All language subtitles for Of Kings and Prophets s01e02 Let the Wicked Be Ashamed.eng

Previously on
"Of Kings and Prophets"...

[ Lion roars ]
[ Gasps ]

There's a lion
that kills our sheep.

Flog him.

Let me kill
the lion instead.

[ Lion roaring ]

Word of this will spread.
You will be famous.

Together:
Saul, King of Israel!

[ Cheering ]

Our enemies now
are the Philistines.

When your sister
marries Mattiyahu,

at last, the 12 tribes
of Israel will unite.

And you fortify us
against the Philistines.

I have a spy
in the House of Saul.

I am at your service.

Meet my general --
Goliath.

Where's Mattiyahu?
[ Sobs ] Where is he?!

You put yourself
above the Lord.

You are not the Lord.

I am the prophet.

And I am the king!

The Lord -- He will take
your throne from you

and choose another
in your place.

Michal: Father, please do your
best to avoid more bloodshed.

Saul: That is why I meet
with King Achish

at war council, Michal.

She's pretty.

Isn't she?

Saul: I'm leaving
your brother Ishbaal here

to protect you
and your sister.

He is in charge while I'm at
war council with King Achish.

You listen to him.

Daughter...

it would be wise to remember
I did not kill Mattiyahu.

It was the Philistines,

and I will seek retribution
for their act.

[ Horse whinnies ]

You can't be serious.

I just really like her.

[ Laughs ]
Of course you do.

She's a beautiful
princess.

I know. I know.
But it's more than that.

Now that
you're in the palace

rubbing shoulders
with the royals,

have you forgotten
all the stories?

Saul is ruthless.

What do you think
he's gonna do

when he finds you
under the skirts

of his favorite daughter?

Am I that unworthy
a suitor?

For a princess,

you are the definition

of an unworthy suitor.

You're a shepherd.
-No, Yoab.

Yesterday
I was a shepherd.

Today I'm in
the royal court.

So who's to say that tomorrow

I can't win the hand
of a princess?

[ Swords clatter ]

Do not align yourself
with this family.

They will not be around
much longer.

But then why did you
go and join their army?

Because the army
will always be there!

It's the House of Saul
that's falling apart.

Everyone can feel it.

Samuel said,
"Torn from the throne."

Yeah.
Yeah. That could mean anything.

Every king is torn
from the throne eventually.

It's called dying.
It's gonna happen to all of us.

This king is not gonna die
peacefully in his bed.

The Philistines are coming.

Do you want to be sitting
at the dinner table

with Saul
when they arrive?

You killed Mattiyahu,
a son in the House of Judah.

That is an act of war
I cannot ignore.

I am willing to overlook
your atrocity

if you pull your troops
from the northern border.

You dragged me out of dinner
for this?

Saul:
You will never defeat us.

We have the higher ground.

We have 30,000 men.

The tribes will unite.

Judah will lead the charge.

Then there are more of you
to kill.

You've stood in the way of
our trade routes for 20 years.

You're not interested
in trade routes.

You want our land
and our water.

And with our iron,
we'll take it.

You've no weapons.

We have weapons.

Bronze?

Elohim.

Oh, Saul.

Everyone knows your God
has forsaken you.

Surrender your city.

I may let your children live.

We will be waiting.

Wherever you come,
we will be there.

?

[ Gryphon screeching ]

[ Screaming ]

A gryphon outside!
It attacked me!

It's a bad omen!

-[ Speaking indistinctly ]
-What's wrong?

The prophet's talking
to God.

[ Moaning ]

Aaron: Prophet Samuel,
what did God say?

Babesh: Prophet?

Come.

Elohim has made
his choice.

And he said
we had to go now?

There are those
who would stop me.

We must be on our way.

Where are we going?

To anoint a new king.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

[ Swords clanging,
men grunting ]

What is this?

The slaughter
of the Amalekites.

The king thinks recreating
the battle will make us forget

the prophecy that he is to be
torn from the throne.

[ Horse whinnies ]

Storyteller:
With the Lord by his side,

Saul slew the Amalekites
as was commanded.

Give praise to our great king
for victory.

Give praise!

They're not cheering.
Give praise!

It's the prophet.

His words still ring
in their ears.

The Lord will take the throne
from Saul

and put another in his place!

Elohim wants another king!
The prophet said it!

Saul is our king!

Man: The prophet said it!
[ Indistinct shouting ]

Then take this back
to him.

[ Shouting intensifies ]

Silence them!

Saul disobeyed Elohim!

Saul is our king!

[ Shouting continues ]

Ishbaal:
They should be killed.

Jonathan: Ishbaal,
you can't kill people

for being unruly
in the town square.

It makes you look weak.

Weak? I have led my people
to victory after victory.

Which is why you can dismiss
one drunken idiot.

-It was more than one.
-Merav.

The whole place
can come down.

Do you think I care?

My husband is dead!

[ Crying ] My father sent him
to his death.

Well, Elohim commanded it
to be so.

No! You just wanted
your iron!

And now I've lost my husband,
and you've started a new war,

so go pray that the tribes
will fight by your side.

She is a foolish girl.

Right now we have to attend
to the tribes.

Call them to council.

Tell them you hold the throne
just as you always have,

until you pass it to your
eldest son -- Jonathan.

Kingship must come with
the blessing of the prophet.

Forget Samuel. We're not going
to need his blessing.

The Lord commands us to respect
the prophet, Ishbaal!

Father.

Get the harpist.

He finds
your music soothing.

Well, it's an honor
to serve the king.

It's this way.

You're worried about
your father,

but you needn't be.

He's a great king.

[ Chuckles lightly ]

You killed a lion.

Surely you can handle
my father.

[ Soft harp music playing ]

?

[ Music stops ]

Why have you stopped?

The song ended, my king.

What if I choose for the song
not to end?

You want me
to play it again?

No. No, no, no, no.

That's not what I meant.

I said, what if I chose
for the song not to end?

I am the king.

I am allowed to command a song,
am I not?

Uh...

You're not from here.

No.

No. I'm a shepherd
from Bethlehem.

A shepherd?

Ahh.
I was a farmer.

Uh, well,
a boy farmer.

[ Chuckles ]
What did you grow?

A few things.
Dates, wheat, olives.

My mother -- she would, uh,
sell them at the market.

Do you miss it?

Yes, I-I do.

I miss it very much.

I...I was
a very happy boy.

And then the prophet
turned up,

and -- and told me that Elohim
had chosen me

and I was meant
to be king.

It was such an honor
to be anointed.

It's an honor
beyond reckoning.

Who would say no, hmm?

[ Both laugh ]

No one.

No one.

And I didn't.

[ Sighs ] I served the prophet
Samuel loyally.

And now I'm told
Elohim doesn't want me.

Like a flame going out,
he's gone.

He's not gone, my king.

Then why can't I feel him?

You.
You are David of Bethlehem?

Yes, sir. I am.

I am Hanoch of Ruben.
This is Eitan of Judah.

It's an honor
to meet you both.

We've heard of your bravery
with the lion.

Extraordinary.

With more men like you
in our ranks,

Israel might have
a chance.

Your fame has spread
far and wide.

Is that all I'm to be
remembered for?

You wish for more?

My father,
how was he?

What did he say?

Well, with all due respect,
Princess,

the king has taken me
into his confidence.

I wouldn't really feel
comfortable speaking about it.

But he's --
he's all right.

You don't need to worry
about him.

So many people
doubt him now

because of what
the prophet said.

Ishbaal said something awful
to my father.

The prophecy's hit him
the hardest of all.

Well, if anyone can ease
his mind, it's you.

Well, I should, uh...

Yes.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

Hasn't got a blade.

That one hasn't got
a handle.

Everything is in
terrible condition.

Who are you?

I beg your pardon,
highness.

My name's Yoab.
I'm new to the palace.

I can see that.
Question for you --

Do you think a peasant
has the right

to criticize
the king's armory?

I'm not criticizing, sir.
I'm observing.

Observe more silently.

Ishbaal, let's talk.

The Philistines
are on the march.

The fires are lit.

We don't have the troops
to repel them.

Father warned
they would come

if we wasted our energy
fighting the Amalekites.

We did as
the prophet commanded.

Yes.

Yes, we did.

And it will be the last time
he commands us.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

[ Rhythmic drumbeats ]

Ishbaal,
prince of the House of Saul.

Asriel.

It's late.
What do you want?

There is turmoil
in the city.

I need you, my best assassin,
to take care of it.

What's the name?

[ Indistinct shouting
and rowdy laughter ]

Samuel.

You want me
to kill the prophet?

My father
has spent his life

doing this
prophet's bidding.

And now he's going to try
and tear him from the throne?

He is the mouthpiece
of your God.

I want him dead
before he anoints another.

It's going to cost you.

I want him dead.

[ Rhythmic drumbeats ]

Today I call on the loyalty
of all 12 tribes of Israel.

War is coming, and our troops
prepare for battle

even as the Philistines
march upon us.

We will prevail.

But the tribes must be united.

Perhaps you should have thought
of uniting the tribes

before you sent Mattiyahu
to his death.

Your son's loss
is our loss, too.

Your son was to marry
my daughter.

We grieve as one.

Your grief
does not bring him back.

We must now protect
all our sons.

Hanoch speaks wisely,
my friend.

We must unite the tribes

to protect our future
generations.

How can we accept a leader

that does not have the faith
of the prophet?

[ Crowd murmuring ]

The Philistines are animals.

They eat dog and pig.

They worship a sea monster,

and Saul has defeated them
again and again and again

with my sons at his side
defending you and yours.

This is how you repay him?

Because I did not hear the
prophet say, "Betray your king!"

The prophet said --

No one knows
what the prophet meant,

and he is not here
to explain himself,

but Saul is here.

As he's been here
ever since he was anointed.

[ Crowd murmuring ]

The tribe of Ruben pledges its
loyalty to the House of Saul.

We thank you, Hanoch.

[ Indistinct speaking ]

Eitan of Judah,
will you pledge your loyalty

to the House of Saul?

The 11 tribes together do not
equal the might of Judah.

Your men are fierce --
it is true --

much like their chieftain.

If we do not join,

you and your bloodline
are wiped from this earth.

Some would say
that's as it should be.

Eitan,
we are old friends.

You once asked
for my hand.

You chose Saul.

We must think
of our children.

My heart aches at what happened
to your son -- Mattiyahu.

But you also
have a daughter...

and I a son,

who will one day be king
and has yet to take a wife.

[ Speaking indistinctly ]

Let's hope
he comes back alive.

Jonathan:
Our scouts say the Philistines have mobilized over 30,000 men.

We have 1/3 their number.

Judah is with us.

We have their 10,000.

What did that cost?

His daughter
and my first-born.

You arranged my marriage
without informing me?

I bring you 10,000 men
to help you fight this war.

You should be thanking me.

Thank you, Mother.

[ Exhales sharply ]

I have done it.

He wants Jonathan
for his daughter.

Ah.

How quickly he sells
his second child

to have a chance to enter
the House of Saul.

You knew he would.

But you --

you...

you were dazzling.

I...

I must rest
before we march.

This day has taxed me.

[ Inhales sharply ]

[ Door closes ]

See that I'm not disturbed.

[ Door closes ]

[ Indistinct conversations,
horse whinnies ]

You're a devout man,
Goliath.

Perhaps that's why you've
never lost a battle.

I kneel to Dagon for the
protection of my family.

I don't need
his help to kill.

Have you decided from which
direction we'll attack?

From the Valley of Elah,
but it's not going to matter.

We will destroy them
wherever we meet.

Are you not concerned the tribes
will unite?

That won't happen.

I also have
other strategies.

So, what news do you
bring me, Rizpah?

I conveyed your generous offer
of silver.

It was accepted.
Meet Hanoch of Ruben.

He commands 6,000
Israelite soldiers.

He will betray
his King Saul

and bring his men
to the Philistine side.

Hanoch: They bring with them
10,000 soldiers.

Saul hopes the addition
of Judah's army

will discourage you
from invading the city.

Without knowing that your army
will desert him

as soon as
battle commences.

Yesterday I pledged to him
the loyalty of my tribe.

He has no idea of my plan
to betray him.

Saul is my friend
and ally,

but our Lord
has condemned him.

Who am I
to disobey Elohim?

And if it comes with a fortune
in silver, so be it.

This has nothing to do
with your silver.

I have a 9-year-old son.

I want to see him grow up.

[ Coins clinking ]

It was only a jest.

Rizpah: Queen Zaphra,

I thank you
for your hospitality.

It is dangerous for you
to come back and forth

to Gibeah this way.

A concubine is nothing
to Saul.

As long as I take care,
he does not miss me.

Why return to Saul's bed?

It's torture to you.

I want to be there
when it happens.

I want to see his face

when he realizes I helped
tear him from the throne.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

Michal: Ishbaal?

Go on inside.

Ishbaal: Is he dead?

Asriel: Not yet.

I went to the tabernacle,
but he was gone.

No sign of Samuel, but, lo
and behold, this one shows up.

[ Exhales sharply ]

Tell him who you serve,
Babesh.

[ Grunts ]

[ Breathing heavily ]

Tell him.

The prophet.

I serve the prophet.

I won't hurt you.

Just tell me --

has he anointed another?

Not yet.

And where was he going?

I don't know.

When I left,
he was south of Ramah.

Thank you.

-Princess?
-[ Gasps ]

[ Sighs ]
You startled me.

Sorry.

It's late.

I'm waiting for
my brother Jonathan

to return
from a war scout.

I have something important
I must discuss with him.

Yeah?

Ishbaal -- he...

did something...

to protect my father,
I know.

What did he do?

I have to talk
to Jonathan.

I will wait all night
if I must.

Okay.

I'll wait with you.

Zaphra:
What do you really want?

Saul has stood in front of
our trade routes for too long.

We will take
what we came to take.

We captured their
Ark of the Covenant,

and their God rained horror
on our people --

plagues, boils, death.

Now you insist we challenge
this God again?

Zaphra --

Look.

Look.

Their God did this to me,
Achish.

I see you.

I see you.

It's getting late.

You should go back inside
the palace and get some rest.

I must talk to Jonathan.

Can't you wait
until the morning?

[ Door closes ]

[ Sighs ]

Ishbaal has hired
an assassin...

...to kill the prophet.

[ Exhales sharply ]

Oh, if this gets out,

it will destroy the union
of the 12 tribes.

He's terrified
that Samuel

will anoint another
in Father's place.

But if this assassin
kills Samuel,

Elohim will destroy
us all.

Aaron:
Prophet, shall we make camp and see if Babesh finds us?

We must keep moving.

If the Lord wills for Babesh
to find us, he shall.

[ Breathing heavily ]

Prophet.

We worried for you,
Babesh.

I'm sorry, prophet,
but I was lost.

Well, you are safe
with us now.

Prophet.

[ Yells ]

Aah!

Elohim sees all.

He said it was a gift
from the prophet.

Tell your prophet
I will meet him myself.

And if I see you again
in my city,

I will not
give you the mercy

that the prophet has bestowed
upon these two.

You will beg for mercy
from Elohim and from Samuel.

You will feel
what it is like

when he does not answer
your call.

Bury them.

?

Ishbaal,
I know your plan.

I won't let you.

[ Thud ]

Move aside, sister.

If you kill Samuel,
you'll damn yourself and this whole family!

We're already damned,
apparently,

because Samuel said so.

And do you know
what he's going to do next?

He will anoint a new king.

If -- If that's
God's will --

God's or Samuel's?

And how can you be sure?

And are you willing to bet
our father's life on it?

Because I'm not.

Let me tell you
how this works, Michal.

Old kings and their heirs must
die to make way for the new.

Now, you've already seen
how the people

are turning on our father.

A new king
is all that they need

to spark
a full-scale revolt.

And what will
the people do

when they find out
that the son of Saul

killed their beloved prophet,
the voice of Elohim?

Just get out of my --

What kind of consequences
might that spark?

Get out of my way.

[ Gasps ]

I don't want to hurt you,
okay?

I won't let you go.

I'm sorry.

What are you doing?

If it's a fight you want,
I'll give it to you.

No. Just stop.

Stop.

It's okay. Just stop.

Everything's okay.

Isn't it, brother?

Fine. Have it your way,
sister.

[ Staff thuds ]

Are you mad?

No, I don't think so.

You spent the night
with the princess.

I was protecting her.

Oh, is that
what we call it?

Yeah. Her brother --

Yeah! Her brother.

The next hole he has me dig
could be for you.

So if you want to live a long
and happy life,

I'd stay away
from both of them.

Yeah, well,
that's not gonna be easy.

I'm supposed to be playing
for them tonight.

You best go get yourself
cleaned up, then.

I'll finish this.

Saul: Our scots say the
Philistines are on the march

and are three days away.

But even though we face
mortal danger,

we celebrate the future
of our tribes

united against our enemies.

The House of Saul
announces the betrothal

or our beloved son
Jonathan...

[ Crowd murmuring ]

...to Sarah, daughter
of the house of Judah.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

It's a beautiful feast.

Wonderful.

You're not much
of a talker.

We're about to go to war.

[ Soft harp music playing ]

Did you tell the harp player
what we were arguing about?

I told no one.

I only prayed to Elohim
to stop you,

and I'm grateful
that he did.

You stopped me.

[ Harp music continues ]

I don't know what you know
or what you think you know...

but if I catch you...

speaking about me
to anybody...

...I will kill you,

your family...

and every animal
in your fields.

Keep out of my business.

Stop acting like a child.

You remind Judah
of what he's lost

instead of
what he's gained.

You know nothing
about love.

Father doesn't even invite you
to his chambers

unless it's to talk
about strategy.

He loves his concubine
more than you.

Saul:
I said to Achish --

He will think we are waiting
for him in the north,

so he will come down
the valley.

It's the only other option.

And we will be waiting
for him...

with Elohim by our side.

This is what it means
to unite the tribes.

This is the courage we need
from a leader.

Mm.

Hi. I'm Taavi.

Y-You killed a lion?

I did. [ Chuckles ]

You want to know
what it was like?

[ Growls ]

[ Giggles ]

In my city, we give alms
to the musicians.

Thank you, my lord.

This is Philistine silver.

Where'd you get this?

My father.

He has bags of it
under his bed.

Hanoch: Taavi...

time for bed.

?

I don't believe this.

Hanoch commands 6,000 men.

He has been beside me
through glories and defeats.

Even with
Samuel's prophecies

he has stood by my side.

As any traitor might
to obscure his duplicity.

Michal, you know nothing
of these matters.

My king, I'm not making any
claim against Hanoch's loyalty.

I only make claim
of my loyalty to you.

Aah!

[ Silver clatters ]

I will have my guards search
Hanoch's chambers.

You did well
to tell me of this.

You, at least,
I can trust.

I'll call for you later.

-"I'll call for you later."
-That's what she said.

That's obviously a call
to the bedchamber.

But if I were you,
I'd keep my belt laced tight.

Mm. If she calls for me,
I'm going.

David, think.

I am.

With your brain
this time.

War is coming.

If this Hanoch of Ruben
has turned traitor

and you were the means
of discovery,

then you need to stay out
of it now.

Your presence is requested
in the palace.

Oi.

Belt.

Tight.

[ Taps bars ]

You must not speak a word
of this to anyone.

David: Of course not.

Where are we going?

She said to bring you
downstairs.

Hello.

My queen.

You did us
a great service tonight.

Hanoch's room was filled
with Philistine silver.

What will be done
with him?

He'll be made
an example of.

But I didn't ask you here
to talk about Hanoch.

The Philistines
are but days away.

They march 30,000 strong,

and I'm not sure
we will survive.

I need you.

I need you now.

My queen, I can't.

This could get me killed.

So could
refusing your queen.

Taavi:
Father, what's happening?

-Taavi!
-Where are they taking us?

Hanoch:
Have mercy, my king!

Father,
what are they doing?

Father! Father!
-Have mercy!

My king!

My king, I beg you!

[ Whimpering ]

Let them go.

[ Woman vocalizing spiritually ]

[ Indistinct shouting ]

Hanoch sold his loyalty
for Philistine silver.

This is what we do to traitors.

My king, not the boy!

All of them, now.

[ Children gasp ]

[ Crowd murmuring ]

Do not betray me...

for I am your anointed king!

Play.

Um...

Ohh.

You are angry.

You think I went too far,
but it had to be done.

Hanoch was a traitor.

He would have brought
the alliance down.

And the boy --
well, boys grow into men.

If I hadn't have done
what I did,

many more would have died.

This is the price
of kingship!

But now I think on it,

I don't need music.
I feel fine.

Hey.
You can't just leave.

You were right.
I don't belong here.

What did you expect, eh?

Something --

something...better.

Where are you going?

Home.

David?

I sent for you.

They couldn't find you.

You're leaving?

Yeah.

I wish I could leave, too.

My father -- he...

My father should not have
killed the boy.

But when you're
in his position,

you act as
you think you must.

Then I pray...I'm never
in his position.

Goodbye, Michal.

?

[ Sheep bleating ]

[ Flies buzzing ]

-What's happened?
-The prophet is here.

And he's --
he's looking for you.

David, son of Jesse.

Yes.

Kneel.

It is so that Elohim has
anointed you shepherd

over his inheritance,

over his people Israel.

He will be
to you a father,

you will be to him
a son...

...and he will call you...

"The Beloved."

David, with this oil,
you are anointed.

Elohim...

has chosen his king.

Repair and Synchronization by
Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0