the lands of Egypt
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that border on your own.
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And if I refuse your generosity?
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Then I will hurl you down into
the same dust that will choke the Pharaoh.
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Yours is the choice.
Glory with Israel or disaster with Egypt.
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You dog!
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My ancestors sat upon the throne
of a great country
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when yours still crawled
on their hands and knees,
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feeding on roots and insects!
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- Is that your answer?
-This is my answer!
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(WHIP CRACKING)
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Haran!
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Hail the King of Israel!
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(PEOPLE PRAYING)
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Oh, Solomon!
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Am I in time, Abishag?
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He still lives.
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Your mother and I
have been constantly by his side.
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We must have hope.
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My prayers have been answered.
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That you are here while your father
is able to give you his blessing.
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- Mother.
-My son.
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My son.
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Do not despair.
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Is there hope?
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His heart still beats.
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But his breath is so quenched
that it leaves no mist upon the metal.
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My father, my king.
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Let my prayers
call you back from the shadows.
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(STRAINED BREATHING)
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Solomon.
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The peace of the Lord.
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In my dream,
your face was ever before me.
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Now I am here, Father.
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And where is your brother?
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Adonijah was detained with his troops.
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Ever the soldier before all else.
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Send messengers
with my command that he return.
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It will be done.
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Now rest until your strength returns.
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Bring me Nathan the Prophet.
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I am here, 0 King.
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Summon the elders of the 12 tribes
and the council.
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I have had a vision from God.
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(BANGS STAFF)
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You have been summoned,
at the King's command.
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Hear the words of the King.
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Has there been no report from
the couriers sent to bring Adonijah?
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No, Sire. None have returned.
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Then I must act without him.
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Forty years I have reigned over you.
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And I have been your father,
and you, my beloved children.
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Excepting the memory of me,
which will live in your hearts,
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I leave but one monument to my name,
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the unity of Israel, symbol of the 12 tribes.
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Once separate,
each striving for dominance.
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But now you, the elders of the tribes,
stand before me,
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banded together
in an indestructible oneness.
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You were the last
to lead your tribe into the union, Ahab.
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And as a pledge of your loyalty,
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you brought me your only child, Abishag.
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I have loved and cherished her
as my own daughter,
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as I have loved and cherished Israel,
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of which she has become
the living symbol.
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She has been an honor to my house.
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DAVID: And to the household of David.
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And my day is almost done.
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But the day of Israel has hardly dawned.
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It is well that I make room for another
to follow after me on this throne.
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- No, you stay the king.
-ALL: No! No!
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MAN 1: His Highness, Prince Adonijah!
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MAN 2: Adonijah!
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Sire, I have driven like a fury
to attend this council.
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Ever since your command reached me.
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Behold the two halves of me,
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the soldier and the poet.
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I have loved you both dearly.
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Tell me,
is there any jealousy between you?
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No, Sire.
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Jealousy of what?
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Have I a desire
to distinguish myself as a scholar?
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It is Adonijah's destiny to rule,
and I will truly serve him.
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It's God who decrees
the destinies of his creatures, my son.
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As I lay close to death,
out of the darkness,
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a great voice called to me and said,
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"I am the Lord thy God
who placed thee upon the throne.
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"And this I declare unto you.
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"Only in peace can Israel prosper
and be made great.
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"Not in strife."
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And again, the Lord God Jehovah
spoke to his servant, David.
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"Behold a son has been born unto thee,
a man of peace,
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"wherefore thou hast
named him Solomon.
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"And I will establish his kingdom forever."
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- The kingdom is mine.
-God wills it otherwise.
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You made good use
of your time alone with him.
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You used his weakness
to poison his mind against me.
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- I knew nothing of this.
-You lie!
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- Adonijah.
-You were always a weaver of words.
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You accuse your brother falsely.
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After you've chosen him over me?
Theirs should be the choice.
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They are Israel. Let them choose.
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JOAB: Aye, hear us! Adonijah!
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ALL: Adonijah!
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And you, the elders, what say you?
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Accept the will of God, Adonijah.
247
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The crown is mine and I shall fight for it.
248
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JOAB: Adonijah's the rightful heir.
249
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Act not with violence
lest the wrath of God fall upon you.
250
00:22:11,539 --> 00:22:15,168
Adonijah, believe me, I have never done
anything to deprive you of this crown.
251
00:22:15,251 --> 00:22:17,587
Words from the mouth of a hypocrite.
252
00:22:17,628 --> 00:22:19,505
Isn't yours the act of a hypocrite,
Highness,
253
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in coming here to greet your father?
254
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You who proclaimed yourself king
255
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even though you knew
that David still lived?
256
00:22:27,180 --> 00:22:29,265
Has Hezrai spoken truly?
257
00:22:29,432 --> 00:22:32,602
I did not know
that you had sent him to spy on me.
258
00:22:32,685 --> 00:22:35,188
Could you not wait
until the breath had left my body?
259
00:22:35,271 --> 00:22:36,731
I am weary with waiting.
260
00:22:36,773 --> 00:22:40,234
Above all others,
the king must respect and obey the law.
261
00:22:40,276 --> 00:22:44,530
In proclaiming yourself,
you violated the law of God and man.
262
00:22:44,614 --> 00:22:49,744
I claimed what was mine by right
and I shall never relinquish that right.
263
00:22:49,786 --> 00:22:53,289
How long will it take them
to discover the incompetence of Solomon?
264
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Solomon, king? Impossible.
265
00:22:55,958 --> 00:23:00,630
No, it is revealed out of the mouth
of Adonijah himself
266
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why God has turned his face from him.
267
00:23:03,299 --> 00:23:06,511
The wisdom of God passeth
all understanding.
268
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As it is written, so let it be done.
269
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Bring forth the waters of Gihon,
and here, as God commands,
270
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anoint Solomon king of Israel.
271
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NATHAN: By the grace of God.
ALL: By the grace of God.
272
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Yield, Adonijah, yield,
and bend the knee in the name of God.
273
00:23:27,824 --> 00:23:30,952
Never! Rather would I bend knee
to the Egyptian Pharaoh
274
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than to this brother
who has robbed me of my birthright.
275
00:23:37,333 --> 00:23:41,003
Then hold high the tablet of unity
before his eyes
276
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so that he may ever remember
the purpose of his consecration.
277
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Hail Solomon!
278
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By the grace of God, King of Israel!
279
00:24:03,943 --> 00:24:06,154
ALL: Hail Solomon!
280
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By the grace of God, King of Israel.
281
00:24:13,870 --> 00:24:16,706
Turn not against thy brother, Solomon.
282
00:24:17,999 --> 00:24:21,461
His blood is hot but it will cool.
283
00:24:21,544 --> 00:24:25,923
You have my pledge, Sire.
I will never forget that he is my brother.
284
00:24:27,508 --> 00:24:33,389
And you, my child, will you remain
in the King's household or...
285
00:24:33,431 --> 00:24:37,560
Or will you return to Gilead
with your father, Ahab?
286
00:24:37,643 --> 00:24:42,648
When I was brought to the house of David,
my people sang songs of gladness
287
00:24:42,732 --> 00:24:45,151
and I came with joy in my heart.
288
00:24:45,234 --> 00:24:49,614
With the same joy, I will remain
within the house of Solomon.
289
00:24:51,407 --> 00:24:55,828
One thing remains heavy on my heart.
290
00:24:57,497 --> 00:25:02,877
In my youth, I dreamed
that I would build a mighty temple
291
00:25:02,919 --> 00:25:05,963
to house the Ark of the Covenant.
292
00:25:06,047 --> 00:25:08,424
But I sinned greatly
293
00:25:08,508 --> 00:25:12,762
and was not fit
to erect the habitation of the Lord.
294
00:25:14,347 --> 00:25:17,266
Redeem my vow, my son.
295
00:25:17,308 --> 00:25:22,897
Pledge me that you will build
the great temple of which I had dreamed,
296
00:25:22,939 --> 00:25:29,195
so that God will have his dwelling place
among his people.
297
00:25:29,278 --> 00:25:31,781
I promise you it shall be built.
298
00:25:32,865 --> 00:25:36,827
Be strong and of good courage.
299
00:25:38,454 --> 00:25:43,751
Dread not nor be dismayed.
300
00:26:27,378 --> 00:26:32,717
Oh, Lord, my God,
thou hast made thy servant king
301
00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:37,847
instead of David, my father,
and I am no more than a little child.
302
00:26:39,515 --> 00:26:45,104
Give therefore unto thy servant
an understanding heart
303
00:26:45,187 --> 00:26:48,190
that I may judge thy people,
304
00:26:48,232 --> 00:26:51,569
that I may discern between good and evil.
305
00:26:51,652 --> 00:26:57,283
For who is able to judge this
thy so great a people?
306
00:27:01,871 --> 00:27:08,044
GOD: Because thou hast asked this thing
and hast not asked for thyself long life,
307
00:27:08,085 --> 00:27:12,673
nor riches for thyself,
nor the life of thine enemies,
308
00:27:12,715 --> 00:27:16,886
but hast asked for understanding
to discern judgment,
309
00:27:16,969 --> 00:27:21,015
behold, I have done
according to thy words.
310
00:27:21,057 --> 00:27:26,812
I have given unto thee
a wise and understanding heart,
311
00:27:26,896 --> 00:27:29,649
and if thou wilt walk in my ways,
312
00:27:29,732 --> 00:27:32,902
keeping my statutes
and my commandments,
313
00:27:32,985 --> 00:27:36,739
I will give unto thee both riches and honor
314
00:27:36,822 --> 00:27:41,369
so there shall not be
among the kings of the earth
315
00:27:41,410 --> 00:27:45,915
any like unto thee in all thy days.
316
00:28:01,305 --> 00:28:02,431
(LAUGHS)
317
00:28:03,766 --> 00:28:05,851
- Not good enough.
-No?
318
00:28:10,523 --> 00:28:11,774
(LAUGHS)
319
00:28:12,191 --> 00:28:15,945
With you, I'm seldom good enough.
Double the wager.
320
00:28:15,986 --> 00:28:17,488
Very well.
321
00:28:19,115 --> 00:28:22,118
I should have killed him
when he was chosen king.
322
00:28:22,159 --> 00:28:24,453
Patience, Highness. Wait.
323
00:28:25,705 --> 00:28:28,416
- I'm not a patient man.
- I'm aware of that.
324
00:28:40,594 --> 00:28:42,763
Leave us, Joab.
325
00:28:42,805 --> 00:28:46,809
Did you not hear His Majesty, Joab?
Obey his command.
326
00:28:49,645 --> 00:28:52,648
For a man whose wisdom
is becoming the marvel of the land,
327
00:28:52,732 --> 00:28:56,485
you are showing a surprising lack of it
by coming here alone.
328
00:28:56,527 --> 00:28:59,697
I have come to ask a favor of you.
329
00:28:59,780 --> 00:29:04,326
Knowing that this hand of mine mustache
to drive this spear through your body?
330
00:29:04,410 --> 00:29:06,537
I know what is in your heart.
331
00:29:06,620 --> 00:29:09,874
All I ask is that you love your country
as much as you hate me.
332
00:29:10,833 --> 00:29:12,084
(SCOFFS)
333
00:29:12,168 --> 00:29:16,380
That would make me the greatest patriot
in the history of Israel.
334
00:29:16,464 --> 00:29:20,009
David has laid a great burden upon me,
to rule the kingdom
335
00:29:20,092 --> 00:29:23,804
and to build the temple of Jehovah,
both of which I've undertaken.
336
00:29:23,846 --> 00:29:27,391
But you have elected to remain here,
in your lodge,
337
00:29:27,475 --> 00:29:31,771
depriving the people of your great talent
as a soldier and a commander.
338
00:29:31,854 --> 00:29:33,689
To build is not enough.
339
00:29:33,773 --> 00:29:39,320
What has been built must be defended
against all the enemies of the nation.
340
00:29:39,361 --> 00:29:42,323
For that task,
you are far better suited than I.
341
00:29:42,907 --> 00:29:44,867
Return to Jerusalem.
342
00:29:44,909 --> 00:29:49,497
Offer your services not to me,
but to your country and your God.
343
00:29:51,749 --> 00:29:54,251
You are offering me
command of the army?
344
00:29:54,335 --> 00:29:55,377
Yes.
345
00:29:55,419 --> 00:29:58,005
Even though you know that one day
I might try to use it against you?
346
00:29:58,047 --> 00:29:59,340
Yes.
347
00:30:05,596 --> 00:30:06,847
Well?
348
00:30:08,390 --> 00:30:12,853
I am trying to decide
if you are the wisest of the wise
349
00:30:12,895 --> 00:30:14,647
or the fool of fools.
350
00:30:25,616 --> 00:30:27,243
(MAN SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY)
351
00:30:33,165 --> 00:30:36,460
NARRATOR: So Solomon walked
in the way of his God.
352
00:30:36,544 --> 00:30:41,590
And through a long era of peace,
Israel grew and prospered.
353
00:31:04,029 --> 00:31:06,282
With the completion of the temple,
354
00:31:06,323 --> 00:31:09,994
Solomon had fulfilled
a most sacred pledge to his father.
355
00:31:26,093 --> 00:31:29,221
Solomon, King over Israel!
356
00:31:44,695 --> 00:31:49,658
Lord God of Israel,
there is no God like thee.
357
00:31:49,700 --> 00:31:52,536
Heaven of heavens cannot contain thee.
358
00:31:52,620 --> 00:31:57,166
How much less this house
that I have builded unto thy name?
359
00:31:57,249 --> 00:32:01,045
Yet hear thy servant and his supplication
360
00:32:01,128 --> 00:32:03,547
and let thy word be verified
361
00:32:03,631 --> 00:32:06,383
which thou spakest unto my father, David.
362
00:32:07,718 --> 00:32:10,930
And of thy people, Israel,
363
00:32:11,013 --> 00:32:14,308
when they shall pray toward this place,
364
00:32:14,350 --> 00:32:18,604
hear thou in Heaven,
and when thou hearest, forgive.
365
00:32:20,356 --> 00:32:25,361
For they be thy people
as this house is thine,
366
00:32:25,402 --> 00:32:29,490
that all the earth
may know the Lord is God.
367
00:32:31,241 --> 00:32:33,452
There is none else.
368
00:32:34,036 --> 00:32:40,084
ALL: (SINGING) Amen
369
00:32:50,886 --> 00:32:54,890
Come, come, come.
370
00:32:56,684 --> 00:32:57,977
Come.
371
00:32:58,477 --> 00:33:01,105
- Oh, Majesty!
-(SHEBA LAUGHING)
372
00:33:02,648 --> 00:33:07,319
Come and join us, Baltor.
I am teaching my bird to obey.
373
00:33:07,403 --> 00:33:10,572
Takyan disapproves. I need an ally.
374
00:33:10,614 --> 00:33:14,493
That is exactly what the Pharaoh
is complaining about, Your Majesty.
375
00:33:14,576 --> 00:33:18,706
The Pharaoh is complaining?
We will have to teach him.
376
00:33:18,747 --> 00:33:21,417
Another message
has just arrived from Egypt.
377
00:33:21,458 --> 00:33:23,085
Let it wait.
378
00:33:23,168 --> 00:33:24,712
But it is a serious matter.
379
00:33:24,753 --> 00:33:28,507
The Pharaoh has called a conference
of all the kings.
380
00:33:29,091 --> 00:33:32,344
Sit down, Baltor. You make Tokki nervous.
381
00:33:37,933 --> 00:33:40,394
A deeper shade, Takyan.
382
00:33:40,436 --> 00:33:43,522
Pomegranate. That is the right color.
383
00:33:45,357 --> 00:33:49,695
Well, Baltor,
what is the problem this time?
384
00:33:49,778 --> 00:33:52,197
Your Majesty,
the problem is the Israelites.
385
00:33:52,281 --> 00:33:55,325
They proclaim peace,
yet continually strengthen their army,
386
00:33:55,409 --> 00:33:56,577
and for what purpose?
387
00:33:56,618 --> 00:33:59,455
They are afraid of the Pharaoh perhaps.
388
00:33:59,538 --> 00:34:02,041
What have we to fear?
389
00:34:02,124 --> 00:34:08,005
In spite of our eternal hatred,
we now have friendly relations with Israel.
390
00:34:08,088 --> 00:34:10,841
True, but our security is threatened.
391
00:34:10,924 --> 00:34:14,470
Almost fanatically
they support their great king, Solomon!
392
00:34:14,553 --> 00:34:17,765
A dreamer. A man of peace.
393
00:34:17,806 --> 00:34:19,558
But a man of ideas.
394
00:34:19,641 --> 00:34:23,145
And there is nothing more dangerous
than a man with an idea.
395
00:34:25,397 --> 00:34:27,900
- The threat is real?
-Very real.
396
00:34:27,983 --> 00:34:31,195
Solomon's strength is not only his army,
but his God.
397
00:34:31,278 --> 00:34:34,490
His God? We have a hundred gods.
398
00:34:34,531 --> 00:34:39,870
But this is one god who teaches that
all men are equal and none are slaves.
399
00:34:41,038 --> 00:34:43,082
What a foolish idea.
400
00:34:45,084 --> 00:34:51,048
And yet, if that idea
were to take hold of the people,
401
00:34:51,131 --> 00:34:56,386
the Queen of Sheba would soon
come crashing down from her throne.
402
00:34:56,470 --> 00:34:59,098
As would all other absolute monarchs.
403
00:34:59,181 --> 00:35:03,519
Therefore I strongly advise Your Majesty
to attend this conference.
404
00:35:03,602 --> 00:35:08,607
You see, Baltor, to catch the bird,
first bait the trap.
405
00:35:10,025 --> 00:35:14,905
Perhaps we can help the Pharaoh
solve the problem of Solomon,
406
00:35:14,988 --> 00:35:18,367
and kill two birds with one stone.
407
00:35:29,169 --> 00:35:32,214
Since Solomon came
to the throne of Israel,
408
00:35:32,256 --> 00:35:34,550
I've watched his strength grow,
409
00:35:34,633 --> 00:35:37,970
until now his power has become
a threat to my northern borders.
410
00:35:38,053 --> 00:35:41,390
And the wealth in trade
which once came to us
411
00:35:41,473 --> 00:35:43,142
now finds its way to him.
412
00:35:43,225 --> 00:35:46,311
For too long we have delayed plans
for his destruction.
413
00:35:46,395 --> 00:35:48,480
Yes, take up arms against him.
414
00:35:48,564 --> 00:35:52,109
Raise a great host.
Trample Israel into the dust.
415
00:35:52,192 --> 00:35:55,737
King Eglon, from Moab,
I want 1,000 heavy chariots.
416
00:35:55,821 --> 00:35:57,239
I will send you 2,000.
417
00:35:57,322 --> 00:36:01,285
Kaldu, from Chaldea,
you will send me 5,000 archers.
418
00:36:01,368 --> 00:36:02,953
More if they are needed.
419
00:36:03,036 --> 00:36:05,664
We will launch the attack
exactly as I have planned.
420
00:36:05,747 --> 00:36:09,459
From the north, the east and the south,
at the same time, by surprise.
421
00:36:09,543 --> 00:36:12,754
The Israelites will not know
how or where to make a defense.
422
00:36:12,796 --> 00:36:15,132
We will drive them into the sea.
423
00:36:15,215 --> 00:36:19,469
And, Sheba, what force
will you send against Solomon?
424
00:36:20,679 --> 00:36:21,930
None.
425
00:36:24,641 --> 00:36:27,769
Why? Are you not my ally?
426
00:36:27,811 --> 00:36:31,356
We must put an end to Israel, and with it
this dangerous idea of one God.
427
00:36:31,440 --> 00:36:33,567
You talk of war.
428
00:36:33,609 --> 00:36:39,156
How can you destroy an idea, a faith,
with the point of your spears?
429
00:36:42,451 --> 00:36:44,578
There is only way it can be done.
430
00:36:44,620 --> 00:36:48,290
What do you suggest? Have you a plan?
431
00:36:48,332 --> 00:36:49,666
I have.
432
00:36:50,584 --> 00:36:53,962
But for every plan, there is a price.
433
00:36:54,630 --> 00:36:56,882
What do you want this time?
434
00:36:59,134 --> 00:37:03,805
The Port of Melish on the Red Sea
in return for the downfall of Solomon.
435
00:37:03,847 --> 00:37:06,642
- It is impossible.
-Melish is my port.
436
00:37:06,683 --> 00:37:09,353
This time you ask for too much, Sheba.
437
00:37:10,479 --> 00:37:15,025
Tell me, what would be
the cost of a war against Israel?
438
00:37:16,151 --> 00:37:17,819
You know very well.
439
00:37:17,903 --> 00:37:21,740
And I offer you a plan almost without cost.
440
00:37:26,536 --> 00:37:29,081
His Majesty hesitates, Baltor.
441
00:37:29,164 --> 00:37:34,628
Perhaps we should return to Sheba
rather than to visit Jerusalem.
442
00:37:34,670 --> 00:37:35,921
Wait!
443
00:37:39,341 --> 00:37:41,051
I grant it.
444
00:37:42,261 --> 00:37:45,097
And how will you destroy Solomon?
445
00:37:45,180 --> 00:37:48,141
It is said that Solomon is wise.
446
00:37:48,183 --> 00:37:51,812
But no matter how wise a man may be,
447
00:37:51,853 --> 00:37:56,149
he is still human with a human weakness.
448
00:37:57,651 --> 00:38:02,698
I will sit at the feet of Solomon
like the wise men who flock to Jerusalem
449
00:38:04,032 --> 00:38:10,664
and perhaps I will learn from his own lips
the way to destroy him.
450
00:38:20,966 --> 00:38:24,511
Truly the way of a woman
is beyond our understanding.
451
00:38:24,553 --> 00:38:27,597
The way of a woman is simple, my lord.
452
00:38:27,681 --> 00:38:30,976
It is always to follow the way of a man.
453
00:38:38,650 --> 00:38:42,446
I shall keep myself informed
of your progress in Jerusalem.
454
00:38:52,247 --> 00:38:54,750
(MUSIC PLAYING)
455
00:38:56,168 --> 00:39:00,005
Mother! Mother, come! Look! Mother!
456
00:39:44,549 --> 00:39:45,926
Halt!
457
00:39:54,935 --> 00:39:56,144
My compliments.
458
00:39:56,186 --> 00:39:58,230
I am Benaiah, Captain of the King's Guard,
459
00:39:58,313 --> 00:39:59,898
sent to escort you into Jerusalem.
460
00:39:59,981 --> 00:40:03,151
Greetings.
Her Majesty, the Queen of Sheba.
461
00:40:07,197 --> 00:40:11,368
Your Majesty, the King of Israel wishes me
to convey his greetings to you.
462
00:40:12,577 --> 00:40:18,458
Truly your king has built nobly.
There is no such splendor even in Egypt.
463
00:40:23,630 --> 00:40:27,300
And all that for a god
they cannot even see.
464
00:40:29,177 --> 00:40:30,720
BENAIAH: Forward!
465
00:40:31,471 --> 00:40:33,849
(MUSIC PLAYING)
466
00:40:44,067 --> 00:40:45,068
(PLAYING FAN FARE)
467
00:40:52,576 --> 00:40:55,036
(WOMEN TALKING INDISTINCTLY)
468
00:41:04,379 --> 00:41:07,924
Do you think she will be
as beautiful as we have heard?
469
00:41:09,092 --> 00:41:13,972
This is something I never thought to see,
a pagan welcomed to Israel.
470
00:41:14,055 --> 00:41:16,600
How can a pagan
be converted to the true God
471
00:41:16,683 --> 00:41:18,560
unless she be brought to know him?
472
00:41:18,643 --> 00:41:22,272
We must never forget
she is an ally of Egypt.
473
00:41:22,355 --> 00:41:24,357
Because she is an ally of Egypt,
474
00:41:24,399 --> 00:41:27,569
we must show her our unity
and our strength.
475
00:41:27,611 --> 00:41:29,571
Let us offer her our friendship in the hope
476
00:41:29,654 --> 00:41:32,365
that we may have one less enemy
confronting us.
477
00:41:33,575 --> 00:41:35,327
(PLAYING MUSIC)
478
00:41:57,807 --> 00:42:00,310
She is very beautiful, isn't she?
479
00:42:09,694 --> 00:42:13,990
Your Royal Majesty,
permit me to present my sovereign,
480
00:42:14,074 --> 00:42:17,369
Her Royal Majesty, the Queen of Sheba.
481
00:42:31,132 --> 00:42:33,718
Israel extends a warm welcome
to Your Majesty.
482
00:42:33,802 --> 00:42:38,682
I am grateful for Your Majesty's
permission to visit your beautiful country.
483
00:42:51,319 --> 00:42:53,405
After so much traveling,
you must be pleased
484
00:42:53,488 --> 00:42:55,574
to have at last reached your destination.
485
00:42:55,657 --> 00:42:57,993
If I had traveled 10 times the distance,
486
00:42:58,034 --> 00:43:02,080
it would be forgotten
in the face of the marvels I have seen
487
00:43:02,163 --> 00:43:06,710
and in the splendor
of your city of Jerusalem.
488
00:43:06,793 --> 00:43:10,505
If it pleases you, we can dispense
with ceremony and let you seek rest.
489
00:43:10,589 --> 00:43:12,757
You are most considerate.
490
00:43:12,841 --> 00:43:17,679
But, first, let me offer a token
of my appreciation for the kindness
491
00:43:17,762 --> 00:43:21,683
you have shown
to a stranger within your gates.
492
00:43:23,852 --> 00:43:25,186
Baltor!
493
00:43:26,313 --> 00:43:27,647
Haran!
494
00:44:16,571 --> 00:44:20,575
- So many gifts.
-Yes, and brought from so far.
495
00:44:20,617 --> 00:44:22,243
Such riches.
496
00:44:37,217 --> 00:44:41,513
I have no adequate words to express
my thanks and the gratitude of my people.
497
00:44:41,596 --> 00:44:44,557
Along with them, I offer my hand,
498
00:44:44,599 --> 00:44:50,271
in the hope that this day will mark
the beginning of a closer friendship
499
00:44:50,313 --> 00:44:53,024
between Israel and Sheba.
500
00:44:53,108 --> 00:44:55,985
That would be
the most welcome gift of all.
501
00:45:35,817 --> 00:45:39,487
Benaiah, do you suppose the land
of the Shebans is always like this?
502
00:45:39,571 --> 00:45:41,489
I would think so, yes.
503
00:45:53,835 --> 00:45:55,044
(LAUGHS)
504
00:45:56,921 --> 00:45:59,215
(MAN EXCLAIMING)
505
00:45:59,507 --> 00:46:01,342
(ABISHAG LAUGHING)
506
00:46:02,761 --> 00:46:05,138
We must not keep the Queen waiting.
507
00:46:22,614 --> 00:46:26,493
- Welcome.
-A message for your queen.
508
00:46:35,376 --> 00:46:37,378
Her Majesty, the Queen.
509
00:46:39,714 --> 00:46:44,469
His Majesty, King Solomon, sends
his greetings and has commanded me...
510
00:46:44,552 --> 00:46:46,179
Has commanded us
511
00:46:46,221 --> 00:46:50,517
to inform Your Majesty that
in response to Your Majesty's request,
512
00:46:50,558 --> 00:46:54,187
he would be most happy
to receive you in private audience.
513
00:46:54,229 --> 00:46:56,397
He is most gracious.
514
00:46:56,481 --> 00:47:01,361
How thoughtful of the King
to send so charming an envoy.
515
00:47:01,402 --> 00:47:05,573
Oh, he doesn't know I'm here.
I was so anxious to come.
516
00:47:05,657 --> 00:47:08,743
Then I am even more pleased. Come in.
517
00:47:10,036 --> 00:47:13,414
You are the first
of His Majesty's court to visit me.
518
00:47:13,456 --> 00:47:16,543
How interesting your encampment is.
519
00:47:16,584 --> 00:47:19,838
Are your people
always so carefree and gay?
520
00:47:21,339 --> 00:47:24,300
We enjoy life and pleasure.
521
00:47:24,384 --> 00:47:27,512
- Don't you?
-Oh, yes, we do.
522
00:47:27,595 --> 00:47:32,559
But we are an austere people.
We tend to be more serious.
523
00:47:32,600 --> 00:47:37,105
And your king? Is he also serious?
524
00:47:37,146 --> 00:47:40,859
King Solomon has a great responsibility.
525
00:47:40,942 --> 00:47:43,945
He must maintain the unity
of our 12 tribes.
526
00:47:46,281 --> 00:47:49,325
It is very important, this unity?
527
00:47:49,409 --> 00:47:52,871
Oh, yes.
Without it, there would be no Israel.
528
00:47:58,376 --> 00:48:00,044
The gods of Sheba.
529
00:48:00,128 --> 00:48:03,089
Mal-Ra, the guardian of destiny.
530
00:48:03,131 --> 00:48:06,259
Kol, god of the sun and stars.
531
00:48:06,301 --> 00:48:08,887
Rama, who sends the rain.
532
00:48:08,970 --> 00:48:11,139
We have many gods.
533
00:48:11,180 --> 00:48:13,308
In Israel, we have one God.
534
00:48:14,642 --> 00:48:18,855
When he fails you,
do you blame him for everything?
535
00:48:18,938 --> 00:48:21,149
He never fails us.
536
00:48:21,232 --> 00:48:25,486
You must find it gratifying
to be so close to your king.
537
00:48:25,528 --> 00:48:27,989
Are you his sister, perhaps?
538
00:48:29,949 --> 00:48:31,993
Sometimes he calls me that.
539
00:48:32,076 --> 00:48:34,495
We have been very close to each other
540
00:48:34,579 --> 00:48:37,957
ever since I came to live
in the house of his father.
541
00:48:39,292 --> 00:48:41,669
Do you stay long in Israel?
542
00:48:44,005 --> 00:48:46,215
That depends upon your king.
543
00:48:47,967 --> 00:48:50,386
You are charming, innocent.
544
00:48:51,846 --> 00:48:54,807
And you fulfill all my expectations.
545
00:48:59,562 --> 00:49:05,610
For you, from the land of Sheba,
a gift from its queen.
546
00:49:12,033 --> 00:49:15,703
This Solomon, the Almighty.
547
00:49:15,745 --> 00:49:18,247
Almighty what?
548
00:49:18,331 --> 00:49:22,627
Twenty men surrounding him
and he calls it a private audience.
549
00:49:22,710 --> 00:49:24,879
King Solomon has entertained
Your Majesty royally and he...
550
00:49:24,963 --> 00:49:27,674
Oh, those state banquets.
551
00:49:27,715 --> 00:49:30,051
I at one end, he at the other,
552
00:49:30,093 --> 00:49:34,681
and in between us,
a lot of sour-faced old men.
553
00:49:34,722 --> 00:49:37,809
Not once have I been with him alone,
not once.
554
00:49:37,892 --> 00:49:40,395
But, Your Majesty,
we've only been here five days.
555
00:49:40,478 --> 00:49:45,358
This Solomon is more difficult to approach
than the Pharaoh of Egypt.
556
00:49:45,400 --> 00:49:50,738
This great king has time for everything
except the time for being a man.
557
00:50:00,999 --> 00:50:07,588
Send him to me, Rha-gon, god of love.
558
00:50:07,630 --> 00:50:10,675
Make me the most desirable of women.
559
00:50:10,758 --> 00:50:13,761
Make my lips sweet as honey,
560
00:50:13,845 --> 00:50:18,599
my skin soft and fragrant
like the petals of a flower.
561
00:50:20,101 --> 00:50:21,769
Give him to me.
562
00:50:25,898 --> 00:50:28,276
I want him at my feet.
563
00:50:37,910 --> 00:50:39,787
(GONG RINGS)
564
00:50:40,621 --> 00:50:43,082
TAKYAN: Your Majesty has a royal visitor.
565
00:50:54,969 --> 00:50:57,555
Her Majesty and I have met before.
566
00:50:59,766 --> 00:51:01,684
My apologies to Your Majesty.
567
00:51:01,768 --> 00:51:04,187
I regret that I was unable
to be present at the reception
568
00:51:04,270 --> 00:51:05,980
to welcome you to Jerusalem.
569
00:51:06,022 --> 00:51:09,567
Had you been there, it would have
made my welcome even more complete.
570
00:51:09,650 --> 00:51:10,818
Your Majesty is too gracious.
571
00:51:10,860 --> 00:51:14,447
Rather different from the occasion
of your last visit.
572
00:51:14,489 --> 00:51:18,618
If I remember rightly,
Your Highness was then a king.
573
00:51:18,659 --> 00:51:23,164
Yes. And as a king, I offered you
an alliance against the Pharaoh.
574
00:51:26,000 --> 00:51:29,629
And my answer was not too kind.
575
00:51:29,670 --> 00:51:31,756
So I remember.
576
00:51:31,839 --> 00:51:35,510
This time, I venture to offer you
another alliance.
577
00:51:35,551 --> 00:51:38,554
Do you come as envoy
from the King of Israel?
578
00:51:38,638 --> 00:51:42,308
I come as Adonijah,
rightful heir to the throne of Israel.
579
00:51:42,350 --> 00:51:46,354
An alliance between us could give us
many of the things we both desire.
580
00:51:46,437 --> 00:51:50,441
Do you want Sheban arms
to help you usurp your brother's throne?
581
00:51:50,525 --> 00:51:52,068
Solomon is the usurper.
582
00:51:52,151 --> 00:51:55,196
Once I am on the throne,
our two lands could encircle Egypt,
583
00:51:55,238 --> 00:51:58,366
and all of the kings would be at our mercy.
584
00:52:02,620 --> 00:52:05,206
Why should I want them at my mercy?
585
00:52:05,289 --> 00:52:08,709
I maintain good relations with the kings.
586
00:52:08,793 --> 00:52:11,879
And King Solomon is my friend.
587
00:52:11,963 --> 00:52:14,841
So how could your offer
possibly interest me?
588
00:52:14,882 --> 00:52:19,387
Has the screaming eagle
been transformed into a cooing dove?
589
00:52:19,428 --> 00:52:23,558
How dull the world would be
if people never changed.
590
00:52:23,599 --> 00:52:26,394
I am wiser, Prince Adonijah.
591
00:52:26,435 --> 00:52:29,730
I no longer do battle with the sword.
592
00:52:29,814 --> 00:52:32,275
That's why I find your visit here
so disturbing.
593
00:52:32,358 --> 00:52:37,238
I find it difficult to believe that you have
come bearing an olive branch of peace.
594
00:52:37,321 --> 00:52:42,243
What else could I bring to King Solomon,
who is a man of peace?
595
00:52:47,456 --> 00:52:51,752
Your Majesty, it is clear
that I waste your time as well as mine.
596
00:52:55,298 --> 00:52:57,633
With Your Majesty's permission.
597
00:53:00,928 --> 00:53:04,473
I think I understood you better
as the screaming eagle.
598
00:53:11,397 --> 00:53:13,816
He is still a dog.
599
00:53:20,948 --> 00:53:23,284
HEZRAI: Let the women in judgment
come forward.
600
00:53:23,367 --> 00:53:27,330
Never before has an alien
sat beside our king in judgment.
601
00:53:27,413 --> 00:53:30,166
Her presence here profanes all Israel.
602
00:53:36,505 --> 00:53:38,799
Who makes complaint?
603
00:53:38,883 --> 00:53:44,555
My Lord King, this woman, Leah,
and I dwell within the same house.
604
00:53:44,639 --> 00:53:46,724
I was delivered of a child.
605
00:53:46,807 --> 00:53:50,978
On the third day after I was delivered,
she was delivered also.
606
00:53:51,020 --> 00:53:54,232
There was no one in the house
but we two.
607
00:53:54,315 --> 00:53:59,570
In the night, this woman's child died
because she lay upon it.
608
00:53:59,654 --> 00:54:03,491
Wherefore she removed my son
from beside me while I slept
609
00:54:03,532 --> 00:54:05,826
and laid her dead child against my bosom.
610
00:54:05,868 --> 00:54:06,869
- She lies!
-I do not lie!
611
00:54:06,953 --> 00:54:08,663
SOLOMON: Silence!
612
00:54:08,746 --> 00:54:12,458
And when I arose in the morning
to nurse my child, he was dead.
613
00:54:12,500 --> 00:54:13,834
Not so, Lord Solomon.
614
00:54:13,918 --> 00:54:15,544
The truth, Lord King.
615
00:54:15,628 --> 00:54:20,633
For when I looked at the child in my arms,
I knew it was not the son that I did bear.
616
00:54:20,675 --> 00:54:22,468
It was her own child and none other.
617
00:54:22,510 --> 00:54:24,804
The living child is mine, the dead is yours.
618
00:54:24,845 --> 00:54:28,349
The dead is yours, the living, mine.
619
00:54:28,432 --> 00:54:30,851
Bring the infant forward.
620
00:54:30,893 --> 00:54:32,186
Josiah.
621
00:54:34,730 --> 00:54:38,693
Place the child upon the steps before me
and show him to me.
622
00:54:44,031 --> 00:54:45,533
(BABY COOING)
623
00:54:57,878 --> 00:54:59,880
Draw your sword, Josiah.
624
00:55:06,220 --> 00:55:08,723
Divide the child into two parts.
625
00:55:10,641 --> 00:55:13,811
Give half to the one woman,
half to the other.
626
00:55:18,357 --> 00:55:20,026
Oh, no!
627
00:55:24,030 --> 00:55:29,785
If it must be, give the child to her
that it may not be slain.
628
00:55:29,869 --> 00:55:33,080
Divide it. It should
be neither hers nor mine.
629
00:55:47,428 --> 00:55:49,263
(BABY GURGLING)
630
00:55:55,311 --> 00:55:58,814
Take your son, Mother,
for he is surely yours.
631
00:55:58,898 --> 00:56:02,943
MOTHER: May the Lord God Jehovah
praise and bless you.
632
00:56:03,819 --> 00:56:08,366
You would have rather surrendered him
to another than to see him harmed.
633
00:56:12,286 --> 00:56:14,455
And take this woman hence
634
00:56:14,538 --> 00:56:18,125
and administer to her
a punishment to fit her perjury.
635
00:56:19,627 --> 00:56:22,046
She lies! She lies!
636
00:56:22,129 --> 00:56:25,508
It's not right! The child is mine! Mine!
637
00:56:27,843 --> 00:56:31,931
Now at last
I have seen a judgment of Solomon.
638
00:56:31,972 --> 00:56:34,392
And your wisdom amazes me.
639
00:56:35,559 --> 00:56:40,689
Whatever wisdom has been given me
was for the benefit of my people.
640
00:56:40,773 --> 00:56:43,818
Continue to teach me, I beg of you.
641
00:56:43,901 --> 00:56:49,156
So that I may gain a greater insight
into the wonder of your understanding.
642
00:56:49,240 --> 00:56:54,286
It will enable me to become a better
and wiser ruler over my own people.
643
00:56:56,247 --> 00:57:01,252
Real wisdom lies in the ability to decide
between the true and the false.
644
00:57:15,558 --> 00:57:19,937
Can you believe that only four years ago,
all this was barren desert?
645
00:57:21,397 --> 00:57:24,442
You have such a joy
in all you have accomplished.
646
00:57:24,525 --> 00:57:28,446
It is a joy to make the desert bloom
by bringing water from the far mountains.
647
00:57:28,529 --> 00:57:31,866
You have made this into a paradise.
648
00:57:31,949 --> 00:57:36,203
The water, the work,
the warmth of the sun have done it, not I.
649
00:57:40,624 --> 00:57:43,961
In the last few days,
I have shown you much of Israel,
650
00:57:44,044 --> 00:57:46,922
but you have not told me
anything of your own country.
651
00:57:47,006 --> 00:57:52,344
At this moment, my own land
seems as distant as the stars.
652
00:57:52,386 --> 00:57:56,682
In my youth, I used to dream of visiting
all the faraway kingdoms of the earth.
653
00:57:56,724 --> 00:58:00,811
And now instead
the rulers of those countries come to you.
654
00:58:02,021 --> 00:58:04,565
You rule Sheba alone?
655
00:58:04,648 --> 00:58:09,069
From the beginning of time,
only queens have ruled in Sheba.
656
00:58:09,153 --> 00:58:10,779
That is our law.
657
00:58:12,114 --> 00:58:16,660
I would be happy to tell Your Majesty
many things concerning my country,
658
00:58:16,744 --> 00:58:19,413
if I were sure
it would be of interest to you.
659
00:58:19,455 --> 00:58:21,290
Why do you say that?
660
00:58:21,373 --> 00:58:25,294
Because after all the times
I have visited you,
661
00:58:25,377 --> 00:58:31,592
you have not returned the compliment
by visiting my encampment and me.
662
00:58:33,469 --> 00:58:36,305
Perhaps I was waiting for an invitation.
663
00:58:37,306 --> 00:58:39,475
You promise to accept?
664
00:58:41,852 --> 00:58:43,395
I promise.
665
00:58:51,779 --> 00:58:54,573
(MUSIC PLAYING)
666
00:59:01,956 --> 00:59:06,377
I am so happy that at last
you have come to visit me.
667
00:59:06,460 --> 00:59:08,462
My people feel honored.
668
00:59:08,546 --> 00:59:11,966
It is your guest who feels honored.
669
00:59:12,049 --> 00:59:14,927
You are not bored
by our primitive pastimes?
670
00:59:14,969 --> 00:59:17,972
No, it interests me
to learn what amuses you.
671
00:59:21,350 --> 00:59:22,685
(ALL EXCLAIM)
672
00:59:25,771 --> 00:59:27,481
Enough, Takyan.
673
00:59:40,911 --> 00:59:45,374
If I do not prevent it,
my people will stay and stare at you,
674
00:59:45,457 --> 00:59:47,293
the fabled Solomon.
675
00:59:49,169 --> 00:59:51,255
The way I stare at you?
676
00:59:52,673 --> 00:59:54,717
(GONG RINGS)
677
00:59:56,468 --> 00:59:59,096
This is the hour of Rha-gon.
678
00:59:59,179 --> 01:00:01,974
Every evening I make an offering to him.
679
01:00:07,521 --> 01:00:12,192
Rha-gon, giver of life, god of love,
680
01:00:12,276 --> 01:00:16,280
accept this token
of my gratitude and devotion.
681
01:00:35,424 --> 01:00:39,553
The feast of Rha-gon is the
most sacred rite celebrated each year
682
01:00:39,595 --> 01:00:41,388
in the land of Sheba.
683
01:00:44,224 --> 01:00:47,144
But tonight let there be no talk of gods.
684
01:00:47,227 --> 01:00:49,480
Not even of wisdom.
685
01:00:49,563 --> 01:00:53,233
And there is Sheban wine
to warm the heart.
686
01:00:54,068 --> 01:00:55,903
My offering to you.
687
01:00:58,405 --> 01:01:02,242
Tonight, we are alone in a different world.
688
01:01:03,744 --> 01:01:05,412
My world.
689
01:01:08,248 --> 01:01:10,542
Yes, we are in a different world.
690
01:01:26,975 --> 01:01:30,104
Is not the wine to your taste, my lord?
691
01:01:31,480 --> 01:01:36,652
It almost made me forget
that you are an ally of the Pharaoh.
692
01:01:36,735 --> 01:01:39,029
An enemy of Israel.
693
01:01:49,790 --> 01:01:52,251
Your Majesty,
everything is prepared for tonight.
694
01:01:52,292 --> 01:01:53,752
(SHEBA HUMMING)
695
01:02:09,476 --> 01:02:11,311
I chose this one.
696
01:02:12,688 --> 01:02:13,856
Mmm.
697
01:02:13,939 --> 01:02:16,650
Attar of roses, I love it.
698
01:02:16,692 --> 01:02:18,485
The king's favorite scent.
699
01:02:18,527 --> 01:02:22,114
- How do you know?
-The women of his harem told me.
700
01:02:22,156 --> 01:02:25,159
I don't want to remind him
of other women.
701
01:02:26,702 --> 01:02:29,371
What else have you heard?
702
01:02:29,455 --> 01:02:33,000
They complain
of Solomon's neglect of them.
703
01:02:33,041 --> 01:02:37,004
There is no reason
to be jealous of me as yet.
704
01:02:37,087 --> 01:02:38,922
In spite of the way he left here before,
705
01:02:39,006 --> 01:02:41,425
he must have had difficulty
in forgetting you.
706
01:02:41,508 --> 01:02:45,929
Tonight I will make it even more difficult.
707
01:02:47,264 --> 01:02:48,640
Dry me.
708
01:02:57,274 --> 01:02:58,734
(SHEBAN MUSIC PLAYING)
709
01:03:31,809 --> 01:03:35,395
He may still come, Majesty.
It is not yet midnight.
710
01:03:36,730 --> 01:03:39,274
Do I need you to tell me the time?
711
01:03:50,244 --> 01:03:53,247
Take it away. Get it out of my sight.
712
01:03:55,749 --> 01:03:58,460
How dare he treat me this way?
713
01:03:58,544 --> 01:04:03,090
What does he think I am?
Just another cat in his royal cage?
714
01:04:03,131 --> 01:04:06,009
I don't care if he never comes!
715
01:04:06,093 --> 01:04:09,263
Never, never, never!
716
01:04:24,111 --> 01:04:26,280
Weren't you supposed
to dine with Her Majesty?
717
01:04:26,321 --> 01:04:27,739
Yes, I was.
718
01:04:27,781 --> 01:04:30,033
Then why are you sitting here alone?
719
01:04:31,785 --> 01:04:34,288
I felt the need of being alone.
720
01:04:35,372 --> 01:04:38,792
What is it that weighs so heavily
upon your heart?
721
01:04:40,711 --> 01:04:43,255
Has it come to where
you can read my thoughts?
722
01:04:43,297 --> 01:04:47,134
- Haven't I always shared your thoughts?
-Yes.
723
01:04:48,760 --> 01:04:53,223
At times, a man feels drawn
toward the dangers that confront him,
724
01:04:53,307 --> 01:04:57,060
even at the risk of his own destruction.
725
01:04:57,144 --> 01:04:59,563
Like a moth approaches a flame.
726
01:05:01,481 --> 01:05:05,152
Is there something different
about this flame?
727
01:05:05,193 --> 01:05:07,529
I could put it out in one second.
728
01:05:07,613 --> 01:05:09,990
Wouldn't that be simpler?
729
01:05:10,032 --> 01:05:12,743
Such a little flame, Abishag.
730
01:05:12,826 --> 01:05:16,580
And yet unrestrained,
it could destroy all of Jerusalem.
731
01:05:16,663 --> 01:05:19,333
Simpler, yes,
732
01:05:19,416 --> 01:05:22,961
but perhaps without it,
there would be darkness.
733
01:05:26,006 --> 01:05:31,136
In light or in darkness,
you've only to reach for my hand.
734
01:05:32,804 --> 01:05:35,307
I'll be at your side always.
735
01:05:45,525 --> 01:05:48,403
- Good night.
-Good night.
736
01:06:10,217 --> 01:06:11,802
His Majesty!
737
01:06:12,886 --> 01:06:14,513
His Majesty!
738
01:07:14,948 --> 01:07:17,951
(ALL TALKING INDISTINCTLY)
739
01:07:21,496 --> 01:07:22,748
(GONG RINGS)
740
01:07:35,302 --> 01:07:39,765
Sire, Her Majesty
awaited you until after midnight,
741
01:07:39,806 --> 01:07:42,309
and then she... She retired.
742
01:07:42,350 --> 01:07:43,435
SOLOMON: I'm sorry.
743
01:07:43,477 --> 01:07:45,896
Takyan, admit His Majesty.
744
01:07:57,365 --> 01:08:00,035
I've disturbed your rest.
745
01:08:00,118 --> 01:08:06,249
Could I rest thinking that perhaps
I had displeased you in some way?
746
01:08:06,333 --> 01:08:09,503
Now you have to be
completely truthful with me.
747
01:08:09,544 --> 01:08:11,963
Why did you come to Jerusalem?
748
01:08:15,300 --> 01:08:18,261
Why do you ask me such a question now?
749
01:08:18,345 --> 01:08:20,931
Because from the first I knew
that behind those lovely eyes
750
01:08:21,014 --> 01:08:23,308
is the brain of a very clever woman
751
01:08:23,350 --> 01:08:27,187
who would never have traveled
800 leagues without a purpose.
752
01:08:37,030 --> 01:08:38,865
You have found me out.
753
01:08:39,908 --> 01:08:41,868
I will confess to you.
754
01:08:42,911 --> 01:08:48,041
The Pharaoh is paying me a fabulous price
to spy on you,
755
01:08:48,125 --> 01:08:51,545
to deliver to him all of your secrets.
756
01:08:51,628 --> 01:08:55,549
I have considered that,
but Israel has no real secrets from Egypt.
757
01:08:55,590 --> 01:08:59,386
Pharaoh is aware
of our weaknesses and our strength.
758
01:09:01,221 --> 01:09:03,807
How could I hope to deceive you?
759
01:09:05,183 --> 01:09:10,021
I have been trying to entrap you,
with these.
760
01:09:11,273 --> 01:09:14,943
To bind you to me in soft chains
761
01:09:15,026 --> 01:09:18,238
so that I may do with you as I will.
762
01:09:18,321 --> 01:09:21,783
Now perhaps we're approaching the truth.
763
01:09:21,867 --> 01:09:24,202
Every woman exacts her price from a man.
764
01:09:24,244 --> 01:09:27,706
You're a queen,
but you also demand a price.
765
01:09:27,747 --> 01:09:33,044
I do.
So great that I wonder if you will pay it.
766
01:09:33,086 --> 01:09:37,215
I want you to love me wholly, completely,
767
01:09:37,257 --> 01:09:41,761
and that love to be
the most precious thing in your life.
768
01:09:41,845 --> 01:09:45,599
I hope it is true, but if it is not,
769
01:09:46,600 --> 01:09:49,477
then let me remain blind to the truth.
770
01:10:11,416 --> 01:10:14,461
Even when you are not with me,
I find myself trying to recall,
771
01:10:14,502 --> 01:10:17,505
to recapture every moment
we have spent together.
772
01:10:17,589 --> 01:10:21,426
The words you have said to me,
I will never forget.
773
01:10:21,468 --> 01:10:26,139
After what has come to pass between us,
new words keep singing in my heart.
774
01:10:27,307 --> 01:10:29,226
Tell them to me.
775
01:10:29,309 --> 01:10:32,520
Behold, thou art fair, my love.
776
01:10:32,604 --> 01:10:34,689
Thine eyes are as doves.
777
01:10:34,773 --> 01:10:36,983
Thy lips are as pomegranates.
778
01:10:37,025 --> 01:10:40,111
How much better is thy love than wine?
779
01:10:41,947 --> 01:10:44,991
I have never before known such happiness.
780
01:10:45,033 --> 01:10:50,747
Nor I, and if I have thought I was happy,
I know now that I was deceived.
781
01:11:06,096 --> 01:11:07,305
(ADONIJAH CHUCKLING)
782
01:11:07,347 --> 01:11:11,643
ADONIJAH: You look like two birds who
have hatched out a nest full of snakes.
783
01:11:12,519 --> 01:11:13,812
(CHUCKUNG)Oh
784
01:11:14,396 --> 01:11:18,900
You may speak freely.
I have no secrets from Joab.
785
01:11:18,984 --> 01:11:22,779
We have come to take counsel
with Your Highness.
786
01:11:22,862 --> 01:11:24,364
About what?
787
01:11:24,447 --> 01:11:27,659
I am the commander of the host,
not a minister of state.
788
01:11:27,701 --> 01:11:29,577
It concerns the king.
789
01:11:31,037 --> 01:11:35,208
- Then why not consult with him?
-Because he will not listen.
790
01:11:35,292 --> 01:11:39,212
Grave criticism is being brought
against him by the people.
791
01:11:39,296 --> 01:11:42,882
Who would dare to murmur
against the great Solomon?
792
01:11:42,966 --> 01:11:47,554
His association with the Sheban queen
has developed into an open scandal.
793
01:11:47,637 --> 01:11:52,017
Worse, he has even brought this
pagan woman to live within the palace,
794
01:11:52,058 --> 01:11:56,563
daring to install her in an apartment
adjoining his own private chambers.
795
01:11:57,939 --> 01:12:00,817
Well, that is his affair, not mine.
796
01:12:00,900 --> 01:12:05,322
We thought perhaps if you were to
talk to him privately, reason with him.
797
01:12:05,405 --> 01:12:07,574
Point out that his conduct
is a matter of grave concern,
798
01:12:07,657 --> 01:12:11,953
not only to the high priest,
but to the prophet and the council.
799
01:12:12,037 --> 01:12:15,623
I, presume to admonish His Majesty?
800
01:12:15,707 --> 01:12:19,586
You forget, Hezrai, he is the king.
The king can do no wrong.
801
01:12:19,627 --> 01:12:22,005
Well, something must be done.
802
01:12:22,088 --> 01:12:28,636
Not by me. You are his chancellor, Hezrai,
and you his high priest, Zadok.
803
01:12:28,720 --> 01:12:32,474
You do something. You reason with him.
804
01:12:32,557 --> 01:12:35,810
We had hoped for the cooperation
of Your Highness.
805
01:12:37,479 --> 01:12:41,566
You have it.
My sympathies and my best wishes.
806
01:12:43,276 --> 01:12:45,362
We thank you for receiving us, Highness.
807
01:12:45,445 --> 01:12:49,491
Not at all, not at all.
Always at your service.
808
01:12:54,662 --> 01:12:56,581
JOAB: It could not have served
your interests better
809
01:12:56,623 --> 01:13:00,001
if your Highness had arranged
for this visit of Sheba's.
810
01:13:00,085 --> 01:13:04,756
The priesthood is aroused against him.
The council condemns him.
811
01:13:04,798 --> 01:13:07,717
Even the people talk openly of his shame.
812
01:13:08,802 --> 01:13:12,514
Your Highness
is reflecting my own thoughts.
813
01:13:12,597 --> 01:13:15,475
I would be a fool
to ignore such an opportunity.
814
01:13:15,517 --> 01:13:19,354
You might have to wait forever
for another moment like this.
815
01:13:21,314 --> 01:13:24,609
I will solve Hezrai's
and Zadok's problem for them,
816
01:13:24,651 --> 01:13:27,487
and at the same time, my own.
817
01:13:27,529 --> 01:13:29,155
Or rather this is...
818
01:13:29,239 --> 01:13:35,036
This is a problem that you, Joab,
with a little help, will solve.
819
01:13:35,120 --> 01:13:37,539
I await your command, Highness.
820
01:13:40,542 --> 01:13:42,585
(GONG RINGS)
821
01:13:51,970 --> 01:13:54,514
Your Majesty commanded me
to attend upon her?
822
01:13:54,556 --> 01:13:59,144
It took you long enough to get here.
I sent Takyan to bring you an hour ago.
823
01:13:59,185 --> 01:14:02,188
Ten minutes ago, if Your Majesty pleases.
824
01:14:02,272 --> 01:14:05,275
Come in.
Don't stand there arguing with me.
825
01:14:06,985 --> 01:14:10,488
In what way can I serve Your Majesty?
826
01:14:10,530 --> 01:14:15,201
You can arrange
for my safe conduct out of Israel.
827
01:14:15,243 --> 01:14:18,621
Stop looking at me like that!
Do as I tell you!
828
01:14:18,705 --> 01:14:23,543
- But when, Your Majesty?
-Now. Today. This minute.
829
01:14:23,585 --> 01:14:26,254
Your Majesty will pardon me
if I seem shocked, but...
830
01:14:26,337 --> 01:14:30,884
Do I have to consult you first
concerning everything I wish to do?
831
01:14:30,967 --> 01:14:32,343
Your Majesty would go
832
01:14:32,385 --> 01:14:35,221
without accomplishing her purpose
in coming here?
833
01:14:35,305 --> 01:14:40,226
Permit me to decide the question
of my comings and goings.
834
01:14:40,268 --> 01:14:41,728
Your Majesty will forgive me
835
01:14:41,811 --> 01:14:46,566
if I venture to touch
upon her personal, private affairs but...
836
01:14:46,608 --> 01:14:48,985
Get to the point, Baltor.
837
01:14:49,068 --> 01:14:51,946
I have sensed a change in Your Majesty.
838
01:14:52,030 --> 01:14:55,742
A softening. A desire to evade reality.
839
01:14:55,783 --> 01:14:58,453
You are accusing me
of being in love with him?
840
01:14:58,536 --> 01:14:59,871
Is that it?
841
01:14:59,913 --> 01:15:04,042
I hope, for Your Majesty's own sake,
that such is not the case.
842
01:15:06,586 --> 01:15:08,880
And if such is the case,
843
01:15:10,590 --> 01:15:14,928
do you deny me the right
for the first time in my life to be human?
844
01:15:16,221 --> 01:15:19,641
May I remind Your Majesty that
you cannot put your personal feelings,
845
01:15:19,724 --> 01:15:21,017
no matter what they are,
846
01:15:21,100 --> 01:15:23,937
above your commitment to the Pharaoh
and the good of your country.
847
01:15:24,020 --> 01:15:25,688
Don't lecture me, Baltor.
848
01:15:25,772 --> 01:15:27,232
It was Your Majesty who once told me
849
01:15:27,273 --> 01:15:30,610
that you could not afford the luxury
of being a woman,
850
01:15:30,693 --> 01:15:34,447
that always you were forced to remember,
above all else, that you are a queen,
851
01:15:34,531 --> 01:15:38,785
that your only love, your only thought,
must be your duty.
852
01:15:38,826 --> 01:15:41,496
And with that in mind,
Your Majesty came to Jerusalem
853
01:15:41,579 --> 01:15:45,583
in search of a means to destroy
an enemy whom you once hated.
854
01:15:47,919 --> 01:15:49,963
Yes, Baltor.
855
01:15:50,004 --> 01:15:52,590
I have been trying to evade reality.
856
01:15:53,591 --> 01:15:59,305
I have found myself trying
to forget the purpose for which I came,
857
01:15:59,389 --> 01:16:02,517
as one would try to forget an evil dream.
858
01:16:04,185 --> 01:16:07,897
I have been reluctant
to make an end of him.
859
01:16:09,148 --> 01:16:13,987
The most merciful way to kill is to thrust
quickly and strongly with the knife.
860
01:16:14,028 --> 01:16:16,489
But it seems to me
that we are no nearer the kill
861
01:16:16,573 --> 01:16:19,659
than we were before we came.
862
01:16:19,701 --> 01:16:21,327
You are wrong, Baltor.
863
01:16:21,369 --> 01:16:24,622
I have known for days
how to destroy Solomon.
864
01:16:26,666 --> 01:16:33,047
Suppose I get his permission to hold
the rites of Rha-gon upon the soil of Israel,
865
01:16:33,131 --> 01:16:37,719
to set up a pagan god
in the face of the great Jehovah,
866
01:16:37,802 --> 01:16:40,471
their one God
who commands the Israelites
867
01:16:40,513 --> 01:16:44,100
to have no other God before him?
868
01:16:44,183 --> 01:16:47,979
That would cause more
than angry murmurings against him.
869
01:16:48,021 --> 01:16:51,858
The priests and the people
would rise up against Solomon.
870
01:16:51,899 --> 01:16:54,193
Yes, Baltor.
871
01:16:54,235 --> 01:16:57,322
His own people would accomplish his end.
872
01:17:01,200 --> 01:17:06,456
Are you satisfied now
that I am still the Queen of Sheba?
873
01:17:10,043 --> 01:17:11,794
Majesty.
874
01:17:28,436 --> 01:17:32,065
How many times
shall I tell you that I love you?
875
01:17:32,106 --> 01:17:35,401
Over and over,
until you make me believe it.
876
01:17:38,821 --> 01:17:40,198
I will.
877
01:17:43,159 --> 01:17:46,245
But you have known so many loves.
878
01:17:46,287 --> 01:17:48,581
I will take you by the hand,
879
01:17:48,623 --> 01:17:52,835
and in the temple, before all Israel,
I'll pledge you my love in marriage.
880
01:17:55,171 --> 01:17:57,965
To shut me away in your harem?
881
01:17:58,049 --> 01:18:00,051
To share your love?
882
01:18:00,093 --> 01:18:02,595
No, to share my throne with you.
883
01:18:05,264 --> 01:18:08,768
You honor me, but I am already a queen.
884
01:18:08,810 --> 01:18:13,106
We will join our lands
as we will join our lives.
885
01:18:13,147 --> 01:18:17,860
A dream that can never be.
Too much stands between us.
886
01:18:17,944 --> 01:18:20,196
Nothing must stand between us.
887
01:18:22,990 --> 01:18:24,951
Not even our gods?
888
01:18:26,661 --> 01:18:28,454
I knew this moment would come,
889
01:18:28,538 --> 01:18:31,958
for the things we believe in
are not the same.
890
01:18:33,209 --> 01:18:36,796
I had hoped that in time
you'd come to accept Jehovah.
891
01:18:36,879 --> 01:18:41,342
As King of Israel, would you abandon
the God of your people for mine?
892
01:18:45,304 --> 01:18:47,265
Still I dared hope.
893
01:18:49,809 --> 01:18:53,563
My love, I must leave Israel.
894
01:18:53,646 --> 01:18:56,941
Why? Why? I cannot let you go.
895
01:18:56,983 --> 01:19:01,070
The time has come
for the yearly feast of Rha-gon.
896
01:19:01,154 --> 01:19:05,241
Can you grant me permission
to hold it here in Israel?
897
01:19:05,324 --> 01:19:07,368
It would be a sacrilege.
898
01:19:08,786 --> 01:19:13,082
Then I must go to celebrate it elsewhere.
899
01:19:14,792 --> 01:19:16,085
You see?
900
01:19:16,169 --> 01:19:19,547
You cannot banish
what stands between us.
901
01:19:21,549 --> 01:19:25,178
No, wait. Listen to me.
There must be a way to...
902
01:19:27,221 --> 01:19:28,556
No!
903
01:19:38,191 --> 01:19:39,192
(GRUNTS)
904
01:19:43,362 --> 01:19:44,363
(SCREAMS)
905
01:19:45,490 --> 01:19:47,575
(SCREAMING)
906
01:19:56,292 --> 01:19:59,712
SHEBA: Help! Help! The King! Help!
907
01:19:59,754 --> 01:20:03,382
Guard! Josiah! Guard!
908
01:20:25,446 --> 01:20:26,781
Joab.
909
01:20:32,286 --> 01:20:34,247
Are you safe, Sire?
910
01:20:41,087 --> 01:20:43,130
We'll deliver him to the one who sent him.
911
01:20:43,214 --> 01:20:44,882
Come on. Come on.
912
01:20:51,597 --> 01:20:54,392
Thank all the gods you are not harmed.
913
01:20:55,810 --> 01:21:01,148
For the first time in my life, I...
I had no thought for myself.
914
01:21:02,275 --> 01:21:04,735
I feared only for him.
915
01:21:14,912 --> 01:21:17,456
(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)
916
01:21:25,131 --> 01:21:28,301
SOLOMON: You men, that way.
The rest follow me.
917
01:21:45,985 --> 01:21:48,446
Are you expecting me
to plead for mercy from you?
918
01:21:48,487 --> 01:21:50,281
In the past,
I have overlooked your hatred of me
919
01:21:50,323 --> 01:21:52,033
because of your great value to Israel
920
01:21:52,116 --> 01:21:54,160
and because I pledged our father
never to turn against you.
921
01:21:54,201 --> 01:21:55,870
I asked for no such pledge.
922
01:21:55,953 --> 01:21:59,582
But tonight you raised your hand
against the life of Israel.
923
01:21:59,665 --> 01:22:03,169
You and your Sheban slut
have defiled the fair name of Israel.
924
01:22:03,252 --> 01:22:07,214
I sought only to preserve our country
from your contamination.
925
01:22:08,674 --> 01:22:11,469
Only because the blood of David
flows through your veins
926
01:22:11,510 --> 01:22:14,722
as well as through mine
I grant you your life,
927
01:22:14,805 --> 01:22:16,849
but I banish you from Israel forever.
928
01:22:16,891 --> 01:22:19,185
I suppose I should be grateful to you
for your generosity,
929
01:22:19,226 --> 01:22:22,104
but you should be more concerned
with the saving of your own life,
930
01:22:22,188 --> 01:22:25,399
if it has not already been lost
to the poison of Sheba.
931
01:22:25,483 --> 01:22:28,361
- Remove him, Josiah.
-Take him and him.
932
01:22:38,412 --> 01:22:41,123
NATHAN: I charge you, Solomon,
to cleanse yourself of this iniquity
933
01:22:41,207 --> 01:22:42,959
you have permitted to spawn in Israel.
934
01:22:43,042 --> 01:22:44,585
Abjure this woman and her idolatries.
935
01:22:44,669 --> 01:22:47,129
Tear down the obscene abomination
she has erected.
936
01:22:47,213 --> 01:22:50,549
I have given her permission
to hold a sacred rite of her own religion
937
01:22:50,633 --> 01:22:52,218
in the privacy of the Vale of Seth.
938
01:22:52,301 --> 01:22:54,720
A pagan revel! An orgy!
939
01:22:54,804 --> 01:22:57,390
I have no apology to make
for what I've done.
940
01:22:57,473 --> 01:22:59,725
As I have commanded, so shall it be.
941
01:22:59,767 --> 01:23:03,729
You have broken God's covenant
and his commandment.
942
01:23:03,813 --> 01:23:06,107
"Thou shalt have no other gods
before me."
943
01:23:06,190 --> 01:23:09,235
"Thou shalt not make unto thyself
any graven images."
944
01:23:09,276 --> 01:23:13,197
"Thou shalt not kill."
But murder was attempted against me.
945
01:23:13,239 --> 01:23:17,118
If Sheba had not escaped, the
assassins would not have spared her life.
946
01:23:17,201 --> 01:23:19,370
The permission I have granted her
is poor compensation
947
01:23:19,412 --> 01:23:21,664
for the crime attempted against her.
948
01:23:22,456 --> 01:23:27,086
It seems that in your lust for this woman,
you've lost your reason.
949
01:23:27,169 --> 01:23:31,882
Choose your words carefully, Hezrai.
It is love I have for her.
950
01:23:31,924 --> 01:23:35,136
It was out of love that I offered
to share this throne with her.
951
01:23:35,219 --> 01:23:38,389
And out of love, I will attend her ritual.
952
01:23:40,766 --> 01:23:42,059
Hear me, Solomon.
953
01:23:42,101 --> 01:23:45,396
I've heard all I want to hear from you,
Prophet.
954
01:23:45,438 --> 01:23:48,274
Then hear the voice of God.
955
01:23:48,357 --> 01:23:51,610
Your royal raiment will be stripped
from you and you will be cast forth.
956
01:23:51,652 --> 01:23:53,738
You will cry out your repentance
in the streets,
957
01:23:53,779 --> 01:23:57,575
but the ears and hearts of your people
will be closed against you.
958
01:23:57,616 --> 01:24:01,954
And my ears are closed
to cackling priests and mumbling old men.
959
01:24:01,996 --> 01:24:05,291
I will show you I am king in Israel, not you.
960
01:24:10,546 --> 01:24:13,299
NATHAN: Woe unto you, Solomon.
961
01:24:20,139 --> 01:24:21,348
(ALL CHANTING)
962
01:24:26,687 --> 01:24:28,773
(MUSIC PLAYING)
963
01:24:53,380 --> 01:24:56,926
ALL: Rha-gon! Rha-gon!
964
01:24:57,009 --> 01:25:01,055
Rha-gon! Rha-gon!
965
01:25:01,138 --> 01:25:05,351
Rha-gon! Rha-gon!
966
01:25:05,434 --> 01:25:10,356
Rha-gon! Rha-gon!
967
01:25:38,801 --> 01:25:44,557
Hear us, 0 Rha-gon,
god of love, giver of life.
968
01:25:44,640 --> 01:25:48,144
Let thy spirit enter into our bodies.
969
01:25:48,227 --> 01:25:51,897
Endow our men with strength and vitality
970
01:25:51,981 --> 01:25:55,526
and our women with endless fruitfulness.
971
01:26:07,538 --> 01:26:09,748
(DRUMMING)
972
01:26:57,213 --> 01:26:59,465
My door was closed.
973
01:26:59,548 --> 01:27:02,301
Must you intrude upon my privacy?
974
01:27:02,384 --> 01:27:06,138
Can you shut out your conscience
by closing the door?
975
01:27:06,222 --> 01:27:09,642
Say what you must,
then please leave me alone.
976
01:27:09,725 --> 01:27:12,645
I come seeking the man I once knew.
977
01:27:12,728 --> 01:27:17,816
The man who was noble, gentle and kind,
the man who walked with God.
978
01:27:17,858 --> 01:27:22,196
- These are mere words, Abishag.
-I entreat you to listen.
979
01:27:22,279 --> 01:27:27,201
When I was a child,
you were the world and I adored you.
980
01:27:27,284 --> 01:27:32,164
But time passed,
and love changed even as I did.
981
01:27:32,248 --> 01:27:36,210
My love became
that of a woman for a man.
982
01:27:36,293 --> 01:27:38,671
But the man became a king,
983
01:27:38,712 --> 01:27:43,550
and in his eyes,
the woman was still a child.
984
01:27:55,771 --> 01:27:58,482
I know how strongly it calls to you.
985
01:27:58,524 --> 01:28:01,986
Listen to your people,
their love calls to you,
986
01:28:02,027 --> 01:28:05,114
as I call in my love.
987
01:28:05,197 --> 01:28:07,700
Listen to them if not to me.
988
01:28:07,741 --> 01:28:10,744
Whether you or my people approve,
I must go.
989
01:28:10,828 --> 01:28:14,832
You cannot go. Do not destroy yourself!
990
01:28:14,873 --> 01:28:16,792
I beg of you!
991
01:28:18,252 --> 01:28:19,545
(WHIMPERS)
992
01:29:56,100 --> 01:29:57,768
(WOMAN LAUGHING)
993
01:30:21,708 --> 01:30:23,293
(WOMAN GIGGLING)
994
01:30:36,181 --> 01:30:38,016
(WOMEN LAUGHING)
995
01:31:01,707 --> 01:31:03,542
(ALL CHEERING)
996
01:31:44,541 --> 01:31:49,755
Lord God, hear the prayer of thy servant.
997
01:31:49,796 --> 01:31:55,093
Mine was not the strength to save
my lord, Solomon, from himself.
998
01:31:55,135 --> 01:31:57,763
But thine is the power.
999
01:31:57,804 --> 01:32:01,558
Let not thy wrath descend upon him.
1000
01:32:01,600 --> 01:32:05,020
Look into his heart and pity him.
1001
01:32:06,522 --> 01:32:12,444
But if it be thy will to punish him,
visit it upon me in his stead.
1002
01:32:49,648 --> 01:32:51,233
(THUNDER CRASHING)
1003
01:32:53,193 --> 01:32:54,736
(THUNDER CRASHING)
1004
01:32:59,992 --> 01:33:01,577
(ALL SCREAMING)
1005
01:33:43,035 --> 01:33:44,328
(ALL EXCLAIM)
1006
01:33:50,292 --> 01:33:51,460
(ALL EXCLAIM)
1007
01:35:22,217 --> 01:35:23,719
Oh, no!
1008
01:35:26,930 --> 01:35:28,432
Oh, no!
1009
01:35:45,657 --> 01:35:46,825
Why?
1010
01:35:49,578 --> 01:35:51,204
The sin was mine.
1011
01:35:52,164 --> 01:35:54,249
Why did you not strike me?
1012
01:35:55,041 --> 01:35:58,670
I warned you, Solomon.
The hand of God is upon you.
1013
01:36:22,819 --> 01:36:24,863
(ALL SINGING SOLEMNLY)
1014
01:36:54,392 --> 01:36:55,811
(PRAYING)
1015
01:37:15,372 --> 01:37:17,874
Majesty, you must rest.
1016
01:37:19,417 --> 01:37:21,419
I cannot rest, Takyan.
1017
01:37:28,093 --> 01:37:30,262
I have come to ask
Your Majesty's permission
1018
01:37:30,303 --> 01:37:34,683
to arrange for your immediate departure
out of Israel.
1019
01:37:34,766 --> 01:37:38,937
Yes. Let us go, quickly.
1020
01:37:38,979 --> 01:37:44,734
There is no reason for us to remain
now that I have accomplished my purpose.
1021
01:37:48,905 --> 01:37:52,075
Your Majesty should not reproach herself
over what has happened.
1022
01:37:52,117 --> 01:37:55,203
It was nothing more
than a sudden, violent storm.
1023
01:37:55,287 --> 01:37:58,498
It is not the first time
lightning has dealt death and destruction.
1024
01:37:58,582 --> 01:38:00,709
Nor will it be the last.
1025
01:38:00,792 --> 01:38:05,630
Was it nothing more than a coincidence?
1026
01:38:05,714 --> 01:38:09,134
Surely Your Majesty cannot believe
what the Israelites are saying,
1027
01:38:09,175 --> 01:38:14,014
that it was a sign of the anger
and revenge of their God?
1028
01:38:14,097 --> 01:38:19,185
- I no longer know what I do believe.
-Oh, Majesty, you're overwrought.
1029
01:38:19,269 --> 01:38:23,440
Yes, the strain of the last few days
has affected us all.
1030
01:38:23,481 --> 01:38:25,400
But this is your hour of triumph.
1031
01:38:25,483 --> 01:38:28,653
The Pharaoh will rejoice in your victory
over Solomon and Israel.
1032
01:38:28,695 --> 01:38:31,239
Sheba can be proud of her queen.
1033
01:38:33,158 --> 01:38:39,456
I am very proud of myself.
I have earned my reward from Egypt.
1034
01:38:39,497 --> 01:38:41,958
We will have our port on the Red Sea.
1035
01:38:42,000 --> 01:38:46,671
We will have more gold,
more power, more everything
1036
01:38:46,713 --> 01:38:51,009
because I have betrayed a great man
who trusted me,
1037
01:38:52,302 --> 01:38:55,388
who loved me beyond all else.
1038
01:39:06,232 --> 01:39:09,152
The Sheban. The Sheban is coming.
1039
01:39:21,206 --> 01:39:23,249
Here comes the Sheban.
1040
01:39:28,171 --> 01:39:30,632
The Sheban. Come away.
1041
01:39:36,471 --> 01:39:39,057
Your Majesty understands
that it is not a request
1042
01:39:39,099 --> 01:39:42,060
that you attend this meeting
of the council.
1043
01:39:42,143 --> 01:39:45,689
It is a command
from the elders of the tribes.
1044
01:39:47,857 --> 01:39:51,319
I have no wish to evade
what they have to say to me.
1045
01:40:11,131 --> 01:40:14,300
You should not have taken
the risk of coming here.
1046
01:40:14,384 --> 01:40:16,344
If I had not come now,
1047
01:40:16,428 --> 01:40:19,597
I might have lost the courage
to come at all.
1048
01:40:24,686 --> 01:40:27,939
Once you asked me for truth.
1049
01:40:27,981 --> 01:40:30,191
And I answered you with truth,
1050
01:40:30,275 --> 01:40:34,529
but I made it sound like a lie
to deceive you.
1051
01:40:34,612 --> 01:40:38,241
For I was a friend of the Pharaoh
and an enemy of Israel,
1052
01:40:38,283 --> 01:40:42,245
and I came here out of hatred
to destroy you.
1053
01:40:46,624 --> 01:40:50,003
Had I known this
the day you arrived in Jerusalem,
1054
01:40:50,086 --> 01:40:52,922
it would have changed nothing.
1055
01:40:52,964 --> 01:40:55,967
Mine is the greater guilt.
1056
01:40:56,051 --> 01:40:59,637
For I have known from the first
where you would lead,
1057
01:40:59,679 --> 01:41:01,806
where I would follow.
1058
01:41:05,518 --> 01:41:09,147
But why did you not just go
without explanations?
1059
01:41:09,189 --> 01:41:14,152
Because I love you.
What I have done, I cannot undo.
1060
01:41:14,235 --> 01:41:19,282
Do with me what you will,
but this you must believe.
1061
01:41:19,324 --> 01:41:21,826
My love is not a lie.
1062
01:41:42,180 --> 01:41:45,809
Think not to appease the wrath
of Israel with words of remorse.
1063
01:41:45,850 --> 01:41:49,437
Neither will God's anger be turned aside.
1064
01:41:49,521 --> 01:41:51,898
I will speak no words in my defense.
1065
01:41:51,981 --> 01:41:55,360
What could you say
in view of your transgressions?
1066
01:41:55,401 --> 01:41:58,404
Because of you, dissension fills the land.
1067
01:41:58,488 --> 01:42:01,366
The unity of the nation is sundered.
1068
01:42:05,703 --> 01:42:07,914
Even as this,
1069
01:42:07,997 --> 01:42:11,793
the symbol of its oneness,
is broken into fragments.
1070
01:42:11,876 --> 01:42:12,877
(SHATTERS)
1071
01:42:25,056 --> 01:42:29,978
NATHAN: The elders of the tribes deny you
as their king and depart from you.
1072
01:42:30,061 --> 01:42:35,984
The Lord God will smite you into the dust
and his people will praise his name.
1073
01:42:36,067 --> 01:42:37,610
So be it.
1074
01:43:21,946 --> 01:43:24,616
Folly is set on great heights,
1075
01:43:26,492 --> 01:43:30,747
and that which has been done
is that which shall be done.
1076
01:43:32,707 --> 01:43:37,879
Who knows what is good for a man
in his life,
1077
01:43:37,962 --> 01:43:41,507
his vain life,
which he spends as a shadow?
1078
01:43:43,384 --> 01:43:47,972
Vanity of vanities. All is vanity.
1079
01:43:53,645 --> 01:43:57,482
GOD: But if you turn away
and forsake my statutes,
1080
01:43:57,565 --> 01:44:02,487
then will I pluck them up by the roots
out of my land which I have given them,
1081
01:44:02,528 --> 01:44:04,614
and this house which is high
1082
01:44:04,656 --> 01:44:08,826
shall be an astonishment
to everyone that passeth by it,
1083
01:44:08,910 --> 01:44:10,620
so that he shall say,
1084
01:44:10,662 --> 01:44:15,333
"Why hath the Lord done thus
unto this land and unto this house?"
1085
01:44:15,416 --> 01:44:17,168
And it shall be answered,
1086
01:44:17,252 --> 01:44:21,047
"Because they forsook
the Lord God of their fathers
1087
01:44:21,130 --> 01:44:24,550
"which brought them forth
out of the land of Egypt
1088
01:44:24,634 --> 01:44:30,556
"and laid hold on other gods
and worshipped them and sewed them.
1089
01:44:30,640 --> 01:44:35,436
"Therefore hath he brought
all this evil upon them."
1090
01:44:38,022 --> 01:44:40,316
The elders of the tribes
have denounced Solomon,
1091
01:44:40,358 --> 01:44:43,653
and the captains of the host
have returned to their own provinces.
1092
01:44:43,695 --> 01:44:46,030
This is the time to strike, Majesty.
1093
01:44:46,072 --> 01:44:50,368
All Israel is in turmoil
and Solomon stands alone.
1094
01:44:50,451 --> 01:44:55,081
It seems that your information
is more accurate than mine.
1095
01:44:55,164 --> 01:44:59,544
Has not the Queen of Sheba given you
a full report on the situation in Jerusalem?
1096
01:44:59,585 --> 01:45:04,007
I have been wondering,
awaiting word from her.
1097
01:45:04,048 --> 01:45:07,176
You mean she has told you nothing
of what I have reported to you?
1098
01:45:07,218 --> 01:45:08,720
Nothing.
1099
01:45:09,846 --> 01:45:13,599
Perhaps in the joys of her new love,
she has forgotten her obligation to you
1100
01:45:13,683 --> 01:45:17,228
and finds her alliance with Solomon
more to her liking.
1101
01:45:18,771 --> 01:45:22,150
You have told me everything
I should know,
1102
01:45:22,233 --> 01:45:27,905
excepting your price for my support of you
against your brother.
1103
01:45:27,989 --> 01:45:31,409
I want the crown of Israel.
It has always been mine.
1104
01:45:33,036 --> 01:45:36,581
And command of the army
that you send against Solomon.
1105
01:45:39,250 --> 01:45:41,044
I grant it.
1106
01:45:41,085 --> 01:45:43,629
But there's one thing I want from you.
1107
01:45:45,006 --> 01:45:48,426
You will be the instrument
of my punishment of Sheba
1108
01:45:48,509 --> 01:45:50,595
for her betrayal of me.
1109
01:45:54,515 --> 01:45:57,310
On that, Majesty, you can rely.
1110
01:46:00,480 --> 01:46:03,691
Hail to the new king of Israel.
1111
01:46:03,775 --> 01:46:06,611
ALL: Hail to the new king of Israel.
1112
01:46:07,779 --> 01:46:09,030
(HORSE NEIGHING)
1113
01:46:23,002 --> 01:46:26,255
Can your brother equal such strength?
1114
01:46:26,297 --> 01:46:29,759
He will be able to gather
only a handful of followers.
1115
01:46:29,801 --> 01:46:33,805
We will strike quickly.
The victory must be decisive.
1116
01:46:44,315 --> 01:46:48,194
- How many do they number?
-Thousands.
1117
01:46:48,277 --> 01:46:49,987
And you saw them cross over the border?
1118
01:46:50,071 --> 01:46:54,283
Yes, Majesty.
A column from horizon to horizon.
1119
01:46:58,538 --> 01:47:01,040
It was to be expected eventually.
1120
01:47:06,546 --> 01:47:09,507
We will go out and face the Egyptians.
1121
01:47:09,590 --> 01:47:11,634
Give the orders, Josiah.
1122
01:47:12,885 --> 01:47:15,805
Gather what forces you can.
1123
01:47:15,847 --> 01:47:17,390
Yes, Sire.
1124
01:47:28,359 --> 01:47:30,153
(INDISTINCT SINGING)
1125
01:47:33,156 --> 01:47:36,576
With these we hope to stem
the Egyptian hordes?
1126
01:47:36,659 --> 01:47:37,952
My father, David, faced Goliath
1127
01:47:38,035 --> 01:47:40,830
with nothing more than a stone
and a shepherd's sling.
1128
01:47:40,872 --> 01:47:43,374
God was with David.
1129
01:47:43,416 --> 01:47:47,587
- Forgive me, Sire.
-There is nothing to forgive.
1130
01:47:47,670 --> 01:47:51,257
All Israel knows that God
has abandoned the son of David.
1131
01:48:07,565 --> 01:48:12,069
Majesty, you let him go
without a word of farewell.
1132
01:48:12,153 --> 01:48:14,697
What could I have said to him?
1133
01:48:16,908 --> 01:48:20,786
How could I have told him
that I carry his child?
1134
01:48:33,341 --> 01:48:35,551
- Halt.
-Halt!
1135
01:48:46,103 --> 01:48:50,274
- Highness, the enemy has been sighted.
-At what distance?
1136
01:48:50,358 --> 01:48:52,944
Within one hour's march.
1137
01:48:53,027 --> 01:48:57,615
Then they have traveled 10 leagues
since dawn and we have traveled one.
1138
01:48:57,698 --> 01:49:01,786
They are spent and exhausted
and we are still fresh.
1139
01:49:01,869 --> 01:49:04,705
Two hours yet before the sun sets.
1140
01:49:04,789 --> 01:49:07,083
- Deploy your men.
-Give the order.
1141
01:49:07,124 --> 01:49:11,796
We want every man, horse, chariot
hidden from Solomon's view!
1142
01:49:11,879 --> 01:49:16,842
And when he rides into the trap,
our attack will hit him from every quarter!
1143
01:49:16,926 --> 01:49:19,554
Now deploy for attack!
1144
01:49:19,637 --> 01:49:22,515
Deploy for attack!
1145
01:49:22,598 --> 01:49:25,268
Take your positions!
1146
01:49:25,309 --> 01:49:27,687
Deploy for attack!
1147
01:49:50,334 --> 01:49:52,795
Sire, our men are spent.
Shall we call a rest?
1148
01:49:52,837 --> 01:49:55,548
They will rest tonight
at the dunes of Saladar.
1149
01:49:55,631 --> 01:49:58,467
There we will entrench
and await the enemy.
1150
01:49:58,509 --> 01:50:02,179
Let the battle be joined
as far from Jerusalem as possible.
1151
01:50:07,101 --> 01:50:10,354
Sire, look there on the hill.
1152
01:50:10,396 --> 01:50:11,939
Halt the column.
1153
01:50:12,023 --> 01:50:13,941
Halt!
1154
01:50:21,490 --> 01:50:23,326
Shumanites!
1155
01:50:26,954 --> 01:50:29,332
They bear a flag of friendship.
1156
01:50:33,836 --> 01:50:35,504
Ahab!
1157
01:50:35,546 --> 01:50:38,049
We come to stand with the king.
1158
01:50:39,842 --> 01:50:42,720
Why do you offer me your support
in this dark hour?
1159
01:50:42,803 --> 01:50:47,183
Is it because your hatred for the Egyptians
is greater than your hatred for me?
1160
01:50:47,224 --> 01:50:51,395
We come in memory of the love
my daughter, Abishag, gave to you.
1161
01:50:56,484 --> 01:51:00,905
- Then we will honor that memory.
-God willing.
1162
01:51:00,988 --> 01:51:03,574
- Fall in behind!
-(HORSE NEIGHING)
1163
01:51:04,867 --> 01:51:06,118
Josiah.
1164
01:51:06,202 --> 01:51:10,498
Forward at the trot. Forward!
1165
01:51:58,295 --> 01:51:59,964
Start the attack.
1166
01:52:00,047 --> 01:52:01,298
Attack!
1167
01:52:02,216 --> 01:52:03,592
JOAB: Attack!
1168
01:52:03,634 --> 01:52:04,969
(HORN SOUNDING)
1169
01:52:14,145 --> 01:52:15,980
Form a circle!
1170
01:52:40,379 --> 01:52:41,589
(ALL SHOUTING)
1171
01:52:57,688 --> 01:53:02,902
Sire, your brother has joined forces
with the Egyptians against you!
1172
01:53:02,985 --> 01:53:06,530
Break through! Break through! Faster!
1173
01:53:23,923 --> 01:53:27,051
Tell the Egyptians
to break through with their horsemen.
1174
01:53:28,469 --> 01:53:31,055
- Break the circle!
- Charge!
1175
01:54:15,474 --> 01:54:17,393
Sound the retreat!
1176
01:54:18,853 --> 01:54:20,563
(SOUNDING HORN)
1177
01:54:27,403 --> 01:54:29,780
Joab, find Solomon!
1178
01:55:37,139 --> 01:55:39,016
Let's try over there.
1179
01:55:50,486 --> 01:55:54,198
Your Highness,
we've found Solomon's shield,
1180
01:55:54,239 --> 01:55:56,367
but so far not Solomon.
1181
01:55:58,911 --> 01:56:01,413
He must have crawled off to hide himself
with the rest of his rabble.
1182
01:56:01,497 --> 01:56:03,332
In the morning,
we will dig them out of their burrows
1183
01:56:03,374 --> 01:56:04,708
and hunt them down to the last man.
1184
01:56:04,750 --> 01:56:09,129
I have more important things
than to occupy myself with a rabbit hunt.
1185
01:56:09,213 --> 01:56:10,214
Keep searching.
1186
01:56:10,297 --> 01:56:14,176
There will be double the gold for the man
that brings me the head of Solomon.
1187
01:56:16,637 --> 01:56:18,722
I am impatient to enter Jerusalem.
1188
01:56:18,764 --> 01:56:21,892
I do not wish to be delayed
by the slow paces of an army.
1189
01:56:21,976 --> 01:56:25,771
You will have no trouble in destroying
the last remnants of Solomon's resistance.
1190
01:56:25,854 --> 01:56:27,523
When you have vanquished them
to a man,
1191
01:56:27,564 --> 01:56:30,317
then follow me into Jerusalem
with all speed.
1192
01:56:30,401 --> 01:56:32,695
How many men
will you need to enter Jerusalem?
1193
01:56:32,736 --> 01:56:33,862
Only a small escort.
1194
01:56:33,904 --> 01:56:36,407
I will meet with no more resistance there
than I've had here.
1195
01:56:36,490 --> 01:56:39,201
Your commands will be obeyed.
1196
01:56:39,243 --> 01:56:44,081
Colonel Hassin, with six officers,
will go with His Majesty to Jerusalem.
1197
01:56:59,096 --> 01:57:03,267
There'll be few of us left to face Adonijah
and his Egyptians by tomorrow.
1198
01:57:03,350 --> 01:57:06,687
The faint-hearted are deserting us
in the darkness.
1199
01:57:06,770 --> 01:57:08,856
Can you blame them, Josiah,
1200
01:57:08,939 --> 01:57:12,609
after they've seen
even my own brother turn against me?
1201
01:57:12,651 --> 01:57:15,571
I thought I knew
the driving passion of his ambitions,
1202
01:57:15,612 --> 01:57:19,074
but never did I think
he would betray his own people.
1203
01:57:24,038 --> 01:57:26,915
We only found
a few scattered units of our people,
1204
01:57:26,957 --> 01:57:30,794
almost afraid to show themselves,
even in the darkness.
1205
01:57:33,881 --> 01:57:39,887
In the morning, the Egyptians
will march over us into Jerusalem.
1206
01:57:39,970 --> 01:57:42,890
No matter how few of us are left,
we will fight on.
1207
01:57:42,973 --> 01:57:47,978
If I cannot live as a king, with honor,
at least I can die as a king, with honor.
1208
01:57:51,273 --> 01:57:52,316
(ALL WAILING)
1209
01:57:53,025 --> 01:57:56,528
Woe unto us! Our king is defeated!
1210
01:58:08,165 --> 01:58:09,958
Majesty!
1211
01:58:10,000 --> 01:58:12,044
The outcry in the streets of the city
is over the news
1212
01:58:12,127 --> 01:58:14,838
brought by deserters
from Solomon's army.
1213
01:58:14,880 --> 01:58:18,425
It seems he has been defeated,
his men routed.
1214
01:58:21,386 --> 01:58:24,807
Is he among the dead?
1215
01:58:24,848 --> 01:58:27,810
No one knows, but all say that by morning
1216
01:58:27,851 --> 01:58:31,522
not one Israelite will escape alive.
1217
01:58:31,563 --> 01:58:33,899
Now will Your Majesty seek safety?
1218
01:58:33,982 --> 01:58:36,527
The Israelites will blame you
for Solomon's defeat.
1219
01:58:36,568 --> 01:58:40,781
I beg Your Majesty, do not refuse again.
You must save yourself.
1220
01:58:46,870 --> 01:58:50,749
- Majesty, where are you going?
-Do not try to stop me, Baltor.
1221
01:58:50,833 --> 01:58:54,294
I will not let Your Majesty
take the risk of going into the streets.
1222
01:58:54,378 --> 01:58:56,046
Stand aside!
1223
01:59:03,804 --> 01:59:07,057
I command you both,
do not follow after me.
1224
01:59:14,690 --> 01:59:19,403
MAN: Solomon is vanquished!
How are the mighty fallen!
1225
01:59:19,486 --> 01:59:23,782
Woe unto us!
The Egyptians will be upon us!
1226
01:59:23,866 --> 01:59:28,078
The Lord has punished Solomon
for his sins!
1227
01:59:28,120 --> 01:59:31,623
Who will save us now from Pharaoh?
1228
01:59:31,707 --> 01:59:35,169
Our sins have brought this upon us!
1229
01:59:35,252 --> 01:59:37,045
Woe unto us!
1230
01:59:37,087 --> 01:59:40,507
The Egyptians have overthrown
our noble Solomon!
1231
01:59:42,759 --> 01:59:45,262
Pharaoh will slay us all!
1232
01:59:47,306 --> 01:59:50,434
Solomon did not follow the path of God!
1233
02:00:13,790 --> 02:00:16,168
God of Israel,
1234
02:00:16,251 --> 02:00:21,757
thou who art called the all-knowing,
the compassionate,
1235
02:00:21,798 --> 02:00:25,928
look into my heart and hear my prayer.
1236
02:00:25,969 --> 02:00:29,640
Forgive my sin
against thee and thy people.
1237
02:00:29,723 --> 02:00:35,729
Grant me the life of Solomon
and preserve him against his enemies.
1238
02:00:35,812 --> 02:00:41,860
Do this, and I will return to the land
of Sheba and cast down the false gods.
1239
02:00:41,944 --> 02:00:47,199
And I will build a tabernacle
to the glory of thy name,
1240
02:00:47,282 --> 02:00:51,245
and there shall be
no other gods before thee.
1241
02:01:27,614 --> 02:01:29,283
Josiah.
1242
02:01:30,951 --> 02:01:34,621
- What has alarmed you, Sire?
-Not alarm, but hope.
1243
02:01:34,705 --> 02:01:37,624
Hope that comes like a light
in the midst of darkness.
1244
02:01:37,708 --> 02:01:42,212
It is as though God has come to me
and showed me the way.
1245
02:01:44,298 --> 02:01:45,549
Yes?
1246
02:01:46,466 --> 02:01:47,801
Sire!
1247
02:01:55,017 --> 02:01:58,228
- Our men return.
-And there.
1248
02:02:08,363 --> 02:02:09,740
And there!
1249
02:02:32,763 --> 02:02:35,932
They rally to us by the hundreds.
1250
02:02:51,823 --> 02:02:56,578
Set them to burnishing their shields.
Let them shine like mirrors.
1251
02:02:58,121 --> 02:02:59,581
Yes, Sire.
1252
02:03:31,321 --> 02:03:35,951
I remember you once lectured me, Hezrai,
on how a king of Israel is crowned.
1253
02:03:39,079 --> 02:03:43,333
Are there any among you
who deny my right to sit upon this throne?
1254
02:03:46,670 --> 02:03:50,507
Then I need no senseless ritual
to attend my elevation.
1255
02:03:53,844 --> 02:03:57,180
No anointing with the waters of Gihon.
1256
02:03:57,222 --> 02:04:00,976
I take with my own hands
what has always been mine.
1257
02:04:03,395 --> 02:04:06,731
Hail Adonijah, Lion of Israel!
1258
02:04:06,815 --> 02:04:09,234
ALL: Hail Adonijah!
1259
02:04:11,069 --> 02:04:14,990
Know this, all of you.
I have made an alliance with the Pharaoh.
1260
02:04:15,031 --> 02:04:18,118
Under his protection, I will rule Israel,
1261
02:04:18,201 --> 02:04:21,538
and I'll have no mercy
on any who oppose me.
1262
02:04:21,580 --> 02:04:24,541
Sire, the Sheban harlot has been found.
1263
02:04:24,624 --> 02:04:27,210
She has taken refuge in the temple.
1264
02:04:51,485 --> 02:04:54,696
- Halt!
-Halt!
1265
02:04:54,738 --> 02:04:56,698
Halt!
1266
02:05:05,248 --> 02:05:07,125
Again, the Israelites.
1267
02:05:07,209 --> 02:05:08,710
Where did they gather
that number of men?
1268
02:05:08,752 --> 02:05:11,421
Last night, we could find none of them,
only their dead.
1269
02:05:11,505 --> 02:05:14,925
In a few minutes, they will all be dead.
1270
02:05:15,008 --> 02:05:17,969
Today there is no darkness
into which they can escape.
1271
02:05:18,053 --> 02:05:21,223
They face east
and will be blinded by the sun.
1272
02:05:26,978 --> 02:05:28,813
Prepare for a frontal attack.
1273
02:05:28,897 --> 02:05:31,525
- Frontal attack!
-Frontal attack!
1274
02:05:31,608 --> 02:05:33,527
MAN: Frontal attack!
1275
02:05:48,708 --> 02:05:52,546
- They're going to charge us, Majesty.
-Wait for my signal.
1276
02:05:57,801 --> 02:06:00,554
(MEN SHOUTING)
1277
02:06:07,018 --> 02:06:09,354
Attack. Strike them down.
1278
02:06:09,437 --> 02:06:11,189
- Attack!
-Attack!
1279
02:06:16,820 --> 02:06:18,446
MAN: Charge!
1280
02:06:32,502 --> 02:06:34,004
(MAN SHOUTING)
1281
02:07:12,876 --> 02:07:14,169
Sire.
1282
02:07:26,056 --> 02:07:29,476
- Now!
-Shields forward!
1283
02:07:32,395 --> 02:07:33,897
(HORSES NEIGHING)
1284
02:08:02,258 --> 02:08:03,677
(SCREAMING)
1285
02:08:19,275 --> 02:08:20,443
(SCREAMING)
1286
02:08:54,644 --> 02:08:55,854
(SCREAMING)
1287
02:09:17,417 --> 02:09:19,794
(ALL SCREAMING)
1288
02:09:38,188 --> 02:09:42,358
Lord God of Israel, thine is the victory.
1289
02:09:42,442 --> 02:09:44,944
Thou art our sword and our shield.
1290
02:09:45,028 --> 02:09:47,947
ALL: Lord God of hosts.
1291
02:09:48,031 --> 02:09:50,033
Thou art the Lord God.
1292
02:09:50,074 --> 02:09:53,286
What thou hast done
was out of love for thy people.
1293
02:09:55,705 --> 02:10:00,710
If thou knowest what is in my heart,
grant me forgiveness.
1294
02:10:00,794 --> 02:10:02,587
Amen.
1295
02:10:06,132 --> 02:10:08,676
Ahab, Josiah.
1296
02:10:08,718 --> 02:10:11,721
Choose 20 men. Mount them on horses.
1297
02:10:11,805 --> 02:10:14,516
Gather up the Egyptians' banners
from the dust.
1298
02:10:14,557 --> 02:10:19,395
We will ride with them to Jerusalem
to proclaim that the city of David is saved.
1299
02:10:23,733 --> 02:10:27,904
By now,
Solomon is dead by his own deeds.
1300
02:10:27,946 --> 02:10:31,908
An Egyptian sword
has rendered judgment upon him.
1301
02:10:31,991 --> 02:10:36,412
It is I, Adonijah, who has prevented
the hordes of Egypt from falling upon you
1302
02:10:36,454 --> 02:10:37,914
and razing this city to the ground.
1303
02:10:37,956 --> 02:10:41,042
Hail Adonijah! Savior of Israel!
1304
02:10:41,084 --> 02:10:44,587
SCATTERED VOICES: Hail Adonijah!
1305
02:10:44,671 --> 02:10:48,591
There, in the temple,
is the cause of all your troubles.
1306
02:10:48,675 --> 02:10:51,970
It was she
who brought disaster upon Israel.
1307
02:10:52,053 --> 02:10:53,638
What shall be done with her?
1308
02:10:53,721 --> 02:10:56,516
- Let the dogs devour her!
-Drag her through the streets!
1309
02:10:56,599 --> 02:11:00,186
MAN 1: Give her to us!
MAN 2: Let her be stoned to death!
1310
02:11:00,270 --> 02:11:03,523
The sanctuary of the temple
must not be violated.
1311
02:11:03,940 --> 02:11:05,441
(CROWD MURMURING)
1312
02:11:05,900 --> 02:11:10,280
In the Israel that I rule, there is
no sanctuary for a pagan harlot.
1313
02:11:11,656 --> 02:11:14,784
You are her judges. I give her to you.
1314
02:12:07,921 --> 02:12:09,339
Let me pass.
1315
02:12:11,090 --> 02:12:12,717
Let me pass.
1316
02:12:16,012 --> 02:12:20,934
Once before I told you I was King of Israel
and you called me an imposter.
1317
02:12:21,017 --> 02:12:23,978
Now I shall prove to you
that I am the king.
1318
02:12:24,020 --> 02:12:27,815
I grant to you
the honor of my first judgment.
1319
02:12:27,857 --> 02:12:29,275
Stone her!
1320
02:12:42,830 --> 02:12:47,210
- L have spoken. Obey my command.
-Stone her!
1321
02:12:47,293 --> 02:12:49,504
Kill the pagan slut!
1322
02:12:51,381 --> 02:12:52,966
(ALL SHOUTING ANGRILY)
1323
02:13:08,940 --> 02:13:13,361
Solomon! Victory! Victory! Solomon!
1324
02:13:13,403 --> 02:13:15,196
Look! Solomon!
1325
02:13:26,624 --> 02:13:30,128
MAN: Victory! Victory! Solomon returns!
1326
02:13:30,211 --> 02:13:31,838
Solomon!
1327
02:13:37,510 --> 02:13:39,679
Victory! Victory!
1328
02:13:39,762 --> 02:13:41,180
Solomon!
1329
02:14:05,163 --> 02:14:06,372
ADONIJAH: Solomon!
1330
02:14:07,749 --> 02:14:09,500
Once before
you robbed me of my birthright,
1331
02:14:09,584 --> 02:14:12,837
but this time I'll not be denied!
1332
02:14:12,920 --> 02:14:14,005
Sheathe your sword, brother.
1333
02:14:14,088 --> 02:14:15,715
I will not break the pledge
I made to our father.
1334
02:14:15,798 --> 02:14:18,217
I will sheathe it in your heart.
1335
02:14:25,266 --> 02:14:26,267
(YELLS)
1336
02:14:41,574 --> 02:14:42,658
(GRUNTS)
1337
02:14:57,965 --> 02:14:59,175
(GROANS)
1338
02:14:59,425 --> 02:15:00,635
(ALL GASP)
1339
02:16:06,909 --> 02:16:10,830
When none in Jerusalem believed
that you and Israel could be saved,
1340
02:16:10,913 --> 02:16:12,331
she came into the temple,
1341
02:16:12,415 --> 02:16:16,419
and before the sanctuary
prayed that you might be spared.
1342
02:16:53,664 --> 02:17:00,087
For thine is the power
and the glory, forever.
1343
02:17:04,634 --> 02:17:09,639
GOD: Because thou didst call upon
my name in thy dark hour,
1344
02:17:09,722 --> 02:17:12,934
I have heard thee.
1345
02:17:12,975 --> 02:17:16,437
Return, therefore, unto thine own land,
1346
02:17:16,479 --> 02:17:20,191
and keep the covenant
thou didst make with me.
1347
02:17:51,806 --> 02:17:56,727
Now I can tell you
that I am to bear the child of our love.
1348
02:17:59,355 --> 02:18:04,193
Now you will be queen over Israel
and our son shall reign after me.
1349
02:18:05,111 --> 02:18:06,153
No.
1350
02:18:07,280 --> 02:18:11,450
I gave promise to God
that I would return to my own land.
1351
02:18:12,201 --> 02:18:16,330
For that he granted me your life
and his forgiveness.
1352
02:18:16,372 --> 02:18:18,624
But how can I let you go?
1353
02:18:20,501 --> 02:18:24,046
Your child shall reign in the land of Sheba.
1354
02:18:24,088 --> 02:18:27,717
And if God grant us the blessing of a son,
1355
02:18:27,758 --> 02:18:32,722
then for the first time,
Sheba shall have a king.
1356
02:18:32,763 --> 02:18:37,935
And he shall walk
in the way of the Lord God Jehovah.
1357
02:18:41,647 --> 02:18:45,109
That we must part is our atonement.
1358
02:18:49,864 --> 02:18:55,244
If this be thy will, 0 God,
I submit to thy judgment.
1359
02:18:56,829 --> 02:19:02,084
May thou watch between us
while we are apart one from the other.
1360
02:19:03,627 --> 02:19:07,340
I will be with you always.
1361
02:19:07,423 --> 02:19:12,345
Shout unto God, all the earth.
Sing praises unto the glory of his name.
1362
02:19:19,352 --> 02:19:22,521
Sing praises unto the Lord, 0 Israel.
1363
02:19:23,689 --> 02:19:27,735
Be gracious unto us, God, and bless us.
1364
02:19:27,777 --> 02:19:29,737
And bless us.
1365
02:20:17,201 --> 02:20:22,415
For his anger is but for a moment,
but his love is forever.
1366
02:20:23,874 --> 02:20:29,213
Weeping may tarry for a night,
but joy cometh in the morning.
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