1 00:00:04,422 --> 00:00:06,381 [Achish] Previously on House of David... 2 00:00:06,382 --> 00:00:08,426 [Achish] It has been many weeks. I feared you wouldn't come. 3 00:00:09,301 --> 00:00:10,927 Together we can find vengeance. 4 00:00:10,928 --> 00:00:12,722 One condition. Your throne. 5 00:00:13,305 --> 00:00:14,931 Let me show you freedom. 6 00:00:14,932 --> 00:00:17,267 My future is not mine to decide. 7 00:00:17,268 --> 00:00:19,269 - [Mirab] Going somewhere? - I can do no good here. 8 00:00:19,270 --> 00:00:21,438 Greetings from the house of Saul. 9 00:00:21,439 --> 00:00:22,522 Goliath! 10 00:00:22,523 --> 00:00:25,525 - [grunts, screams] - No! No! 11 00:00:25,526 --> 00:00:27,944 Let me fight their king. 12 00:00:27,945 --> 00:00:29,446 [Jonathan] The Philistines have assembled. 13 00:00:29,447 --> 00:00:32,408 We shall do what we have always done. Fight! 14 00:00:35,035 --> 00:00:37,037 [David singing in Hebrew] 15 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:51,802 [harp playing] 16 00:01:07,735 --> 00:01:08,736 [music stops] 17 00:01:19,288 --> 00:01:20,914 - [Nathaneel] Father, please. - [Jesse] Nathaneel. 18 00:01:20,915 --> 00:01:24,125 You know the king has called for every able man. 19 00:01:24,126 --> 00:01:26,294 [Nathaneel] I am not able. I am no warrior. 20 00:01:26,295 --> 00:01:27,837 Father, I will be the first to die. 21 00:01:27,838 --> 00:01:30,006 - [Jesse] You will have your brothers. - What is this? 22 00:01:30,007 --> 00:01:32,050 Father is sending us all to war. 23 00:01:32,051 --> 00:01:34,260 - War? What war? - [sibling 1] The Philistines. 24 00:01:34,261 --> 00:01:35,762 They have rallied against us. 25 00:01:35,763 --> 00:01:38,014 Father, this is madness. I-I will not go. 26 00:01:38,015 --> 00:01:40,183 - I will take his place. Send me. - He will take my place. 27 00:01:40,184 --> 00:01:41,435 - Send him. - He cannot go. 28 00:01:42,061 --> 00:01:43,520 Why not? You said every man. 29 00:01:43,521 --> 00:01:45,605 - He is not yet a man. - [Nathaneel] Neither am I. 30 00:01:45,606 --> 00:01:48,274 - If there is a war, I will fight. - Do as I say. 31 00:01:48,275 --> 00:01:49,359 Travel to the king. 32 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:51,402 - David must remain with me. - Nathaneel, come on. 33 00:01:51,403 --> 00:01:53,363 - Come. - Remove your hands from me. 34 00:01:53,364 --> 00:01:54,990 Father. Father. 35 00:01:55,491 --> 00:01:56,909 Father, you send me to my grave. 36 00:01:57,827 --> 00:01:59,078 For a king you despise. 37 00:01:59,829 --> 00:02:01,372 [Jesse] Nathaneel, come. Come, come, come. 38 00:02:01,872 --> 00:02:04,457 I send you to fight alongside your brothers. Mmm? 39 00:02:04,458 --> 00:02:06,335 For God, and for Israel. 40 00:02:07,127 --> 00:02:08,127 Understand? 41 00:02:08,128 --> 00:02:09,964 - [Nathaneel] Yes. [sniffles] - [kisses] 42 00:02:10,923 --> 00:02:11,924 [Jesse] Go. 43 00:02:14,677 --> 00:02:16,762 [sibling 2] Enough, brother. You embarrass yourself. 44 00:02:23,394 --> 00:02:24,394 [David] Why? 45 00:02:24,395 --> 00:02:26,020 - Do not. - [David] Give me an answer. 46 00:02:26,021 --> 00:02:27,480 Not today, David. 47 00:02:27,481 --> 00:02:29,357 Not as I've just sent all my sons to war. 48 00:02:29,358 --> 00:02:30,483 I am also your son. 49 00:02:30,484 --> 00:02:32,111 That is not what I meant. 50 00:02:33,070 --> 00:02:34,946 - I deserve... - What is it 51 00:02:34,947 --> 00:02:37,532 you believe you deserve, David? 52 00:02:37,533 --> 00:02:39,243 What do you deserve? 53 00:02:39,952 --> 00:02:40,995 Honesty. 54 00:02:42,246 --> 00:02:43,247 For once. 55 00:02:44,582 --> 00:02:47,333 I deserve to know why you keep me in these hills. 56 00:02:47,334 --> 00:02:49,335 And I have told you many times. 57 00:02:49,336 --> 00:02:51,255 [sighs] Deep calls to deep. 58 00:02:51,881 --> 00:02:54,549 - Didn't she say this? - Deep calls to deep. 59 00:02:54,550 --> 00:02:59,554 I know in my soul, you have never told me the truth. 60 00:02:59,555 --> 00:03:02,016 [crying] No. Please. 61 00:03:02,725 --> 00:03:04,101 Please. 62 00:03:05,853 --> 00:03:08,105 - Tend to the sheep, David. - [sighs] No. 63 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:10,649 [Jesse scoffs] 64 00:03:14,987 --> 00:03:16,614 [exhales sharply] 65 00:03:19,491 --> 00:03:20,618 [screams] 66 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:24,496 Let me go! 67 00:03:45,225 --> 00:03:48,604 {\an8}[bird calling] 68 00:03:54,944 --> 00:03:57,571 [indistinct chattering] 69 00:03:59,740 --> 00:04:01,742 [horses whinny] 70 00:04:17,257 --> 00:04:18,968 The day I've long dreamed of. 71 00:04:19,551 --> 00:04:20,927 What dream is that? 72 00:04:20,928 --> 00:04:22,805 Our forces unified. 73 00:04:23,889 --> 00:04:25,140 We shall see. 74 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:49,623 {\an8}[Saul] Thirty years. 75 00:04:50,708 --> 00:04:53,836 Thirty years I have served these people. 76 00:04:54,420 --> 00:04:55,586 Led them. 77 00:04:55,587 --> 00:04:56,797 Fought for them. 78 00:04:57,506 --> 00:04:58,757 I grow weary. 79 00:05:00,300 --> 00:05:01,802 [Abner] What's on your mind, Saul? 80 00:05:04,096 --> 00:05:05,805 I'm taking stock. 81 00:05:05,806 --> 00:05:07,474 [smacks lips] Ah. 82 00:05:09,018 --> 00:05:10,185 You're complaining. 83 00:05:11,103 --> 00:05:12,687 Do I not have the right? 84 00:05:12,688 --> 00:05:14,105 No, by all means. 85 00:05:14,106 --> 00:05:15,190 By all means. 86 00:05:16,442 --> 00:05:17,442 [chuckles] 87 00:05:17,443 --> 00:05:21,529 I pray only you do it quickly before our enemies arrive. 88 00:05:21,530 --> 00:05:23,949 - [chuckles] - There's quite a lot of them this time. 89 00:05:25,409 --> 00:05:29,328 What happened to the days when you would build me up before battle? 90 00:05:29,329 --> 00:05:30,497 [Abner chuckles] 91 00:05:35,461 --> 00:05:38,088 Well, I suppose I too grow weary. 92 00:05:46,555 --> 00:05:47,723 Tell me, Abner. 93 00:05:48,474 --> 00:05:49,850 Tell me who I am. 94 00:05:52,436 --> 00:05:53,812 You are Saul the conqueror. 95 00:05:55,481 --> 00:05:59,485 First in the reign of the kings of Israel, uniter of the tribes. 96 00:06:01,487 --> 00:06:02,488 No. 97 00:06:03,072 --> 00:06:04,531 Tell me who I am. 98 00:06:07,618 --> 00:06:08,827 To you. 99 00:06:09,661 --> 00:06:10,995 My king. 100 00:06:10,996 --> 00:06:15,417 You have lifted our people from fear to certainty. 101 00:06:17,169 --> 00:06:19,338 No matter the odds, you never wavered. 102 00:06:19,963 --> 00:06:22,841 You saved me from a life I could not escape. 103 00:06:24,384 --> 00:06:25,761 Gave me purpose. 104 00:06:26,553 --> 00:06:29,973 I will die without regret if you willed it. 105 00:06:30,516 --> 00:06:32,684 That's who you are to me, my king. 106 00:06:41,860 --> 00:06:43,487 [sighs] 107 00:06:44,780 --> 00:06:47,074 And why was I anointed king? 108 00:06:50,744 --> 00:06:52,162 For this very moment. 109 00:06:58,252 --> 00:06:59,253 How was that? 110 00:07:00,420 --> 00:07:02,798 - It will do. - [chuckles] 111 00:07:03,298 --> 00:07:06,677 [inhales deeply] I'm glad you are with me, old friend. 112 00:07:07,302 --> 00:07:08,929 Always, my king. 113 00:07:15,936 --> 00:07:19,022 [Joab] Over 150,000 Philistines so far. 114 00:07:19,940 --> 00:07:21,400 And more arrive by the day. 115 00:07:24,653 --> 00:07:26,613 Philistines outnumber us three to one. 116 00:07:28,699 --> 00:07:30,491 Doesn't seem fair, does it? 117 00:07:30,492 --> 00:07:32,326 I did not ask for fair. 118 00:07:32,327 --> 00:07:35,163 We'll kill ten of theirs for every one of ours. 119 00:07:35,164 --> 00:07:38,500 And I, for one, will take great pleasure in it. 120 00:07:41,628 --> 00:07:42,795 Oh, no. 121 00:07:42,796 --> 00:07:43,922 Rise. 122 00:07:48,510 --> 00:07:49,677 It is a fine sword. 123 00:07:49,678 --> 00:07:50,762 May I? 124 00:07:55,225 --> 00:07:59,354 My, uh... My father took it from a Philistine 20 years ago. 125 00:08:00,189 --> 00:08:02,023 In the first of your father's victories. 126 00:08:02,024 --> 00:08:03,566 Yes, I remember. 127 00:08:03,567 --> 00:08:04,901 What is your name? 128 00:08:04,902 --> 00:08:06,320 Eliazar. 129 00:08:06,820 --> 00:08:08,989 - Son of Asher of the house of Si... - Simeon. 130 00:08:10,115 --> 00:08:11,700 [chuckles] Yes. 131 00:08:14,870 --> 00:08:16,163 Straight and true. 132 00:08:17,623 --> 00:08:19,833 The House of Asher has long served us. 133 00:08:21,919 --> 00:08:23,295 I'm honored to fight beside you. 134 00:08:29,885 --> 00:08:31,010 Eliazar? 135 00:08:31,011 --> 00:08:32,137 Hmm? 136 00:08:32,930 --> 00:08:33,931 What do we have to fear? 137 00:08:35,390 --> 00:08:36,516 God is with us. 138 00:08:38,227 --> 00:08:39,436 [chuckles] 139 00:08:49,112 --> 00:08:50,530 [Eliazar] Is Samuel coming? 140 00:08:51,365 --> 00:08:53,450 To bless the battle as he always does. 141 00:08:53,951 --> 00:08:55,118 [Jonathan grunts] 142 00:08:58,080 --> 00:08:59,248 If God wills it. 143 00:09:04,836 --> 00:09:07,130 Did you just give that child false hope? 144 00:09:07,631 --> 00:09:09,299 It's better than no hope at all. 145 00:09:18,225 --> 00:09:19,809 [Saul] Courage, brothers. 146 00:09:19,810 --> 00:09:21,019 Courage. 147 00:09:22,396 --> 00:09:24,439 Who can stand against us? 148 00:09:25,065 --> 00:09:26,441 Who? 149 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:38,244 [Adriel] My king. 150 00:09:38,245 --> 00:09:40,455 As always, we have come to fight. 151 00:09:40,956 --> 00:09:45,085 Myself, and 25,000 of the Tribe of Judah. 152 00:09:52,175 --> 00:09:54,094 All is not forgotten, my king. 153 00:09:55,762 --> 00:09:59,641 But today, we fight as one. 154 00:10:06,106 --> 00:10:10,444 - We fight as one. - [chuckles] As one. 155 00:10:17,826 --> 00:10:19,119 Brothers! 156 00:10:20,287 --> 00:10:21,412 Behold the king! 157 00:10:21,413 --> 00:10:23,498 [soldiers cheering, clamoring] 158 00:10:49,399 --> 00:10:51,401 [harp playing] 159 00:10:56,573 --> 00:10:59,576 [Jesse] We thank you, God, for our many blessings. 160 00:11:00,827 --> 00:11:02,037 For this house. 161 00:11:02,704 --> 00:11:03,705 For our food. 162 00:11:04,498 --> 00:11:05,706 For this family. 163 00:11:05,707 --> 00:11:08,919 [David] Thank you, Lord, for everything you give us. 164 00:11:09,961 --> 00:11:14,132 Allow us to stay humble, to give you the glory in everything that we do. 165 00:11:15,634 --> 00:11:19,721 [sighs] And to trust in you, every day of our lives. 166 00:11:20,347 --> 00:11:21,514 Amen. 167 00:11:21,515 --> 00:11:24,142 [Jesse] Our dear God, we are your children. 168 00:11:25,519 --> 00:11:31,983 We ask for your guidance, your strength, and that you be with us, always. 169 00:11:33,110 --> 00:11:34,653 - Amen. - Amen. 170 00:12:04,975 --> 00:12:06,351 [chuckles] 171 00:12:06,852 --> 00:12:08,310 - Samuel. - Hello, David. 172 00:12:08,311 --> 00:12:09,520 [stammers, exclaims] 173 00:12:09,521 --> 00:12:12,606 [Samuel chuckles] 174 00:12:12,607 --> 00:12:14,108 I thought you'd be at the battle. 175 00:12:14,109 --> 00:12:17,111 - Hmm. I could say the same of you, yes? - [chuckles] 176 00:12:17,112 --> 00:12:20,990 And yet, here we are, at the dawn of a new day. 177 00:12:20,991 --> 00:12:22,325 - Ah? - Hmm. 178 00:12:23,493 --> 00:12:24,828 Take me to your father. 179 00:12:25,871 --> 00:12:27,037 Right, he's... 180 00:12:27,038 --> 00:12:28,998 - he's in the house. - [chuckles] 181 00:12:28,999 --> 00:12:31,459 [David chuckles] It's good to see you. 182 00:12:31,460 --> 00:12:33,962 [Samuel] It is good to see you, as well. 183 00:12:34,796 --> 00:12:37,924 [grunts] It will be better to see you when I'm sitting down. 184 00:12:38,758 --> 00:12:41,261 [Jesse] My... [sighs] ...apologies, great one. 185 00:12:42,345 --> 00:12:44,346 I can offer very little. 186 00:12:44,347 --> 00:12:48,226 I sent to the king's army the very best of what I have. 187 00:12:50,103 --> 00:12:51,395 Did you? 188 00:12:51,396 --> 00:12:52,481 Huh. 189 00:12:54,274 --> 00:12:58,152 Bless this fruit of the tree to our nourishment 190 00:12:58,153 --> 00:13:01,907 as we consecrate ourselves with it to your purpose. 191 00:13:02,782 --> 00:13:03,825 [smacks lips] 192 00:13:05,452 --> 00:13:06,453 Hmm. 193 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:08,413 The olive tree... 194 00:13:10,207 --> 00:13:12,082 In the winter the branches give us heat, 195 00:13:12,083 --> 00:13:16,253 in the summer, shade and the oil of the olive. 196 00:13:16,254 --> 00:13:18,840 Oh, it is life itself. 197 00:13:19,508 --> 00:13:21,510 You see, to everything there is a purpose. 198 00:13:22,469 --> 00:13:23,845 [sighs] 199 00:13:25,514 --> 00:13:26,681 - Samuel. - David. 200 00:13:29,893 --> 00:13:31,436 Uh. [clears throat] 201 00:13:32,229 --> 00:13:33,229 I want to go fight. 202 00:13:33,230 --> 00:13:35,231 - [blows] - [David] I told my father... 203 00:13:35,232 --> 00:13:39,944 Did you know that there is an olive tree at the peak of Nob, 204 00:13:39,945 --> 00:13:43,197 outside my home, that is said to be a thousand years old? 205 00:13:43,198 --> 00:13:46,283 I like to think that Joshua rested beneath it 206 00:13:46,284 --> 00:13:48,994 when he was entering the holy land, yeah. 207 00:13:48,995 --> 00:13:52,414 [sucks, blows] Do you know, my wife, Hila, 208 00:13:52,415 --> 00:13:56,086 she uses the oil of the olive to tame her hair. 209 00:13:56,586 --> 00:14:00,590 [clicks teeth] And can I tell you, she taught me the same thing. 210 00:14:01,591 --> 00:14:03,050 [chuckles] What do you think? 211 00:14:03,051 --> 00:14:05,803 - Does it work? [chuckles] - [chuckles] 212 00:14:05,804 --> 00:14:06,930 [inhales sharply] 213 00:14:08,056 --> 00:14:13,520 Holy seer, if I may, why are you here? 214 00:14:14,729 --> 00:14:15,730 [smacks lips] 215 00:14:17,607 --> 00:14:20,193 I'm glad you ask me, son of Obed. 216 00:14:21,194 --> 00:14:24,613 I've come to complete what I said I would do when I was with you last. 217 00:14:24,614 --> 00:14:26,365 I've come to sacrifice. 218 00:14:26,366 --> 00:14:28,784 To atone for the sins of this house. 219 00:14:28,785 --> 00:14:29,994 Hmm. 220 00:14:29,995 --> 00:14:31,371 To redeem them. 221 00:14:43,425 --> 00:14:44,926 [horses whinnying] 222 00:15:25,133 --> 00:15:27,010 - Achish of Gath leads them. - Hmm. 223 00:15:29,471 --> 00:15:31,056 He seems angry. 224 00:15:31,556 --> 00:15:34,975 [Jonathan chuckles] After what you did to his father on the battlefield, 225 00:15:34,976 --> 00:15:36,811 I cannot blame him. I would be. 226 00:15:37,937 --> 00:15:41,358 You would lead with strategy, not with emotion. 227 00:15:45,153 --> 00:15:46,571 Ashkelon unites. 228 00:15:52,786 --> 00:15:54,788 [Saul] Ashdod and Yurza. 229 00:15:59,751 --> 00:16:01,795 Didn't even plant their own flags. 230 00:16:02,295 --> 00:16:03,338 Cowards. 231 00:16:07,467 --> 00:16:08,676 And what of Ekron? 232 00:16:08,677 --> 00:16:11,054 [Abner] It seems he hasn't united all five territories. 233 00:16:11,930 --> 00:16:13,223 That's a good sign. 234 00:16:18,603 --> 00:16:19,895 [inhales deeply, screams] 235 00:16:19,896 --> 00:16:21,981 [soldiers cheering, clamoring] 236 00:16:36,871 --> 00:16:37,955 How many are they? 237 00:16:37,956 --> 00:16:42,543 Upwards of 200,000, with more horses and chariots than we can count quickly. 238 00:16:42,544 --> 00:16:44,337 That has never stopped us before. 239 00:16:50,802 --> 00:16:53,387 We should attack while we have the numbers. 240 00:16:53,388 --> 00:16:56,765 When have superior numbers ever mattered when fighting Hebrews? 241 00:16:56,766 --> 00:16:59,102 We must take their spirits first. 242 00:17:01,062 --> 00:17:02,564 [cheering, clamoring stops] 243 00:17:03,815 --> 00:17:05,400 [horse blusters] 244 00:17:12,323 --> 00:17:14,033 [horse blusters] 245 00:17:17,370 --> 00:17:19,372 [footsteps approaching] 246 00:17:33,678 --> 00:17:35,262 [horses whinnying] 247 00:17:35,263 --> 00:17:36,890 Easy, easy, easy. 248 00:17:49,194 --> 00:17:50,528 God of heaven. 249 00:17:51,738 --> 00:17:53,198 Gods of earth. 250 00:18:05,627 --> 00:18:07,587 Where is your king? 251 00:18:08,588 --> 00:18:10,589 Send him out to face me 252 00:18:10,590 --> 00:18:15,678 that I may hack him apart and feed him and your gods to the crows. 253 00:18:16,846 --> 00:18:18,305 He's just a man, Father. 254 00:18:18,306 --> 00:18:21,226 And I will reclaim these lands with blood. 255 00:18:24,646 --> 00:18:27,148 - Is he? - [Goliath] Send me your king. 256 00:18:27,982 --> 00:18:31,903 Or one mightier than he, if he should exist here in Israel. 257 00:18:32,487 --> 00:18:34,404 I will call down my gods. 258 00:18:34,405 --> 00:18:36,448 Have your champion call down his 259 00:18:36,449 --> 00:18:40,202 so that our blood may decide the fate of our people. 260 00:18:40,203 --> 00:18:42,831 And then we will see whose is greater. 261 00:18:43,498 --> 00:18:47,836 And the victor will enslave the other until their dying breath. 262 00:18:48,336 --> 00:18:54,884 As I stand here today, I defy Israel. 263 00:18:55,552 --> 00:18:58,428 - [groans] - [Goliath] I defy your God. 264 00:18:58,429 --> 00:19:00,889 Send me your champion. 265 00:19:00,890 --> 00:19:02,724 [shouts indistinctly] 266 00:19:02,725 --> 00:19:04,894 [clamoring] 267 00:19:06,354 --> 00:19:08,523 [chuckles] 268 00:19:19,033 --> 00:19:21,995 [Saul groans, breathes heavily] 269 00:19:28,543 --> 00:19:31,045 [Goliath laughs] 270 00:19:33,590 --> 00:19:35,967 [grunting, panting] 271 00:19:39,429 --> 00:19:41,555 - Father, gather yourself. - [grunts] 272 00:19:41,556 --> 00:19:44,349 [speaks Ugaritic, laughs] 273 00:19:44,350 --> 00:19:48,688 [speaking Ugaritic] 274 00:19:51,065 --> 00:19:52,066 [grunts] 275 00:19:52,775 --> 00:19:53,775 [groans] 276 00:19:53,776 --> 00:19:55,319 Oh, no. 277 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:57,362 Get it off me. [groans] 278 00:19:57,363 --> 00:19:58,615 [grumbles] 279 00:19:59,449 --> 00:20:02,744 [laughs] 280 00:20:06,205 --> 00:20:08,750 - [groaning] - [horse whinnies] 281 00:20:10,460 --> 00:20:12,462 [horse whinnies] 282 00:20:16,883 --> 00:20:18,008 [Saul] No! 283 00:20:18,009 --> 00:20:19,093 Father! 284 00:20:20,345 --> 00:20:22,138 [Saul strains] Curse you, demon. 285 00:20:22,722 --> 00:20:25,265 - [Jonathan] Father. You need to get up. - Away from me! [groaning] 286 00:20:25,266 --> 00:20:27,726 Father, look at your men. You are their king. 287 00:20:27,727 --> 00:20:29,102 Get him to his tent. 288 00:20:29,103 --> 00:20:32,648 - [Saul] We will die in darkness and fear! - Now! 289 00:20:32,649 --> 00:20:35,651 [Saul] Away from me! Away from me. 290 00:20:35,652 --> 00:20:38,528 Find someone willing to fight him! 291 00:20:38,529 --> 00:20:40,698 I will offer my daughter in marriage! 292 00:20:41,532 --> 00:20:44,619 Erase their debts. Anything. Go! 293 00:20:48,665 --> 00:20:52,168 Go! 294 00:20:53,336 --> 00:20:55,338 - [harp plays] - [David singing in Hebrew] 295 00:21:25,618 --> 00:21:27,954 [sighs, chuckles] 296 00:21:33,751 --> 00:21:36,379 Samuel, why do we wait? 297 00:21:38,006 --> 00:21:39,424 There is a battle. 298 00:21:40,383 --> 00:21:41,800 I must go. 299 00:21:41,801 --> 00:21:43,678 - [grunts] - I am ready. 300 00:21:46,973 --> 00:21:49,684 It was your mother taught you to play, yes? 301 00:21:50,977 --> 00:21:52,520 Hmm. Do you miss her? 302 00:21:53,938 --> 00:21:57,483 A woman of purpose, I think. 303 00:21:58,067 --> 00:22:02,320 [chuckles] There are few things more potent in this world than that. 304 00:22:02,321 --> 00:22:04,364 [mumbles] 305 00:22:04,365 --> 00:22:09,578 My own mother, she prayed so fervently 306 00:22:09,579 --> 00:22:12,414 at the temple that the priests thought that she was drunk. 307 00:22:12,415 --> 00:22:16,836 [chuckles] But no, it was deep purpose, it was faithfulness. 308 00:22:17,503 --> 00:22:20,048 And it is the reason that I am here now. 309 00:22:21,424 --> 00:22:27,137 The influence of a mother is greater than a king, 310 00:22:27,138 --> 00:22:29,682 a thousand kings. 311 00:22:30,349 --> 00:22:32,977 So beautiful. 312 00:22:36,022 --> 00:22:41,860 She sewed this for me when I was born and then she wrapped it... 313 00:22:41,861 --> 00:22:47,157 [chuckles] ...around me when I was sent to live among the priests. 314 00:22:47,158 --> 00:22:49,660 - I was two years old. - Mmm. 315 00:22:50,787 --> 00:22:53,081 I wear this to honor her memory. 316 00:22:53,831 --> 00:22:55,291 I thought it looked old. 317 00:22:58,252 --> 00:23:01,255 [laughs] You're... 318 00:23:01,839 --> 00:23:02,882 Yeah... 319 00:23:03,966 --> 00:23:04,967 Hmm. 320 00:23:05,885 --> 00:23:07,095 Can I tell you something? 321 00:23:08,638 --> 00:23:09,680 Anything. 322 00:23:10,431 --> 00:23:12,016 I've been seeing things. 323 00:23:12,558 --> 00:23:13,559 Huh? 324 00:23:14,644 --> 00:23:15,728 Or dreams. 325 00:23:16,646 --> 00:23:17,647 Visions. 326 00:23:18,147 --> 00:23:19,689 But they feel so real. 327 00:23:19,690 --> 00:23:20,858 [Samuel] Mmm. 328 00:23:22,193 --> 00:23:23,236 It's as if... 329 00:23:24,278 --> 00:23:27,949 - As if... - As if you are somewhere else entirely. 330 00:23:29,367 --> 00:23:30,785 - Yes. - Hmm. 331 00:23:32,370 --> 00:23:33,454 [grunts] 332 00:23:35,498 --> 00:23:36,958 It's a place I've never been. 333 00:23:39,127 --> 00:23:40,669 But it feels like home. 334 00:23:40,670 --> 00:23:41,754 Ah. 335 00:23:42,505 --> 00:23:45,507 Peace, beyond understanding. 336 00:23:45,508 --> 00:23:46,592 Tell me. 337 00:23:47,677 --> 00:23:51,055 I see a stream beneath mountains. 338 00:23:52,849 --> 00:23:54,433 And it's so beautiful. 339 00:23:56,102 --> 00:23:58,396 I've never seen anything like it before. 340 00:24:00,273 --> 00:24:01,440 And a warrior. 341 00:24:03,693 --> 00:24:05,027 His sword drawn. 342 00:24:05,778 --> 00:24:07,071 What is this place? 343 00:24:07,780 --> 00:24:09,072 Protecting the stream. 344 00:24:09,073 --> 00:24:10,198 [Samuel] Ah. 345 00:24:10,199 --> 00:24:12,660 I know of this. It is written. 346 00:24:14,704 --> 00:24:16,038 It is Joshua. 347 00:24:17,874 --> 00:24:18,875 Yes. 348 00:24:19,417 --> 00:24:22,879 The night before the great battle at Jericho, 349 00:24:23,504 --> 00:24:28,759 Joshua encountered... [stammers] ...a figure, a warrior with a drawn sword. 350 00:24:30,011 --> 00:24:31,262 Who was he? 351 00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:33,806 Ah. 352 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:37,310 And Joshua asked the warrior, 353 00:24:38,519 --> 00:24:40,771 "Are you for us 354 00:24:41,939 --> 00:24:44,316 or are you for our enemies?" 355 00:24:44,317 --> 00:24:49,697 And the warrior replied, "Neither. 356 00:24:50,990 --> 00:24:55,912 As captain of the armies of the lord of hosts, I now come." 357 00:24:56,746 --> 00:25:02,292 You see, what men forget, they ask, "Is God for us? 358 00:25:02,293 --> 00:25:03,460 Is God with us?" 359 00:25:03,461 --> 00:25:06,923 But the question they should be asking is, 360 00:25:08,341 --> 00:25:11,344 "Are we with God?" 361 00:25:12,220 --> 00:25:18,391 And then Joshua asked him, "What do you call upon your servants to do?" 362 00:25:18,392 --> 00:25:21,354 And this is the correct question to ask. 363 00:25:21,979 --> 00:25:23,856 And the warrior replied, 364 00:25:24,690 --> 00:25:27,401 "Remove the shoes from your feet, 365 00:25:29,320 --> 00:25:32,240 for you stand on holy ground." 366 00:25:33,032 --> 00:25:39,205 And Joshua did and he fell upon his face and worshipped. 367 00:25:40,331 --> 00:25:44,417 And perhaps this is the reason 368 00:25:44,418 --> 00:25:47,922 that the walls of Jericho fell down before him. 369 00:25:49,215 --> 00:25:51,300 [chuckles] 370 00:25:54,845 --> 00:25:58,890 [grunts] But, why show these visions to me? 371 00:25:58,891 --> 00:26:00,810 Well, because 372 00:26:01,894 --> 00:26:06,023 you have a role to play in this grand design. 373 00:26:06,983 --> 00:26:08,608 How can I do that trapped in a field? 374 00:26:08,609 --> 00:26:12,237 David, you speak as if today is yesterday. Huh? 375 00:26:12,238 --> 00:26:15,116 As if they are the same. 376 00:26:15,616 --> 00:26:19,828 Listen, to everything, there is a season 377 00:26:19,829 --> 00:26:25,501 and a time for every... [sighs] ...purpose under heaven. 378 00:26:26,210 --> 00:26:28,169 So when will my time come? 379 00:26:28,170 --> 00:26:29,838 Too many questions. 380 00:26:29,839 --> 00:26:31,589 Play me another song. 381 00:26:31,590 --> 00:26:33,591 If you don't mind. 382 00:26:33,592 --> 00:26:35,886 Yes. 383 00:26:36,554 --> 00:26:38,556 [harp plays] 384 00:26:53,487 --> 00:26:56,907 I make this offer to you again today... 385 00:26:59,952 --> 00:27:01,119 Choose a man. 386 00:27:01,120 --> 00:27:02,662 Send him down to me. 387 00:27:02,663 --> 00:27:07,626 And if he strikes me down, we will be your slaves! 388 00:27:08,586 --> 00:27:14,842 But if he dies at my hand, you will be our slaves! 389 00:27:18,012 --> 00:27:19,263 Well? 390 00:27:24,685 --> 00:27:26,479 I'll see you tomorrow. 391 00:27:27,813 --> 00:27:29,357 [banging on drums] 392 00:27:33,444 --> 00:27:36,321 How many days must we do this? 393 00:27:36,322 --> 00:27:39,741 Is there no champion in Israel? 394 00:27:39,742 --> 00:27:45,664 Day after day after day, I defy Israel! 395 00:27:49,335 --> 00:27:51,419 [Nathaneel] Why must they do that? 396 00:27:51,420 --> 00:27:52,838 My head hurts. 397 00:27:53,464 --> 00:27:54,923 That is why. 398 00:27:54,924 --> 00:28:01,096 Nine days and still no one who will face me! 399 00:28:01,097 --> 00:28:03,932 Are you not servants of your God? 400 00:28:03,933 --> 00:28:05,518 Come and fight me! 401 00:28:06,352 --> 00:28:09,230 [Philistine army shouting, clamoring] 402 00:28:12,608 --> 00:28:14,610 I will get my revenge. 403 00:28:17,029 --> 00:28:18,197 [Kezia] My queen. 404 00:28:18,697 --> 00:28:20,032 News from the battle. 405 00:28:21,700 --> 00:28:24,745 - [Mychal] What? What is it? - [Ahinoam] News from Abner. 406 00:28:27,623 --> 00:28:30,375 "The Philistines have united their armies against us. 407 00:28:30,376 --> 00:28:32,627 Some 250,000 men." 408 00:28:32,628 --> 00:28:33,921 What? 409 00:28:34,672 --> 00:28:35,880 And they have a giant. 410 00:28:35,881 --> 00:28:37,049 [Mirab] A giant? 411 00:28:37,550 --> 00:28:38,591 How? 412 00:28:38,592 --> 00:28:39,718 Mother? 413 00:28:56,318 --> 00:28:57,611 What does it say? 414 00:29:12,376 --> 00:29:15,379 Father is again trapped in darkness. 415 00:29:17,214 --> 00:29:18,799 Worse than before. 416 00:29:19,884 --> 00:29:21,177 What should we do? 417 00:29:30,478 --> 00:29:32,271 There is nothing left to do. 418 00:29:34,690 --> 00:29:37,192 There's... There's always something. 419 00:29:37,193 --> 00:29:39,195 At the very least we pray. 420 00:29:40,279 --> 00:29:41,489 To whom? 421 00:29:42,990 --> 00:29:44,408 You know to whom. 422 00:29:44,950 --> 00:29:47,203 I will save my breath. 423 00:29:49,497 --> 00:29:54,042 Mother... [inhales sharply] ...Hashem has answered our cry before, he... 424 00:29:54,043 --> 00:29:56,002 He will answer again. 425 00:29:56,003 --> 00:30:00,048 I do not wish to hear that name in my presence. 426 00:30:00,049 --> 00:30:01,133 Ever again. 427 00:30:03,385 --> 00:30:05,179 I am weary of it. 428 00:30:13,771 --> 00:30:17,440 No, we... [breathes shakily] We-We have to... 429 00:30:17,441 --> 00:30:19,485 We have to do something. 430 00:30:25,449 --> 00:30:26,575 [breathes shakily] 431 00:30:27,993 --> 00:30:29,036 [Mychal sniffles] 432 00:31:13,872 --> 00:31:14,957 [Mirab] Mychal? 433 00:31:17,668 --> 00:31:19,169 I'm going to see Father. 434 00:31:19,670 --> 00:31:21,838 To battle? Have you lost your mind? 435 00:31:21,839 --> 00:31:23,799 - He needs me. - I need you! 436 00:31:24,800 --> 00:31:28,386 Mychal, our brothers are gone, our mother has given up. 437 00:31:28,387 --> 00:31:29,971 - It is only us. - [Mychal sighs] 438 00:31:29,972 --> 00:31:31,557 Come with me then. 439 00:31:32,266 --> 00:31:33,474 Don't be a fool. 440 00:31:33,475 --> 00:31:34,851 What could we possibly do? 441 00:31:34,852 --> 00:31:37,437 If Father is in his right mind, he... 442 00:31:37,438 --> 00:31:39,690 [inhales deeply] He will lead them. 443 00:31:40,524 --> 00:31:43,068 He will defeat our enemies as he always has. 444 00:31:44,028 --> 00:31:45,613 And you believe you can bring him back? 445 00:31:48,699 --> 00:31:50,075 [horse blusters] 446 00:31:51,660 --> 00:31:53,786 Do you know which way Elah is? 447 00:31:53,787 --> 00:31:56,581 It's north. [inhales deeply] 448 00:31:56,582 --> 00:31:59,793 - North? - I will ride north and I will find it. 449 00:32:00,961 --> 00:32:02,004 I have to. 450 00:32:03,088 --> 00:32:04,089 [Mirab sighs] 451 00:32:06,258 --> 00:32:07,676 All right. Come on. 452 00:32:08,302 --> 00:32:10,429 - What are you doing? - Just help me, please. 453 00:32:16,727 --> 00:32:19,396 If you die there will be no one left to entertain me. 454 00:32:22,733 --> 00:32:24,943 Well, we can't have that. [chuckles] 455 00:32:27,196 --> 00:32:29,865 Hey. Thank you. 456 00:32:30,407 --> 00:32:32,409 [clicks tongue] He's my father too. 457 00:32:33,619 --> 00:32:34,995 And I disagree with Mother. 458 00:32:35,996 --> 00:32:37,373 There is always hope. 459 00:32:42,336 --> 00:32:43,337 Come on. 460 00:32:58,352 --> 00:33:02,772 - An entire tribe of cowards and traitors. - Watch your tongue. 461 00:33:02,773 --> 00:33:05,942 You plan to hide in caves while your brethren face this enemy? 462 00:33:05,943 --> 00:33:08,069 What they face is certain death. 463 00:33:08,070 --> 00:33:10,030 Eliab. What is this? 464 00:33:10,989 --> 00:33:15,953 The Tribe of Zebulun has chosen to abandon our battle and our king. 465 00:33:16,829 --> 00:33:18,914 - How many? - All of them. 466 00:33:19,415 --> 00:33:20,498 They have a giant. 467 00:33:20,499 --> 00:33:21,625 We have nothing. 468 00:33:22,418 --> 00:33:23,794 Zebulun fights for God. 469 00:33:24,670 --> 00:33:26,254 And God is not with our king. 470 00:33:26,255 --> 00:33:31,467 Let all of Israel know that Zebulun has surrendered to their own fear. 471 00:33:31,468 --> 00:33:34,095 And when we fight this battle, and when we win, 472 00:33:34,096 --> 00:33:38,767 our sons and their sons will tell the tale of how you fled. 473 00:33:40,477 --> 00:33:45,566 If you believe victory so certain, why don't you face the giant, son of Jesse? 474 00:33:52,156 --> 00:33:58,579 I do not blame them, sitting here day after day after day doing nothing. 475 00:33:59,121 --> 00:34:03,333 We'll starve before we ever set foot on the battlefield. 476 00:34:03,876 --> 00:34:05,668 This is no strategy. 477 00:34:05,669 --> 00:34:07,588 - This is cowardice. - [Abner] Adriel. 478 00:34:08,589 --> 00:34:10,673 This is your prince you're speaking to. 479 00:34:10,674 --> 00:34:11,883 [Adriel] Oh, yes. 480 00:34:11,884 --> 00:34:14,677 Son of a deranged king, heir to a dying legacy. 481 00:34:14,678 --> 00:34:16,095 Enough. 482 00:34:16,096 --> 00:34:19,808 If your father will not lead, then I will. 483 00:34:21,435 --> 00:34:23,394 I say we fight! 484 00:34:23,395 --> 00:34:25,188 [soldiers] Yeah! We fight. 485 00:34:25,189 --> 00:34:30,318 And even if we cannot win, we will at least die in the trying! 486 00:34:30,319 --> 00:34:32,069 [soldiers] Yeah! 487 00:34:32,070 --> 00:34:34,155 For God and Israel! 488 00:34:34,156 --> 00:34:36,784 - For God and Israel! - [soldiers shouting, clamoring] 489 00:34:39,495 --> 00:34:41,245 [Adriel] Ah, that's it. Flee, flee! 490 00:34:41,246 --> 00:34:44,040 Hide in your tent with your father! 491 00:34:44,041 --> 00:34:46,293 One more word and it'll be your last. 492 00:34:47,586 --> 00:34:49,755 Anyone else with words of treason? 493 00:34:55,969 --> 00:34:58,095 - What are you doing? - I'm going to face the giant. 494 00:34:58,096 --> 00:34:59,932 - No, you're not. - Adriel speaks the truth. 495 00:35:00,808 --> 00:35:01,975 Someone must do it. 496 00:35:02,559 --> 00:35:03,893 Let it be me. 497 00:35:03,894 --> 00:35:05,729 And what do you think is going to happen, hmm? 498 00:35:07,606 --> 00:35:08,856 God will decide. 499 00:35:08,857 --> 00:35:11,692 That thing is going to tear you apart. 500 00:35:11,693 --> 00:35:13,069 He's gonna rip you in half 501 00:35:13,070 --> 00:35:15,656 - before the eyes of our brethren. - There is no other way! 502 00:35:17,741 --> 00:35:18,742 Yes, there is. 503 00:35:21,119 --> 00:35:22,120 There is. 504 00:35:33,757 --> 00:35:36,218 [Mychal humming] 505 00:35:45,352 --> 00:35:47,437 By now Mother must know we're gone. 506 00:35:48,939 --> 00:35:50,731 If there were any decent horsemen left in the palace, 507 00:35:50,732 --> 00:35:52,651 she would send them to stop us, but... 508 00:35:54,027 --> 00:35:55,195 Or not. 509 00:35:56,321 --> 00:35:57,906 I think she's lost patience with me. 510 00:35:58,407 --> 00:36:01,535 Take comfort in knowing you lost something she never offered me. 511 00:36:02,536 --> 00:36:03,537 [Mychal] Hmm. 512 00:36:05,539 --> 00:36:06,623 Are you afraid? 513 00:36:07,875 --> 00:36:09,293 There is no time for it now. 514 00:36:11,378 --> 00:36:13,380 [Mychal humming] 515 00:36:15,048 --> 00:36:16,049 Mychalie. 516 00:36:16,717 --> 00:36:18,176 Hard to forget, eh? 517 00:36:19,136 --> 00:36:20,136 The song? 518 00:36:20,137 --> 00:36:21,221 No. 519 00:36:21,889 --> 00:36:22,931 David. 520 00:36:24,725 --> 00:36:26,726 He abandoned our father, I... 521 00:36:26,727 --> 00:36:28,270 I don't want to think about him. 522 00:36:30,439 --> 00:36:32,441 [Mychal humming] 523 00:36:37,738 --> 00:36:39,489 [chuckling] 524 00:36:43,785 --> 00:36:44,953 [sighs] 525 00:36:50,083 --> 00:36:52,502 Blessed are you, Jesse, son of Obed. 526 00:36:53,337 --> 00:36:56,923 The sins of your house are atoned by blood. 527 00:36:56,924 --> 00:36:58,966 A worthy sacrifice. 528 00:36:58,967 --> 00:37:00,427 How did you choose it? 529 00:37:01,553 --> 00:37:04,056 - In accordance with our laws. - [Samuel] Tell me. 530 00:37:04,848 --> 00:37:06,266 The best of the flock. 531 00:37:06,975 --> 00:37:08,936 One without spot or blemish. 532 00:37:10,062 --> 00:37:11,354 Is that not the law of Moses? 533 00:37:11,355 --> 00:37:13,148 [Samuel] Yes. Yes, indeed. 534 00:37:14,733 --> 00:37:16,151 Now, go away. 535 00:37:17,277 --> 00:37:18,987 I must speak with your father. 536 00:37:20,072 --> 00:37:21,573 - [David] I will be in the east fields. - [Samuel] Ah. 537 00:37:22,866 --> 00:37:24,784 Join me when you've finished, great one. 538 00:37:24,785 --> 00:37:27,078 I will teach you how to be a shepherd. 539 00:37:27,079 --> 00:37:30,082 [laughs] 540 00:37:32,125 --> 00:37:35,837 This should be an offering of thanksgiving. 541 00:37:36,630 --> 00:37:39,591 The blessing of the most high is upon your house. 542 00:37:42,344 --> 00:37:44,345 But your spirit is heavy. 543 00:37:44,346 --> 00:37:45,555 [grunts] 544 00:37:46,306 --> 00:37:50,184 There is no weight so great as a lie. 545 00:37:50,185 --> 00:37:51,770 Is that not so, Jesse? 546 00:37:55,440 --> 00:38:00,569 When Saul called your sons to war 547 00:38:00,570 --> 00:38:03,782 you gave them up. 548 00:38:04,408 --> 00:38:07,076 When I demanded your sons you did not hesitate 549 00:38:07,077 --> 00:38:10,205 to bring them forth, to offer them all. 550 00:38:10,956 --> 00:38:13,458 All but for one. 551 00:38:16,086 --> 00:38:17,963 So why do you cling to him, huh? 552 00:38:21,425 --> 00:38:23,719 - I keep him from himself. - [sighs] 553 00:38:24,469 --> 00:38:26,012 And shame from this family. 554 00:38:26,013 --> 00:38:30,892 Jesse, speak the truth. 555 00:38:34,312 --> 00:38:35,313 My David. 556 00:38:37,858 --> 00:38:41,111 David is young, wild, restless. 557 00:38:43,238 --> 00:38:45,490 His heart is like a deep fire. 558 00:38:46,033 --> 00:38:48,909 He's headstrong, unbroken. 559 00:38:48,910 --> 00:38:51,037 Yes. Yes, he is. 560 00:38:51,038 --> 00:38:53,081 You are the mouth of the Lord. 561 00:38:54,374 --> 00:38:57,502 You must know that David cannot be king. 562 00:38:58,086 --> 00:39:00,422 Surely you must see this. 563 00:39:01,381 --> 00:39:03,216 Shall I tell you what I see? 564 00:39:05,260 --> 00:39:07,011 You are right. 565 00:39:07,012 --> 00:39:13,310 You are right to dread the fire in your son's heart, for it burns very hot. 566 00:39:14,144 --> 00:39:15,812 Like the Lord's own. 567 00:39:16,396 --> 00:39:19,398 And he is beloved by God because of this, 568 00:39:19,399 --> 00:39:23,528 and perhaps it is the very reason that he was chosen. 569 00:39:24,321 --> 00:39:30,327 So, you, a man, you stand in the way of God. 570 00:39:32,329 --> 00:39:35,581 Is it because you begat your son in sin, huh? 571 00:39:35,582 --> 00:39:36,791 The son of Jesse. 572 00:39:36,792 --> 00:39:38,209 The sin of Jesse. 573 00:39:38,210 --> 00:39:40,336 Anointed for all to see. 574 00:39:40,337 --> 00:39:42,546 - Is it shame that compels you? - [sighs] 575 00:39:42,547 --> 00:39:44,799 No, it is not. It is something else. 576 00:39:44,800 --> 00:39:46,593 It is something deeper. 577 00:39:47,094 --> 00:39:50,430 And yet these are words that you have never spoken. 578 00:39:53,183 --> 00:39:55,477 Have God ask anything of me, 579 00:39:56,394 --> 00:40:00,107 anything else, I will give all. 580 00:40:00,941 --> 00:40:05,069 You have given God many things, but you have not given your all. 581 00:40:05,070 --> 00:40:09,282 You have not given what is most precious. 582 00:40:10,242 --> 00:40:15,914 You have not offered the best of the flock. 583 00:40:16,706 --> 00:40:17,707 Hmm? 584 00:40:18,750 --> 00:40:22,002 It is these sacrifices that are the greatest. 585 00:40:22,003 --> 00:40:26,424 It is this that God requires of us. 586 00:40:27,717 --> 00:40:30,804 To give what we love the most. 587 00:40:33,223 --> 00:40:35,183 If you try to cling to him... 588 00:40:38,728 --> 00:40:40,939 your fingers will break. 589 00:40:48,363 --> 00:40:50,198 Send me your champion! 590 00:40:51,658 --> 00:40:53,535 Or you shall all be slain! 591 00:40:54,619 --> 00:40:55,786 Cowards! 592 00:40:55,787 --> 00:40:57,580 All of you, cowards! 593 00:40:57,581 --> 00:41:00,375 Remember when the Philistines assembled at Michmash? 594 00:41:01,501 --> 00:41:04,920 There was courage in no man, brothers hiding in caves. 595 00:41:04,921 --> 00:41:06,172 [horse whinnies] 596 00:41:06,173 --> 00:41:07,591 You attacked by night. 597 00:41:08,216 --> 00:41:10,760 Alone, only with your armor-bearer. 598 00:41:11,887 --> 00:41:13,888 You confused them, disoriented them. 599 00:41:13,889 --> 00:41:15,014 Hashem gave us that victory. 600 00:41:15,015 --> 00:41:17,141 Yes, yes, but you started it. 601 00:41:17,142 --> 00:41:18,393 You gave us hope. 602 00:41:26,067 --> 00:41:27,611 These are not men of Israel. 603 00:41:28,695 --> 00:41:29,988 Hunters from Asher. 604 00:41:31,114 --> 00:41:33,700 Best mercenaries. Assassins from Egypt. 605 00:41:35,076 --> 00:41:36,411 You will attack by night. 606 00:41:37,329 --> 00:41:40,123 And if God is with you, you will slay that giant in his sleep. 607 00:41:41,791 --> 00:41:43,585 [Jonathan] And you will stay by my father's side? 608 00:41:44,252 --> 00:41:45,628 I will. 609 00:41:45,629 --> 00:41:47,254 I will do all I can. 610 00:41:47,255 --> 00:41:48,340 Till the end. 611 00:41:49,382 --> 00:41:50,383 Come. 612 00:42:04,189 --> 00:42:06,566 [water running] 613 00:42:39,891 --> 00:42:42,060 What would you have your servant do? 614 00:43:23,560 --> 00:43:25,312 [inhales sharply] 615 00:43:28,273 --> 00:43:30,984 [breathes heavily] 616 00:43:36,614 --> 00:43:37,615 Why? 617 00:43:39,200 --> 00:43:41,703 Why choose me for something I'll never do? 618 00:43:43,038 --> 00:43:44,039 [sighs] 619 00:43:47,667 --> 00:43:49,294 I wish I understood you. 620 00:43:50,587 --> 00:43:51,796 [Jesse] David! 621 00:43:54,090 --> 00:43:56,343 David. Come. 622 00:44:12,067 --> 00:44:15,070 - [grunts] - Father, where are you going? 623 00:44:15,904 --> 00:44:17,822 I am not going anywhere. 624 00:44:21,159 --> 00:44:22,243 Come, David. 625 00:44:33,671 --> 00:44:35,006 [sighs] 626 00:44:37,675 --> 00:44:40,553 [sighs, chuckles] 627 00:44:41,179 --> 00:44:43,680 There are things I've wanted to say for so long, 628 00:44:43,681 --> 00:44:46,100 and suddenly I have no words to say them. 629 00:44:46,101 --> 00:44:47,602 [inhales sharply] 630 00:44:48,395 --> 00:44:50,521 [Nitzevet] David, come. 631 00:44:50,522 --> 00:44:51,606 Come here. 632 00:44:55,527 --> 00:44:56,653 [Jesse] David. 633 00:44:57,320 --> 00:44:58,321 Please. 634 00:45:02,367 --> 00:45:03,368 [sighs] 635 00:45:05,328 --> 00:45:08,623 I took my first wife in prudence. 636 00:45:09,541 --> 00:45:12,084 Mmm. Our union was wise. 637 00:45:12,085 --> 00:45:14,753 [inhales sharply] For her tribe and mine. 638 00:45:14,754 --> 00:45:17,757 My bloodline was... [inhales sharply] ...tainted. 639 00:45:18,591 --> 00:45:19,675 Because of grandmother Ruth? 640 00:45:19,676 --> 00:45:21,927 Yes, she was a Moabite. 641 00:45:21,928 --> 00:45:25,014 [inhales deeply] But my wife, she was pure. 642 00:45:25,557 --> 00:45:28,726 She bore me mighty sons, your brothers. 643 00:45:30,478 --> 00:45:36,901 It was after she returned to the dust that I met your mother. 644 00:45:39,654 --> 00:45:43,032 She... [sighs, grunts] She was so different. 645 00:45:44,033 --> 00:45:47,494 The opposite of... [inhales sharply] ...everything I was taught to seek. 646 00:45:47,495 --> 00:45:49,664 Born an enemy of our people. 647 00:45:50,248 --> 00:45:56,045 Yet, her spirit, her warmth, something I had never known. 648 00:45:59,174 --> 00:46:00,425 I took her in haste. 649 00:46:01,718 --> 00:46:03,178 Married unlawfully. 650 00:46:05,930 --> 00:46:07,348 But I loved her, David. 651 00:46:08,349 --> 00:46:11,853 With a love I did not know was possible. 652 00:46:12,979 --> 00:46:15,398 [sighs] And she loved me. 653 00:46:22,363 --> 00:46:24,449 Your mother's final words to me... 654 00:46:24,949 --> 00:46:27,284 I know. She said to keep me safe. 655 00:46:27,285 --> 00:46:28,577 [Jesse] No. 656 00:46:28,578 --> 00:46:30,329 That is not what she said. 657 00:46:30,330 --> 00:46:33,458 [sighs deeply] 658 00:46:36,920 --> 00:46:39,464 "Let him rise." 659 00:46:45,178 --> 00:46:47,347 Let him rise. 660 00:46:52,936 --> 00:46:54,354 [Jesse] Those were her words. 661 00:46:57,857 --> 00:46:59,776 She saw visions, your mother. 662 00:47:00,276 --> 00:47:01,944 She had dreams about you. 663 00:47:01,945 --> 00:47:03,696 About what you would become. 664 00:47:05,990 --> 00:47:07,658 Dreams of violence. 665 00:47:07,659 --> 00:47:10,494 Both beautiful and terrifying. 666 00:47:10,495 --> 00:47:12,288 [breathes shakily, cries] 667 00:47:12,956 --> 00:47:14,666 And her last request to me... 668 00:47:18,002 --> 00:47:20,630 was for me to release you to those dreams. 669 00:47:22,257 --> 00:47:24,467 Forgive me, son. 670 00:47:25,218 --> 00:47:26,511 Forgive me. 671 00:47:27,762 --> 00:47:32,058 I have kept you here because you are the last part of her that remains. 672 00:47:33,017 --> 00:47:37,272 I don't send you to the fields because I am ashamed of you. 673 00:47:39,023 --> 00:47:40,692 I keep you here because... 674 00:47:41,359 --> 00:47:47,365 David, because I love you as I loved her. 675 00:47:50,952 --> 00:47:52,412 Forgive me, son. 676 00:47:59,419 --> 00:48:00,502 Come. 677 00:48:00,503 --> 00:48:03,130 I have loaded the donkey with food and supplies. 678 00:48:03,131 --> 00:48:04,881 I need you to take them. 679 00:48:04,882 --> 00:48:06,134 Where? 680 00:48:10,096 --> 00:48:11,681 To the battlefield. 681 00:48:12,974 --> 00:48:14,350 To your brothers. 682 00:48:17,895 --> 00:48:20,106 [David breathes heavily] 683 00:48:25,653 --> 00:48:27,655 [grunting] 684 00:48:31,409 --> 00:48:33,328 [sighs] 685 00:48:38,833 --> 00:48:40,251 The night of the shepherds. 686 00:48:44,631 --> 00:48:48,426 It is a heavy burden to be a king before your time. 687 00:48:50,136 --> 00:48:51,137 Leave us. 688 00:48:57,393 --> 00:48:58,853 What are you doing here? 689 00:48:59,937 --> 00:49:03,231 To offer counsel in your hour of need. 690 00:49:03,232 --> 00:49:06,361 To serve you, as I did your father. 691 00:49:09,447 --> 00:49:12,617 You serve no one but yourself, Doeg. 692 00:49:14,535 --> 00:49:15,995 And you believe in nothing. 693 00:49:18,206 --> 00:49:19,749 [Doeg chuckles] 694 00:49:20,750 --> 00:49:25,296 I believe you have a bigger problem than that giant. 695 00:49:29,592 --> 00:49:34,597 Words travel vast distances if one listens carefully enough. 696 00:49:35,598 --> 00:49:38,016 Stories of the great seer journeying 697 00:49:38,017 --> 00:49:41,145 to the Tribe of Judah, to the city of Bethlehem. 698 00:49:42,814 --> 00:49:44,982 I could be of great service to you. 699 00:49:45,692 --> 00:49:48,860 Should you command it, I will hunt and kill whoever it is 700 00:49:48,861 --> 00:49:52,489 that has been anointed to replace your father. 701 00:49:52,490 --> 00:49:53,740 Speak of my father again. 702 00:49:53,741 --> 00:49:57,704 [chuckles] All I need is just a name. 703 00:49:58,705 --> 00:50:00,914 The final piece, Jonathan. 704 00:50:00,915 --> 00:50:04,209 I have no time for your games, Doeg. 705 00:50:04,210 --> 00:50:05,294 [Doeg] Fine. 706 00:50:06,337 --> 00:50:11,217 Then go fight a battle you know you cannot win. 707 00:50:18,391 --> 00:50:21,394 Mark my words, Edomite. 708 00:50:23,312 --> 00:50:25,189 Even if I die on that field, 709 00:50:26,983 --> 00:50:29,944 it will not be before I watch the life drain from your eyes. 710 00:50:30,486 --> 00:50:34,072 [chuckles] That would be interesting to watch. 711 00:50:34,073 --> 00:50:37,368 [inhales deeply, chuckles] 712 00:50:44,959 --> 00:50:46,836 [Saul grunts, sighs] 713 00:50:51,549 --> 00:50:53,301 [Jonathan] I know the truth, Father. 714 00:50:55,803 --> 00:50:57,972 But I also know that I am your son. 715 00:50:59,015 --> 00:51:03,561 - I love you and I am with you, to the end. - [whimpers] 716 00:51:16,491 --> 00:51:17,658 Sleep now. 717 00:51:19,911 --> 00:51:22,829 And if you wake, pray for me. 718 00:51:22,830 --> 00:51:24,664 - [soldiers shouting, clamoring] - No. 719 00:51:24,665 --> 00:51:28,502 - [grunts] - No! 720 00:51:28,503 --> 00:51:31,714 [grunts] No. 721 00:51:48,940 --> 00:51:51,024 No! No! 722 00:51:51,025 --> 00:51:52,192 Jonathan! 723 00:51:52,193 --> 00:51:54,779 No! 724 00:52:15,842 --> 00:52:17,009 [Abner] God be with you. 725 00:52:45,788 --> 00:52:47,205 My son. 726 00:52:47,206 --> 00:52:50,793 [sighs] I love you. 727 00:52:51,294 --> 00:52:53,421 - [David] I love you too. - [sighs] 728 00:52:54,213 --> 00:52:56,841 [kisses, sighs] All right. 729 00:53:08,060 --> 00:53:09,145 Will we go together? 730 00:53:10,146 --> 00:53:12,398 I have my own journey to make. 731 00:53:13,524 --> 00:53:16,360 Do you remember the first words that I said to you? 732 00:53:17,194 --> 00:53:21,574 I said, "God does not see as man sees. 733 00:53:22,450 --> 00:53:25,035 He sees into the heart." 734 00:53:25,036 --> 00:53:29,832 And you, you have the heart of a lion. 735 00:53:30,666 --> 00:53:32,460 What do lions do? 736 00:53:34,337 --> 00:53:35,546 [chuckles] 737 00:53:36,797 --> 00:53:38,925 - They roar. - [chuckles] 738 00:53:39,550 --> 00:53:42,053 - [roars] - [chuckles] 739 00:53:54,523 --> 00:53:56,233 Rise, my son. 740 00:53:57,735 --> 00:53:58,903 Rise. 741 00:54:04,533 --> 00:54:07,327 [Goliath] How many days must we do this? 742 00:54:07,328 --> 00:54:10,873 Is there no champion in Israel? 743 00:54:12,208 --> 00:54:16,128 Anybody who will fight me?