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I am black

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and beautiful.

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O daughters of Jerusalem,

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do not gaze at me
because I am dark.

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Let him kiss me
with the kisses of his mouth.

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Your lips
are like crimson thread,

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your breasts
are like two fawns

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that feed among the lilies.

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There is no flaw in you.

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Adonijah!

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Adonijah, my brother!

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Are you hurt?

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Oh, of course not, Solomon.

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I always end a race this way.

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No, don't move.

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Let me see if you're injured.

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So, you're a
physician now, too?

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Is there anything you
don't know, Solomon?

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I know you're too
mean to be hurt

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by such a minor accident.

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Minor accident?

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It was spectacular.

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I thought you'd
been killed.

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Imagine my
disappointment now,

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to see you
still alive.

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Get away from me!

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I'm not hurt.

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I won, Solomon.

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Won?

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You have to cross
the finish line to win.

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Look at you,
you can't even walk.

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I can walk.

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Pick him up, pick him up!

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Break camp!

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The hunt is over.

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To Jerusalem!

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Are you in
need of help?

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Only if you're a physician.

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Physician?

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No, no, my lord!

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Stop. Stop, stop,
stop, stop.

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But my daughter
is skilled in herbs.

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Many people say she
has healed them.

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What is your name?

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I am Azarel ben Asaph,
from Jaffa.

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I travel to Jerusalem
to sell saltfish.

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This is my daughter,

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if we can be
of any help, my lord.

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What is her name?

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She is called Abishag.

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And she has healing
powers, you say?

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Well, she has healed many
in my village, my lord.

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I am Solomon,
son of King David.

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This is my half-brother,
also King David's son.

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If you can help him,
there'll be a handsome reward,

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I can assure you.

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Oh, to aid the son
of our great king

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is reward enough,
my lord.

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There is an oasis just there.

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We'll test your
daughter's healing powers.

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Why the fish themselves
do not get sick,

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is a great mystery
to me, my lord!

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Ah, ah, do not worry,

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do not worry, my lord.

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Abishag will help
your brother.

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My wife offers you saltfish.

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This is my business,
my lord.

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Here, try it.

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I think you'll
find it pleasing.

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Mmm, this is good, Azarel.

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But how can you fish
if you can't abide boats?

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No, I do not fish myself,
my lord.

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Never.

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I buy from the boats as
they come in the evening.

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We work through the night
to salt the fish.

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Through the night?

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The heat of the day,

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they must be fresh.

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Solomon!

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Adonijah!

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Are you all right?

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But your wounds!?

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Nearly painless.

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Would that I had been
injured before

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were I to be touched
by this woman.

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Abishag, come out.

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Have you ever seen
such a creature?

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And her hands,

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they are touched by God.

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She heals just by laying on.

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Perhaps you'd
like to meet her father?

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Azarel ben Asaph
from Jaffa,

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meet the recently revived
Adonijah from Jerusalem,

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the son of King David
and Haggith.

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Sir, I'd like
to buy your daughter.

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She's not for sale, my lord.

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Then I'd like to marry her.

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No, my lord.

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Hah, you?!

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Married?! Hah.

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May the King
live forever.

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Your blessing,
Father.

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Lord bless you and keep you.

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God make His face
to shine upon you

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and be gracious to you.

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God lift up
His countenance to you

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and give you peace.

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So...

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...the hunt went well?

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No, Father.
No game was seen.

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Oh. So, no tales
to tell, then?

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Oh, a tale of near
death to tell.

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What?

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But without the hunt?

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Adonijah challenged
me to a race.

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An accident?

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He was thrown
from his chariot

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when it overturned.

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Is he injured?

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That's the most
interesting part.

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He was hurt, badly.

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He was cut, broken,
he passed out

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and we were rushing him
here to the court physicians.

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But on the way,

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we met an old merchant
and his family.

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A dealer in saltfish,
O Illustrious One.

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Though never have I set
foot on a boat myself.

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The motion, Great One,
it brings on the sickness.

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Why the fish
themselves are not sick

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is a mystery to me,
my lord.

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But then his daughter...

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...a great beauty,

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took Adonijah
into their tent

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and within an hour,
he was nearly whole.

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An amazing cure.

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How?

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Herbs and a knowledge
of nature, she says.

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Bring her to me, Solomon.

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Perhaps she
can do something

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with this old body.

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I will.

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Solomon!

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Solomon,
let me approach her.

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- Who?
- The girl.

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The beauty you
promised to our father.

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You were listening?

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I must have her, Solomon,

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let me bring her
to the palace.

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The king commanded me...

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A favor, I beg of you.

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Solomon?

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- Yes, all right.
- Thank you, Solomon.

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Acknowledge them.

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It is you
they are cheering.

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Is it wise to be seen
riding together, Joab?

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What could
be more natural?

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You take an interest
in the army,

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so you ride with the
general in command.

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- But much more important.
- Yes?

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It shows that the army
is behind you.

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Solomon's a weakling.

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You speak harshly
of my brother?

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Half-brother.

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With him on the throne,

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this country
will fall apart

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within five years.

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Or Bathsheba would rule.

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Solomon's mother
is not as strong

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as she would
like to think.

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Stronger than her son.

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So is my eunuch.

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What Bathsheba
doesn't understand

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that Israel's strength
lies in her fighting men.

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You do, so the
army's behind you.

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And look at the people.
They love you.

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You're their image of
what a prince should be.

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And when the time comes,
and I think it will not

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be long, we must strike.

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Then, the throne
of Israel is yours.

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Now, where do we find this
young woman you lust of?

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You wait till
you see her.

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Make way!

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Make way!

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I'm Joab,
general in charge

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of the armed
forces of Israel.

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You are commanded
to present yourself

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and your daughter at
the court of King David.

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Arise.

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You are in no danger.

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I am Bathsheba,
wife of King David,

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mother of Solomon.

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He tells me your
daughter heals wounds.

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Is that true?

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It is quite true,
my queen.

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I'm not a queen.

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He flatters me
because he thinks

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it will be to his benefit.

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What's your name?

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He's Azarel ben Asaph of Jaffa,

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a seller of saltfish.

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And this is his daughter,
Abishag.

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Come here, child.

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You're beautiful.

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So, you're skilled in herbs?

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I have some knowledge,
your majesty.

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It is our wish that your
daughter remains here

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to nurse the king.

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General Joab,

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I'm thankful for your interest

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in bringing this girl here.

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You may go now.

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As you wish.

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You may all go.

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Azarel, come here.

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What I am about to tell
you is vital information,

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worth much to
the king's enemies.

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You love the king?

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Israel exists only

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because of King David,

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for God loves him.

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But the king's life
is drawing to its close.

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Israel is divided,

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and only King David
can bring us all together.

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That's why I want your
daughter to use

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all her power to bring back

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the health of King David.

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And I promise that
when she will leave,

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she will take with her
a dowry fit for a queen,

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and she will be
as pure as she is today.

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It shall be as you wish.

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Good.

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So, my dear,
we'll prepare you

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to meet the king.

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David is dying.

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Our king is dying.

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He will not survive.

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And when he dies,

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who are they going
to put on the throne?

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- Solomon.
- Solomon!

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And you know
as well as I do,

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our kingdom will be lost
with him on the throne.

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You know that's
treason you're talking!

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Treason?!

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It's our duty to consider
the succession.

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But it is the king's will
that Solomon succeed him.

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00:17:28,840 --> 00:17:31,051
But is it God's will,
Abiathar?

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Joab, God's will

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and King David's will
are one and the same.

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Is it God's will that
His kingdom be governed

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by a weak man,

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without ambition for
himself or his people?

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Of course, as priests,

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I look to you for guidance
in these matters.

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And the army?

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Well, naturally,
they'll follow your lead.

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And yours, General Joab.

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Adonijah should...

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must be our new king.

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But he cannot, will not,

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unless you, his newly
elected High Priest,

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anoint him.

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High Priest?

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Of course.

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Let me explain.

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It is essential
that Adonijah

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be crowned
before David dies...

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Abishag.

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Well, come closer.

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Come closer!

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There's no need to fear me.

271
00:18:51,715 --> 00:18:54,884
Oh, she makes me wish
I were young again.

272
00:18:55,093 --> 00:18:58,096
But then, my dearest,

273
00:18:58,555 --> 00:18:59,764
so do you.

274
00:19:02,601 --> 00:19:04,269
Do you sing, child?

275
00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:07,314
A little, my Lord King.

276
00:19:08,315 --> 00:19:09,941
Play for your king.

277
00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:47,538
All is prepared for tomorrow
at the Stone Zoheleth,

278
00:19:47,562 --> 00:19:48,688
near Enrogel.

279
00:19:48,897 --> 00:19:50,207
I'll send a company
there with food

280
00:19:50,231 --> 00:19:52,150
and wine enough
to feast a thousand.

281
00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:53,485
And the priests?

282
00:19:55,028 --> 00:19:57,656
Abiathar is riding
there even now.

283
00:20:01,451 --> 00:20:03,953
It has come to pass.

284
00:20:04,245 --> 00:20:06,498
In the morning,
I'll spread the word

285
00:20:06,706 --> 00:20:08,792
through the marketplace.

286
00:20:08,958 --> 00:20:10,835
This time tomorrow,
Adonijah,

287
00:20:11,127 --> 00:20:13,088
you will be
King of Israel.

288
00:20:15,048 --> 00:20:17,008
Long live the King.

289
00:20:31,272 --> 00:20:32,482
- Joab?
- My lord?

290
00:20:32,691 --> 00:20:36,027
Oh, Joab,
come, come here.

291
00:20:37,487 --> 00:20:39,364
You summoned me, my lord?

292
00:20:39,572 --> 00:20:41,241
I'm troubled, Joab.

293
00:20:43,326 --> 00:20:44,994
By what?

294
00:20:45,203 --> 00:20:46,788
Memories.

295
00:20:46,996 --> 00:20:49,290
Memories trouble old men.

296
00:20:52,627 --> 00:20:55,755
Your memories should be
of battles won for God,

297
00:20:56,047 --> 00:20:59,050
kingdoms established
in His name.

298
00:20:59,342 --> 00:21:02,971
God's own words
trouble me, Joab.

299
00:21:03,179 --> 00:21:05,932
Now, therefore,
the sword shall never

300
00:21:06,141 --> 00:21:08,518
depart from this house.

301
00:21:08,727 --> 00:21:10,353
Do you remember those words?

302
00:21:10,645 --> 00:21:11,813
Yes.

303
00:21:12,021 --> 00:21:13,815
But that was a long time ago.

304
00:21:14,023 --> 00:21:17,527
You remember the rest
of what God said to me?

305
00:21:17,819 --> 00:21:19,320
- No.
- No?

306
00:21:19,529 --> 00:21:21,614
You were there, with me.

307
00:21:23,450 --> 00:21:26,953
So I will raise up
troubles against you,

308
00:21:27,162 --> 00:21:29,873
within your own house,
He said.

309
00:21:30,081 --> 00:21:32,459
Within your own house.

310
00:21:34,669 --> 00:21:38,131
Because of our
conspiracy, Joab.

311
00:21:39,549 --> 00:21:42,177
That was a long time ago.

312
00:21:42,385 --> 00:21:43,385
Well...

313
00:21:43,511 --> 00:21:45,764
You paid a dear price.

314
00:21:45,972 --> 00:21:49,392
Your firstborn died.

315
00:21:49,934 --> 00:21:50,934
Bathsheba's...

316
00:21:51,102 --> 00:21:52,312
but I gave her

317
00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:55,857
another child, Solomon.

318
00:21:56,065 --> 00:21:57,776
Yes, of course.

319
00:21:57,984 --> 00:22:01,529
He will reign when
I die, of course.

320
00:22:01,738 --> 00:22:04,073
Of course.

321
00:22:04,574 --> 00:22:07,202
It is God's will.

322
00:22:07,410 --> 00:22:08,495
Of course.

323
00:22:08,703 --> 00:22:10,789
God's will...

324
00:22:12,749 --> 00:22:14,751
Of course.

325
00:22:37,148 --> 00:22:39,067
Please...

326
00:22:39,275 --> 00:22:40,275
close it!

327
00:22:40,360 --> 00:22:41,360
Close!

328
00:22:41,444 --> 00:22:42,445
Close up!

329
00:22:42,654 --> 00:22:43,696
Close!

330
00:22:43,905 --> 00:22:45,323
Close up!

331
00:22:45,615 --> 00:22:46,950
Close.

332
00:22:47,158 --> 00:22:48,158
Close up.

333
00:22:48,201 --> 00:22:49,201
Hey, what's going on?

334
00:22:49,244 --> 00:22:50,244
Haven't you heard?

335
00:22:50,411 --> 00:22:51,651
They are anointing
the new king,

336
00:22:51,704 --> 00:22:52,704
at the Stone Zoheleth.

337
00:22:52,789 --> 00:22:54,791
Food and drink
for everyone.

338
00:22:54,999 --> 00:22:55,834
New king?

339
00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:57,000
Adonijah.

340
00:22:57,252 --> 00:22:58,461
- Adonijah?
- Adonijah!

341
00:22:58,670 --> 00:22:59,337
But, Solomon?

342
00:22:59,546 --> 00:23:00,880
Adonijah, I said!

343
00:23:01,089 --> 00:23:02,089
Long live the king!

344
00:23:02,215 --> 00:23:03,842
Don't you agree?

345
00:23:04,050 --> 00:23:05,176
Long live the king.

346
00:23:05,468 --> 00:23:06,261
Close up!

347
00:23:06,469 --> 00:23:08,054
Close! Close!

348
00:23:08,263 --> 00:23:09,347
Close up!

349
00:23:09,639 --> 00:23:11,224
Long live the king.

350
00:23:13,268 --> 00:23:14,394
Close it!

351
00:23:14,602 --> 00:23:15,603
Close up!

352
00:23:15,812 --> 00:23:18,565
Close, close up.

353
00:23:18,857 --> 00:23:20,275
Close.

354
00:23:20,483 --> 00:23:21,818
Close it.

355
00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:33,720
What do you
have to report?

356
00:24:33,890 --> 00:24:35,224
You will be
shocked to learn.

357
00:24:35,433 --> 00:24:37,018
At the Stone Zoheleth,
this very moment,

358
00:24:37,226 --> 00:24:39,228
Adonijah is being
anointed king.

359
00:24:39,646 --> 00:24:41,356
Abiathar and Joab
anoint him.

360
00:24:41,564 --> 00:24:43,858
- Thank you. God bless you.
- God go with you.

361
00:24:49,113 --> 00:24:50,907
One who was there has
just ridden to tell me.

362
00:24:51,115 --> 00:24:52,742
Mother?

363
00:24:52,951 --> 00:24:55,703
They are preparing to
anoint Adonijah king.

364
00:24:55,912 --> 00:24:57,038
What?

365
00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:00,625
- Who?
- Joab.

366
00:25:00,833 --> 00:25:01,833
The army.

367
00:25:02,001 --> 00:25:03,201
At the altar
of Stone Zoheleth.

368
00:25:03,378 --> 00:25:05,254
One who was there has
just ridden to tell me.

369
00:25:05,546 --> 00:25:07,715
- And King David?
- He knows nothing about it.

370
00:25:07,924 --> 00:25:09,467
They know he is too weak.

371
00:25:11,469 --> 00:25:13,137
I would never
think they'd dare.

372
00:25:13,346 --> 00:25:15,223
You must see
the king at once.

373
00:25:17,016 --> 00:25:19,352
Put the palace guard
on full alert.

374
00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:21,187
Our lives are in danger!

375
00:25:21,479 --> 00:25:23,815
Our lives?

376
00:25:24,023 --> 00:25:25,709
Father will annul it.
Just because Adonijah...

377
00:25:25,733 --> 00:25:27,735
Oh, Solomon!
Stop being so naive!

378
00:25:27,944 --> 00:25:29,278
They'll cease at nothing!

379
00:25:29,487 --> 00:25:33,324
They nearly got the
kingdom in their grasp.

380
00:25:33,616 --> 00:25:35,576
But not while I'm alive.

381
00:25:35,785 --> 00:25:38,705
You're going to be king
in spite of yourself.

382
00:25:41,457 --> 00:25:43,084
Try to be a man!

383
00:25:52,176 --> 00:25:53,511
More...

384
00:25:57,390 --> 00:25:59,058
May the King live forever.

385
00:26:02,854 --> 00:26:05,732
So formal, my love.

386
00:26:05,940 --> 00:26:07,191
Why?

387
00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:10,486
What is it now?

388
00:26:10,778 --> 00:26:13,156
It was always
your promise to me

389
00:26:13,448 --> 00:26:16,659
that Solomon would
be king in your place?

390
00:26:16,868 --> 00:26:19,662
Yes, I made that vow.

391
00:26:20,663 --> 00:26:22,832
Well, today
your son Adonijah

392
00:26:23,416 --> 00:26:26,836
is to be anointed
to be King of Israel.

393
00:26:27,045 --> 00:26:28,087
What?

394
00:26:29,005 --> 00:26:30,840
By whose authority?

395
00:26:31,049 --> 00:26:32,169
With the support
of the army,

396
00:26:32,300 --> 00:26:33,968
and much of the priesthood.

397
00:26:35,803 --> 00:26:37,263
Joab?

398
00:26:37,472 --> 00:26:38,806
Even so.

399
00:26:42,018 --> 00:26:43,061
Joab.

400
00:26:43,269 --> 00:26:45,646
Joab has been loyal
for 30 years!

401
00:26:45,938 --> 00:26:48,524
He betrays you
at this moment.

402
00:26:48,733 --> 00:26:50,401
Nathan? Come closer!

403
00:26:52,278 --> 00:26:54,155
Is... is this all true?

404
00:26:54,363 --> 00:26:55,363
It is, my lord.

405
00:26:55,531 --> 00:26:57,200
He is to make
sacrifices and Abiathar

406
00:26:57,408 --> 00:26:58,785
will pour the holy oil.

407
00:26:59,327 --> 00:27:01,207
They're traveling to the
altar of Stone Zoheleth

408
00:27:01,412 --> 00:27:02,497
at this moment.

409
00:27:02,705 --> 00:27:04,707
The eyes of Israel
are on you to tell them

410
00:27:04,916 --> 00:27:06,667
who shall be their king.

411
00:27:06,876 --> 00:27:08,503
I am their king.

412
00:27:11,130 --> 00:27:13,716
And as I swore to
you by the Lord,

413
00:27:13,925 --> 00:27:15,927
the God of Israel,
that your son, Solomon

414
00:27:16,135 --> 00:27:18,054
shall succeed me as king,

415
00:27:18,262 --> 00:27:20,264
so shall I swear today.

416
00:27:25,686 --> 00:27:26,686
Zadok?

417
00:27:26,813 --> 00:27:27,813
Does he remain loyal?

418
00:27:27,980 --> 00:27:29,649
He does, and many
other priests.

419
00:27:29,857 --> 00:27:32,235
- And the palace guard.
- Good.

420
00:27:35,238 --> 00:27:37,573
Nathan, take Zadok...

421
00:27:38,825 --> 00:27:40,743
...and the other loyal priests

422
00:27:40,952 --> 00:27:42,578
and the palace guard.

423
00:27:42,787 --> 00:27:44,997
Have Solomon
ride on a donkey

424
00:27:45,206 --> 00:27:46,916
from my stables,
not a horse,

425
00:27:47,125 --> 00:27:48,668
on my donkey,

426
00:27:48,876 --> 00:27:50,336
and bring him down to Gihon.

427
00:27:50,545 --> 00:27:52,922
And there let
Zadok anoint him

428
00:27:53,131 --> 00:27:56,092
king over all Israel.

429
00:27:56,384 --> 00:27:58,010
This is my will.

430
00:28:10,606 --> 00:28:11,983
My king.

431
00:31:10,578 --> 00:31:12,747
You are a witness
to history, my wife.

432
00:31:12,955 --> 00:31:15,249
Today, God decides who
is to lead His people.

433
00:31:15,458 --> 00:31:18,294
Two men are claiming
the throne, but I, for one,

434
00:31:18,502 --> 00:31:20,838
will follow the choice
of King David.

435
00:31:53,245 --> 00:31:54,872
Let the High Prince Adonijah

436
00:31:55,081 --> 00:31:57,500
approach to be anointed king.

437
00:31:57,708 --> 00:31:59,960
Solomon
is being crowned king!

438
00:32:00,169 --> 00:32:01,170
Wait.

439
00:32:01,379 --> 00:32:02,505
Stop him!

440
00:32:05,591 --> 00:32:06,759
Stop him!

441
00:32:07,843 --> 00:32:09,220
What is the meaning of this?

442
00:32:09,428 --> 00:32:11,639
Hear me! Wait!

443
00:32:13,140 --> 00:32:14,725
Bring him forward!

444
00:32:17,645 --> 00:32:19,480
Wait! Hear me!

445
00:32:19,688 --> 00:32:22,108
I saw them leave the city!

446
00:32:22,316 --> 00:32:24,318
They are going
to anoint Solomon king!

447
00:32:24,527 --> 00:32:25,528
You lie!

448
00:32:25,736 --> 00:32:26,987
It's not true!

449
00:32:27,446 --> 00:32:29,198
I am anointed by God.

450
00:32:29,407 --> 00:32:30,908
Listen, it's true!

451
00:32:31,117 --> 00:32:33,160
You can see the procession
from that ridge.

452
00:32:35,246 --> 00:32:37,206
Solomon is being
anointed king

453
00:32:37,415 --> 00:32:40,167
by a decree
from King David himself.

454
00:32:40,376 --> 00:32:41,376
I'll show you.

455
00:32:41,502 --> 00:32:42,837
- Stop!
- Come on!

456
00:32:43,045 --> 00:32:44,505
Wait!

457
00:32:44,713 --> 00:32:45,756
Stop!

458
00:32:45,965 --> 00:32:47,883
- Come!
- I am your king!

459
00:32:48,092 --> 00:32:50,219
I command you to stop!

460
00:32:58,185 --> 00:32:59,562
Look!

461
00:33:00,521 --> 00:33:01,856
I told you!

462
00:33:02,731 --> 00:33:04,775
That is the palace guard.

463
00:33:04,984 --> 00:33:08,320
- And Zadok.
- And Nathan the prophet.

464
00:33:08,863 --> 00:33:11,532
They would act only
on the word of King David.

465
00:33:11,740 --> 00:33:13,701
We've been lied to.

466
00:33:14,034 --> 00:33:16,579
This is no king.

467
00:33:16,787 --> 00:33:19,582
Treason, that's what it is.

468
00:33:19,790 --> 00:33:21,375
I want no part of it.

469
00:33:33,929 --> 00:33:36,056
Stop!

470
00:33:36,640 --> 00:33:38,142
Wait!

471
00:33:38,350 --> 00:33:40,269
I am your king.

472
00:33:40,478 --> 00:33:42,938
Appointed by God!

473
00:33:43,230 --> 00:33:45,399
I command you to stop!

474
00:33:46,901 --> 00:33:48,569
Joab!

475
00:33:48,861 --> 00:33:50,446
Stop them!

476
00:33:50,654 --> 00:33:51,906
How?

477
00:33:52,865 --> 00:33:54,700
Use your army!

478
00:33:54,909 --> 00:33:56,744
To do what?

479
00:33:57,036 --> 00:33:59,830
The people fear God more
than they do the army.

480
00:34:00,039 --> 00:34:01,832
Joab!

481
00:34:02,041 --> 00:34:03,292
We lost!

482
00:34:05,461 --> 00:34:07,796
We moved too soon.

483
00:34:08,005 --> 00:34:09,798
Bathsheba beat us.

484
00:34:10,007 --> 00:34:11,467
Too soon?!

485
00:34:11,759 --> 00:34:13,052
Lost?

486
00:34:13,260 --> 00:34:14,929
You've killed us!

487
00:34:15,888 --> 00:34:17,973
Probably.

488
00:34:18,516 --> 00:34:20,643
I think that's not
the only sacrificial blood

489
00:34:20,851 --> 00:34:22,186
that will be shed this day.

490
00:34:28,275 --> 00:34:29,818
What's this?

491
00:34:30,027 --> 00:34:31,654
I will not leave this place.

492
00:34:31,862 --> 00:34:33,280
Go and tell Solomon,

493
00:34:33,489 --> 00:34:36,283
I will not leave this
place till he swears

494
00:34:36,492 --> 00:34:37,910
he will not kill me.

495
00:34:38,118 --> 00:34:39,495
Adonijah, come down!

496
00:34:40,037 --> 00:34:41,580
Do as I say!

497
00:34:46,919 --> 00:34:51,006
As you wish, your Majesty.

498
00:35:04,645 --> 00:35:08,023
You have proven your
courage once again,

499
00:35:08,232 --> 00:35:11,318
by delivering yourself
to this court.

500
00:35:11,527 --> 00:35:13,779
As always,
I serve my king.

501
00:35:13,988 --> 00:35:16,615
Not always, Joab.

502
00:35:16,907 --> 00:35:18,951
You killed Absalom,
my son.

503
00:35:19,159 --> 00:35:20,595
Because he rose
against you, my lord.

504
00:35:20,619 --> 00:35:22,162
I commanded he be
dealt with gently,

505
00:35:22,371 --> 00:35:23,539
you struck him down.

506
00:35:23,747 --> 00:35:25,141
In a victory for
your armies, my lord.

507
00:35:25,165 --> 00:35:26,625
Now you have
risen against me.

508
00:35:26,834 --> 00:35:28,377
No, my lord, never!

509
00:35:29,336 --> 00:35:30,963
Against these, yes.

510
00:35:33,882 --> 00:35:35,634
But not against my king.

511
00:35:36,927 --> 00:35:39,513
Then bow to your king.

512
00:35:42,266 --> 00:35:44,351
King Solomon!

513
00:35:56,196 --> 00:35:57,323
As long as you live, Father,

514
00:35:57,531 --> 00:35:59,742
there is only one
king in this land.

515
00:36:11,462 --> 00:36:14,673
The penalty for your actions...

516
00:36:14,882 --> 00:36:16,675
...Is death.

517
00:36:18,927 --> 00:36:21,013
Wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait.

518
00:36:23,474 --> 00:36:26,310
My judgment is this...

519
00:36:26,518 --> 00:36:30,147
...while I live, you live.

520
00:36:30,356 --> 00:36:31,982
When I'm dead,

521
00:36:32,191 --> 00:36:35,944
your life is in the hands
of your new king.

522
00:36:36,236 --> 00:36:38,822
You're dismissed
from your command.

523
00:36:39,031 --> 00:36:41,367
You're banished from Jerusalem.

524
00:36:44,953 --> 00:36:47,247
Thank you, my lord.

525
00:36:47,456 --> 00:36:50,709
As always, your judgment
is full of compassion.

526
00:36:54,254 --> 00:36:56,340
Your Majesty...

527
00:36:58,217 --> 00:36:59,885
...I meant you no harm.

528
00:37:00,094 --> 00:37:02,596
What of Adonijah, General?

529
00:37:02,888 --> 00:37:04,765
He clings to the
holy altar, my lord,

530
00:37:04,973 --> 00:37:06,850
hoping for sanctuary.

531
00:37:07,142 --> 00:37:09,770
Why didn't you strike
him down, General?

532
00:37:12,648 --> 00:37:14,692
He is your son, my king.

533
00:37:24,159 --> 00:37:25,953
And now...

534
00:37:26,161 --> 00:37:28,247
...Adonijah.

535
00:37:28,455 --> 00:37:29,748
What of him?

536
00:37:33,877 --> 00:37:35,796
It is as you wish, Father.

537
00:37:36,088 --> 00:37:37,756
He's also my son, Solomon.

538
00:37:37,965 --> 00:37:40,968
I cannot be impartial
in my judgment.

539
00:37:42,219 --> 00:37:44,346
It was you he sought to harm.

540
00:37:45,848 --> 00:37:48,016
You must judge him.

541
00:38:00,404 --> 00:38:02,823
He is guilty of treason.

542
00:38:12,207 --> 00:38:14,084
The penalty is death.

543
00:38:40,652 --> 00:38:42,404
I meant you no harm.

544
00:38:42,613 --> 00:38:43,655
I swear it!

545
00:38:43,864 --> 00:38:45,449
I swear it!

546
00:38:49,995 --> 00:38:51,497
I beg of you,
spare me my life,

547
00:38:51,705 --> 00:38:53,707
for the love you
once bore me!

548
00:38:54,917 --> 00:38:56,710
Solomon!

549
00:38:56,919 --> 00:38:58,587
Solomon!

550
00:39:09,932 --> 00:39:13,644
Our father showed
mercy to Joab,

551
00:39:13,852 --> 00:39:15,896
I shall do no less for you.

552
00:39:16,188 --> 00:39:17,648
If you prove a loyal
and worthy man,

553
00:39:17,856 --> 00:39:21,235
not one of your hairs
shall fall to the ground.

554
00:39:21,527 --> 00:39:23,529
But if treachery
is found in you...

555
00:39:26,198 --> 00:39:27,616
...you shall die.

556
00:40:23,547 --> 00:40:24,965
My brothers...

557
00:40:25,173 --> 00:40:28,427
...and my people, hear me.

558
00:40:28,719 --> 00:40:32,890
I had planned to
build a house of rest

559
00:40:33,098 --> 00:40:36,685
for the Ark of the
Covenant of the Lord.

560
00:40:36,977 --> 00:40:38,770
But God said to me,

561
00:40:39,021 --> 00:40:42,190
You shall not build
a house for My name,

562
00:40:42,399 --> 00:40:46,153
for you are a warrior,
you have shed blood.

563
00:40:46,361 --> 00:40:49,907
It is your son, Solomon,

564
00:40:50,198 --> 00:40:53,702
who shall build
My house and My courts.

565
00:40:55,495 --> 00:40:58,916
Solomon, my son,

566
00:40:59,458 --> 00:41:01,168
know the God
of your father,

567
00:41:01,376 --> 00:41:03,462
and serve him well,

568
00:41:03,670 --> 00:41:06,340
with a single mind
and willing heart.

569
00:41:06,548 --> 00:41:08,842
For the Lord has chosen you

570
00:41:09,051 --> 00:41:11,386
to build a house...

571
00:41:11,678 --> 00:41:13,347
...as a sanctuary.

572
00:41:14,348 --> 00:41:16,141
Be strong, and obey.

573
00:41:32,616 --> 00:41:35,744
These are the plans...

574
00:41:36,036 --> 00:41:37,704
...for the vestibules,

575
00:41:37,913 --> 00:41:40,040
treasuries, upper rooms

576
00:41:40,248 --> 00:41:41,708
and inner chambers,

577
00:41:41,917 --> 00:41:44,127
and all that God wishes

578
00:41:44,670 --> 00:41:47,297
for His house,
as given to me.

579
00:41:52,177 --> 00:41:53,845
My son...

580
00:41:54,054 --> 00:41:56,598
is young
and inexperienced,

581
00:41:56,807 --> 00:41:58,934
his task
is great.

582
00:41:59,476 --> 00:42:00,936
As this...

583
00:42:01,144 --> 00:42:02,604
shall not be
a temple for mortals,

584
00:42:02,813 --> 00:42:04,439
but for the Lord.

585
00:42:05,399 --> 00:42:06,733
But I have provided,

586
00:42:06,942 --> 00:42:08,193
as far as I was able.

587
00:42:10,195 --> 00:42:11,530
Bring in...

588
00:42:33,343 --> 00:42:34,343
Of my God,

589
00:42:34,469 --> 00:42:36,680
I give to my God.

590
00:42:36,888 --> 00:42:37,888
And I ask you

591
00:42:38,056 --> 00:42:39,933
to do the same.

592
00:42:40,225 --> 00:42:43,687
For this shall be
the house of the Lord.

593
00:42:43,979 --> 00:42:46,023
Bless the Lord, our God.

594
00:42:46,231 --> 00:42:48,817
Bless the Lord, our God.

595
00:42:54,990 --> 00:42:56,241
Solomon, Solomon.

596
00:42:56,450 --> 00:42:57,450
Remember, Solomon,

597
00:42:57,909 --> 00:43:01,079
a king must
be strong.

598
00:43:01,288 --> 00:43:02,539
And if someone
bars your way,

599
00:43:02,748 --> 00:43:04,624
he threatens
not just you,

600
00:43:04,833 --> 00:43:05,852
but the good
of the kingdom

601
00:43:05,876 --> 00:43:07,127
as a whole.

602
00:43:07,335 --> 00:43:08,795
You must
cut him down,

603
00:43:09,004 --> 00:43:10,088
like wheat.

604
00:43:10,297 --> 00:43:11,297
Can you do that?

605
00:43:13,341 --> 00:43:14,593
I can, Father.

606
00:43:14,801 --> 00:43:17,054
I should never have
granted the life

607
00:43:17,262 --> 00:43:18,680
of Joab.

608
00:43:19,222 --> 00:43:20,222
He served me well,

609
00:43:20,390 --> 00:43:22,267
but he has served
you badly.

610
00:43:22,476 --> 00:43:23,476
When I'm dead,
kill him.

611
00:43:23,560 --> 00:43:25,187
Just kill him.
Kill him.

612
00:43:26,938 --> 00:43:28,231
If he plots
with Adonijah,

613
00:43:28,440 --> 00:43:29,649
kill them both.

614
00:43:29,858 --> 00:43:31,068
Kill them.

615
00:43:32,277 --> 00:43:33,862
You must
now be king,

616
00:43:34,071 --> 00:43:35,238
Solomon.

617
00:43:38,158 --> 00:43:39,993
King!

618
00:44:10,232 --> 00:44:11,650
King Solomon!

619
00:44:11,858 --> 00:44:13,527
King Solomon!

620
00:44:13,735 --> 00:44:15,028
King Solomon!

621
00:44:15,278 --> 00:44:16,696
King Solomon!

622
00:44:17,072 --> 00:44:18,448
King Solomon!

623
00:44:18,657 --> 00:44:20,325
King Solomon!

624
00:44:20,534 --> 00:44:21,993
King Solomon!

625
00:44:22,285 --> 00:44:24,037
King Solomon!

626
00:44:24,246 --> 00:44:25,747
King Solomon!

627
00:44:25,956 --> 00:44:27,707
King Solomon!

628
00:44:27,916 --> 00:44:29,167
King Solomon!

629
00:44:29,626 --> 00:44:31,294
King Solomon!

630
00:44:31,503 --> 00:44:32,879
King Solomon!

631
00:44:33,088 --> 00:44:34,965
King Solomon!

632
00:44:39,177 --> 00:44:40,720
Abiathar!

633
00:44:42,013 --> 00:44:43,098
Joab!

634
00:44:43,306 --> 00:44:45,684
So, this is
what you do in exile?

635
00:44:46,893 --> 00:44:48,812
Yes, I've become
a farmer.

636
00:44:50,355 --> 00:44:53,108
Long live
our glorious king!

637
00:44:53,400 --> 00:44:55,777
May he reign
for at least another day!

638
00:44:57,571 --> 00:44:59,406
Come!

639
00:44:59,614 --> 00:45:01,074
Let me offer you
some wine.

640
00:45:01,283 --> 00:45:02,284
Good.

641
00:45:05,662 --> 00:45:08,290
There's talk
of Solomon building a temple.

642
00:45:09,583 --> 00:45:11,042
I've heard so.

643
00:45:11,334 --> 00:45:12,574
I should preside as High Priest

644
00:45:12,669 --> 00:45:14,671
when it's finished.

645
00:45:14,880 --> 00:45:16,756
- You may yet.
- How?

646
00:45:16,965 --> 00:45:18,245
Solomon put that ancient fossil,

647
00:45:18,425 --> 00:45:20,051
Zadok, in my place.

648
00:45:21,970 --> 00:45:24,055
Well, we simply
struck too soon.

649
00:45:24,264 --> 00:45:25,599
We should have known

650
00:45:25,807 --> 00:45:28,351
while David
is still alive.

651
00:45:28,810 --> 00:45:30,854
But our time
will come

652
00:45:31,062 --> 00:45:32,731
the moment he dies.

653
00:45:35,609 --> 00:45:37,611
Solomon, a king.

654
00:45:39,487 --> 00:45:40,238
If I had been
in his place,

655
00:45:40,447 --> 00:45:42,532
we'd both be dead men.

656
00:45:42,741 --> 00:45:45,076
And who will you put
in Solomon's place?

657
00:45:46,703 --> 00:45:48,788
Adonijah,
of course.

658
00:45:48,997 --> 00:45:50,248
Adonijah?

659
00:45:51,917 --> 00:45:53,460
I thought you despised
his cowardice

660
00:45:53,668 --> 00:45:55,378
at the altar.

661
00:45:55,587 --> 00:45:58,298
Even cowards can be useful
at the right moment.

662
00:46:02,719 --> 00:46:04,971
Did you tell
yourself a joke?

663
00:46:05,180 --> 00:46:06,765
For some reason,

664
00:46:06,973 --> 00:46:08,058
a song keeps coming

665
00:46:08,266 --> 00:46:09,559
into my head.

666
00:46:09,768 --> 00:46:10,894
- A song?
- Yes.

667
00:46:11,102 --> 00:46:13,146
You remember
I once wrote a song

668
00:46:13,438 --> 00:46:15,315
for the Lord on the day
we were delivered

669
00:46:15,523 --> 00:46:16,523
from Saul?

670
00:46:16,650 --> 00:46:19,361
Of course,
everyone knows it.

671
00:46:19,653 --> 00:46:21,112
For the waves of death

672
00:46:21,321 --> 00:46:23,240
encompassed me,

673
00:46:23,531 --> 00:46:25,909
the torrents of perdition
assailed me,

674
00:46:26,117 --> 00:46:28,870
the cords of Sheol
entangled me,

675
00:46:29,079 --> 00:46:30,288
the snares of death

676
00:46:30,497 --> 00:46:32,540
confronted me.

677
00:46:33,583 --> 00:46:36,211
- So?
- We're so dramatic!

678
00:46:36,753 --> 00:46:39,965
Torrents,
snares, waves.

679
00:46:40,173 --> 00:46:42,425
Death is not like that

680
00:46:42,634 --> 00:46:44,261
at all.

681
00:46:44,552 --> 00:46:46,930
It was when we were young.

682
00:46:47,222 --> 00:46:48,598
Yes,

683
00:46:48,807 --> 00:46:50,600
but now, it's whispers,

684
00:46:50,809 --> 00:46:52,394
not waves.

685
00:46:52,602 --> 00:46:53,770
Soft currents,

686
00:46:53,979 --> 00:46:55,981
not torrents.

687
00:46:56,273 --> 00:46:59,276
And very visible inclines,

688
00:46:59,484 --> 00:47:01,319
not snares.

689
00:47:02,654 --> 00:47:05,323
Don't talk
about death.

690
00:47:05,615 --> 00:47:07,409
The decree
from of old is,

691
00:47:07,617 --> 00:47:08,994
thou must surely die!

692
00:47:09,286 --> 00:47:13,206
And kings surely
must have many wives,

693
00:47:13,415 --> 00:47:16,418
but we must not talk
about them.

694
00:47:16,626 --> 00:47:19,838
Like flourishing leaves
on a spreading tree

695
00:47:20,130 --> 00:47:22,048
which sheds some, and...

696
00:47:22,257 --> 00:47:24,718
puts forth others,

697
00:47:25,010 --> 00:47:27,470
so are the generations
of flesh and blood.

698
00:47:27,679 --> 00:47:29,848
One dies, another is born.

699
00:47:30,140 --> 00:47:32,058
Every new creature decays

700
00:47:32,267 --> 00:47:33,977
and ceases to exist.

701
00:47:34,185 --> 00:47:36,521
Talk of death
to your other wives.

702
00:47:36,813 --> 00:47:38,857
I'm only interested in...

703
00:47:39,065 --> 00:47:40,650
your beauty,

704
00:47:40,859 --> 00:47:41,859
and your wealth.

705
00:47:45,322 --> 00:47:47,324
Bathsheba,

706
00:47:47,532 --> 00:47:50,285
do you know what I fear
from death...

707
00:47:50,827 --> 00:47:52,078
most of all?

708
00:47:53,538 --> 00:47:54,706
What?

709
00:47:56,291 --> 00:47:58,209
The absence of you.

710
00:50:05,211 --> 00:50:06,713
You'll never
have her now.

711
00:50:06,921 --> 00:50:08,631
Joab.

712
00:50:08,840 --> 00:50:10,258
She has status now.

713
00:50:10,550 --> 00:50:11,670
She is no longer
the daughter

714
00:50:11,759 --> 00:50:14,304
of a simple
salt fish dealer.

715
00:50:14,512 --> 00:50:16,222
She was the favorite
of our greatest king.

716
00:50:16,431 --> 00:50:17,765
I know this,
I know this.

717
00:50:17,974 --> 00:50:19,368
And when she's passed
along to Solomon,

718
00:50:19,392 --> 00:50:20,602
he'll have her.

719
00:50:20,810 --> 00:50:22,353
Give me peace, Joab.

720
00:50:36,993 --> 00:50:38,203
What do you want me to do?

721
00:50:38,411 --> 00:50:39,913
I want you to be king!

722
00:50:40,121 --> 00:50:41,121
Solomon is king!

723
00:50:41,247 --> 00:50:42,373
Well.

724
00:50:44,000 --> 00:50:45,376
Only till you wrenched

725
00:50:45,585 --> 00:50:47,837
the crown
from his feeble grasp.

726
00:50:52,258 --> 00:50:53,551
David is dead.

727
00:50:53,760 --> 00:50:56,095
That leaves only one power
in the palace.

728
00:50:57,222 --> 00:50:58,431
Bathsheba.

729
00:50:59,182 --> 00:51:00,517
Bathsheba.

730
00:51:04,854 --> 00:51:06,174
But first,
we must show the people

731
00:51:06,356 --> 00:51:08,942
that she no longer
has a firm hand on the throne.

732
00:51:11,486 --> 00:51:12,695
How?

733
00:51:19,786 --> 00:51:21,496
If you could take
Abishag,

734
00:51:21,704 --> 00:51:23,081
David's favorite,

735
00:51:23,289 --> 00:51:25,875
from under the nose
of the new king,

736
00:51:26,084 --> 00:51:27,669
it would show
you're still in the fight.

737
00:51:27,877 --> 00:51:29,128
The people would notice.

738
00:51:29,337 --> 00:51:31,214
She wants me.

739
00:51:31,756 --> 00:51:34,175
I know she does.

740
00:51:34,384 --> 00:51:35,176
Of course, she does,

741
00:51:35,385 --> 00:51:36,803
anyone can see that.

742
00:51:37,762 --> 00:51:39,389
How should we do it?

743
00:51:41,057 --> 00:51:42,141
Simple.

744
00:51:42,350 --> 00:51:44,310
Just ask.

745
00:51:44,602 --> 00:51:45,770
Ask?

746
00:51:45,979 --> 00:51:47,146
Demand.

747
00:51:48,940 --> 00:51:50,483
He'll want
to placate you.

748
00:51:50,692 --> 00:51:52,527
Solomon's weak,

749
00:51:52,819 --> 00:51:53,819
showing you his mercy,

750
00:51:53,987 --> 00:51:56,030
so that you
will join his allies.

751
00:51:57,156 --> 00:51:58,449
And soon
you will have...

752
00:51:58,658 --> 00:52:00,493
Abishag!

753
00:52:07,083 --> 00:52:08,710
...the throne.

754
00:53:23,284 --> 00:53:25,870
Thank you for granting me
this audience.

755
00:53:27,413 --> 00:53:29,582
Do you come in peace?

756
00:53:29,957 --> 00:53:31,125
In peace.

757
00:53:33,252 --> 00:53:35,421
May I speak openly with you?

758
00:53:35,630 --> 00:53:36,881
Go on.

759
00:53:38,049 --> 00:53:39,258
You know,

760
00:53:39,467 --> 00:53:40,635
you know

761
00:53:40,843 --> 00:53:42,512
the kingdom was mine.

762
00:53:42,804 --> 00:53:45,932
And all of Israel
expected me to reign.

763
00:53:50,728 --> 00:53:52,939
But things change.

764
00:53:53,147 --> 00:53:55,566
And the kingdom
has fallen to my brother.

765
00:53:55,858 --> 00:53:57,360
For it was his,

766
00:53:57,568 --> 00:53:59,112
from the Lord.

767
00:54:03,282 --> 00:54:04,325
So now,

768
00:54:04,534 --> 00:54:06,869
I have one request
to make of you.

769
00:54:07,870 --> 00:54:10,415
Please do not refuse me.

770
00:54:10,623 --> 00:54:11,791
Go on.

771
00:54:13,334 --> 00:54:15,336
Please ask Solomon...

772
00:54:16,587 --> 00:54:18,339
King Solomon,

773
00:54:18,548 --> 00:54:20,508
for he will not refuse you,

774
00:54:22,552 --> 00:54:25,346
to give me Abishag
as my wife.

775
00:54:30,226 --> 00:54:31,561
Men.

776
00:54:35,773 --> 00:54:37,734
This is all you want?

777
00:54:41,946 --> 00:54:43,781
Very well.

778
00:54:43,990 --> 00:54:46,117
I will speak to the King.

779
00:54:48,327 --> 00:54:49,871
Adonijah,

780
00:54:51,038 --> 00:54:52,498
the kingdom

781
00:54:52,707 --> 00:54:54,542
was never yours.

782
00:54:56,502 --> 00:54:58,463
It was always,

783
00:54:58,671 --> 00:55:01,174
and will always be...

784
00:55:01,382 --> 00:55:02,592
...mine.

785
00:55:26,449 --> 00:55:28,409
God of my father,

786
00:55:28,618 --> 00:55:31,078
and my father's father,

787
00:55:31,287 --> 00:55:32,997
give me strength and courage

788
00:55:33,206 --> 00:55:36,125
that I may be worthy
of this honorable duty,

789
00:55:36,417 --> 00:55:38,085
and serve you well.

790
00:55:39,587 --> 00:55:41,005
For I am weak...

791
00:55:47,094 --> 00:55:48,971
...and fearful.

792
00:56:29,303 --> 00:56:30,847
Forgive me, father.

793
00:56:31,889 --> 00:56:33,933
I do not deserve your throne,

794
00:56:35,184 --> 00:56:37,103
but now I must be king,

795
00:56:37,311 --> 00:56:39,272
as you commanded.

796
00:56:51,492 --> 00:56:54,412
May the King
live forever!

797
00:56:54,704 --> 00:56:56,247
Oh, mother!

798
00:56:59,166 --> 00:57:00,418
Please take...

799
00:57:01,711 --> 00:57:03,838
bring a chair
for my mother!

800
00:57:08,050 --> 00:57:09,844
The ruler of Israel

801
00:57:10,052 --> 00:57:11,052
bows to no one,

802
00:57:11,178 --> 00:57:12,305
Solomon.

803
00:57:12,555 --> 00:57:14,432
Yes, I can see that.

804
00:57:18,853 --> 00:57:20,438
Come, mother.
Don't be humble,

805
00:57:20,646 --> 00:57:22,690
take your rightful place.

806
00:57:39,206 --> 00:57:41,250
Thank you for putting
me here, mother.

807
00:57:41,459 --> 00:57:43,336
I didn't put
you here, Solomon.

808
00:57:43,544 --> 00:57:45,463
Of course, you did.

809
00:57:46,756 --> 00:57:47,840
But now that I am here,

810
00:57:48,049 --> 00:57:50,593
I will deserve it.

811
00:57:50,885 --> 00:57:52,136
By God
and all His glory,

812
00:57:52,345 --> 00:57:55,222
I will fulfill
the destiny of Israel.

813
00:57:57,058 --> 00:57:59,560
I have a request
to make.

814
00:57:59,769 --> 00:58:02,229
Do not refuse me.

815
00:58:02,772 --> 00:58:04,106
Make your request,
my mother,

816
00:58:04,315 --> 00:58:07,068
for you know that
I will not refuse you.

817
00:58:11,447 --> 00:58:12,448
Give Abishag

818
00:58:12,657 --> 00:58:14,784
to your brother

819
00:58:15,034 --> 00:58:16,661
as his wife.

820
00:58:20,039 --> 00:58:21,832
And why
do you ask this

821
00:58:22,041 --> 00:58:23,501
for Adonijah?

822
00:58:24,460 --> 00:58:26,337
Because he came,

823
00:58:26,545 --> 00:58:28,381
as a request.

824
00:58:28,589 --> 00:58:29,757
I tell you,

825
00:58:30,049 --> 00:58:32,176
so you may know
his mind.

826
00:58:33,427 --> 00:58:34,845
His mind
is to have

827
00:58:35,054 --> 00:58:36,430
the throne.

828
00:58:39,433 --> 00:58:41,435
Good, my son.

829
00:58:41,727 --> 00:58:43,813
And so,
he begins again.

830
00:58:44,772 --> 00:58:47,191
First, he asks
for this maiden,

831
00:58:47,400 --> 00:58:49,777
then next, he will ask
for the kingdom!

832
00:58:50,069 --> 00:58:52,446
For he knows that any show
of weakness on my part

833
00:58:52,655 --> 00:58:54,991
will be a demonstration
of his power.

834
00:58:55,282 --> 00:58:56,701
Joab is near to that.

835
00:58:56,909 --> 00:58:58,703
Now, therefore,
as the Lord lives

836
00:58:58,911 --> 00:58:59,911
who has established me

837
00:58:59,996 --> 00:59:01,580
and placed me
on this throne

838
00:59:01,789 --> 00:59:03,916
of my father, David.

839
00:59:08,421 --> 00:59:10,297
Today,

840
00:59:10,506 --> 00:59:13,300
Adonijah
and Joab...

841
00:59:13,509 --> 00:59:14,802
...must die!

842
00:59:19,932 --> 00:59:21,559
Hey!

843
00:59:21,767 --> 00:59:23,019
Come back!

844
00:59:55,968 --> 00:59:57,178
Out of my way!

845
00:59:57,386 --> 00:59:58,888
Out of my way!

846
00:59:59,096 --> 01:00:00,181
Move aside!

847
01:00:21,911 --> 01:00:23,037
Traitor!

848
01:00:24,038 --> 01:00:25,581
Get him!

849
01:00:35,007 --> 01:00:38,344
I was to be king.

850
01:00:38,552 --> 01:00:41,097
But you die
as a traitor.

851
01:01:27,434 --> 01:01:29,353
I ordered you to kill him!

852
01:01:29,645 --> 01:01:30,813
But my Lord King,

853
01:01:31,021 --> 01:01:32,148
he's taken sanctuary!

854
01:01:32,356 --> 01:01:33,667
Even now,
he's in the Holy Tabernacle

855
01:01:33,691 --> 01:01:35,442
clinging to the altar!

856
01:01:41,365 --> 01:01:42,366
I don't care

857
01:01:42,575 --> 01:01:44,368
where he is!

858
01:01:45,452 --> 01:01:48,497
Strike him down!

859
01:01:59,008 --> 01:02:00,926
Joab?

860
01:02:01,135 --> 01:02:03,095
It's by command
of the king.

861
01:02:04,221 --> 01:02:05,598
You are to die.

862
01:02:09,560 --> 01:02:12,354
The king commands
you come out, Joab.

863
01:02:12,563 --> 01:02:13,647
No.

864
01:02:14,982 --> 01:02:16,233
I'll die here.

865
01:02:16,442 --> 01:02:18,194
I beg you, don't make
me Kill you there.

866
01:02:18,485 --> 01:02:19,695
I would commit
sacrilege.

867
01:02:19,904 --> 01:02:21,739
Which you cannot...

868
01:02:21,989 --> 01:02:23,949
dare not, Benaiah.

869
01:02:27,453 --> 01:02:29,121
I'm not ready to die.

870
01:02:30,956 --> 01:02:33,500
Listen to me!

871
01:02:33,792 --> 01:02:35,562
You know as well as I,
there's not a man in Israel

872
01:02:35,586 --> 01:02:38,714
fit to rule in the place
of King David.

873
01:02:39,006 --> 01:02:40,758
Did you think
I believed Adonijah

874
01:02:40,966 --> 01:02:42,760
could truly be a king?!

875
01:02:42,968 --> 01:02:44,595
He was but a pawn.

876
01:02:44,887 --> 01:02:46,639
The people's favorite,
oh, yes,

877
01:02:46,847 --> 01:02:48,807
but ruler of Israel?

878
01:02:50,851 --> 01:02:52,102
And Solomon,

879
01:02:52,311 --> 01:02:54,188
that weakling?

880
01:02:54,480 --> 01:02:57,233
To rule over God's
chosen people?

881
01:02:57,441 --> 01:02:58,484
No!

882
01:03:01,695 --> 01:03:02,947
Benaiah,

883
01:03:04,490 --> 01:03:06,533
the only real power
to rule

884
01:03:07,826 --> 01:03:09,662
lies in the army.

885
01:03:09,870 --> 01:03:12,248
Only the army
can save our nation.

886
01:03:12,456 --> 01:03:15,042
Let Solomon
remain King, yes,

887
01:03:15,334 --> 01:03:18,087
but grant me my life,

888
01:03:18,295 --> 01:03:20,589
and together
we will have the power.

889
01:03:22,216 --> 01:03:24,843
Israel needs the army,
the army needs me.

890
01:03:25,052 --> 01:03:26,262
You...

891
01:03:26,470 --> 01:03:28,055
...and me.

892
01:03:28,347 --> 01:03:29,390
Together, Benaiah,

893
01:03:29,598 --> 01:03:30,724
we will be
the real power

894
01:03:30,933 --> 01:03:32,643
to guarantee
Israel's glory.

895
01:03:32,851 --> 01:03:33,936
God's glory!

896
01:03:34,228 --> 01:03:35,521
But the King has commanded!

897
01:03:35,729 --> 01:03:37,815
Bathsheba has commanded!

898
01:03:38,023 --> 01:03:40,276
Solomon is too weak!

899
01:03:40,567 --> 01:03:42,903
You know I'm right, Benaiah!

900
01:03:43,988 --> 01:03:45,990
Is the mother's command

901
01:03:46,198 --> 01:03:48,492
greater than the will of God?

902
01:03:51,578 --> 01:03:53,163
Well, my friend,

903
01:03:54,290 --> 01:03:55,958
will you obey the king,

904
01:03:57,876 --> 01:03:59,878
the king's mother,

905
01:04:00,170 --> 01:04:02,089
or your God?

906
01:04:33,203 --> 01:04:34,413
Aarrgh!

907
01:04:50,429 --> 01:04:52,097
Mighty King.

908
01:04:53,557 --> 01:04:55,642
I thank you
for your kindnesses to us

909
01:04:55,851 --> 01:04:57,519
and to our daughter.

910
01:04:57,728 --> 01:04:58,937
And what...

911
01:04:59,146 --> 01:05:01,273
I buy a good pearl
when I can,

912
01:05:01,482 --> 01:05:03,609
for my daughter's future,
you understand.

913
01:05:04,818 --> 01:05:06,695
But your bounty

914
01:05:06,904 --> 01:05:08,864
has far outshone
their worth.

915
01:05:11,700 --> 01:05:12,951
Perhaps,
they could be used

916
01:05:13,160 --> 01:05:14,953
in the temple.

917
01:05:15,162 --> 01:05:17,164
They're poor things,
I know,

918
01:05:17,373 --> 01:05:18,874
but I give them to you.

919
01:05:23,253 --> 01:05:24,880
To you, Solomon,

920
01:05:25,089 --> 01:05:27,591
and to the great God
we all serve,

921
01:05:27,883 --> 01:05:29,885
the God of Israel.

922
01:05:30,094 --> 01:05:32,346
I accept them
with pleasure.

923
01:05:32,554 --> 01:05:34,765
And may God keep
you all in His hands.

924
01:05:47,444 --> 01:05:48,444
We go!

925
01:06:37,453 --> 01:06:39,264
Now, will I prepare to build
Your temple, Lord,

926
01:06:39,288 --> 01:06:41,248
here at the altar of Gibeon.

927
01:06:41,457 --> 01:06:43,667
I'll make sacrifices,

928
01:06:43,959 --> 01:06:45,544
cleanse my heart,

929
01:06:46,503 --> 01:06:47,796
and listen.

930
01:07:33,717 --> 01:07:35,385
Solomon.

931
01:07:35,594 --> 01:07:37,095
Enter, Solomon.

932
01:08:33,277 --> 01:08:35,737
Ask what you will
of Me, Solomon.

933
01:08:38,907 --> 01:08:41,910
I'm only as a child, my Lord.

934
01:08:42,119 --> 01:08:44,830
I do not know
how to go out or come in.

935
01:08:47,749 --> 01:08:49,876
Grant me the wisdom
and knowledge

936
01:08:50,085 --> 01:08:51,086
to righteously rule

937
01:08:51,295 --> 01:08:53,046
this great people of yours.

938
01:08:54,881 --> 01:08:56,550
Because you have
not asked for riches,

939
01:08:56,758 --> 01:08:59,344
or long life,
or the lives of your enemies,

940
01:08:59,553 --> 01:09:00,971
I give you the wisdom of a clear

941
01:09:01,179 --> 01:09:02,639
and discerning mind.

942
01:09:02,848 --> 01:09:04,474
But you must walk in My ways,

943
01:09:04,683 --> 01:09:05,767
keeping My statutes

944
01:09:05,976 --> 01:09:08,437
and My commandments.

945
01:09:31,501 --> 01:09:33,003
This skirmish
was simply a patrol

946
01:09:33,211 --> 01:09:34,546
to test our strength.

947
01:09:34,755 --> 01:09:36,632
Our scouts confirm
massed forces

948
01:09:36,840 --> 01:09:38,800
just inside
the Egyptian border,

949
01:09:39,092 --> 01:09:40,927
which can mean
only one thing.

950
01:09:41,136 --> 01:09:42,387
The new pharaoh,
Shishak,

951
01:09:42,596 --> 01:09:43,764
prepares to invade.

952
01:09:44,056 --> 01:09:45,140
Well,

953
01:09:45,349 --> 01:09:47,768
if we do have a war
on our hands.

954
01:09:48,685 --> 01:09:50,479
God be with us.

955
01:09:53,398 --> 01:09:54,524
Jerusalem,

956
01:09:55,651 --> 01:09:56,818
the Egyptian border,

957
01:09:57,027 --> 01:09:58,528
Tyre.

958
01:09:58,737 --> 01:10:00,739
General Benaiah,
I want officers to ride

959
01:10:00,947 --> 01:10:02,908
to every city in Israel
measuring the distance

960
01:10:03,116 --> 01:10:04,743
and the number
of days it takes.

961
01:10:04,951 --> 01:10:07,055
And I want to know the strength
of our army in each city,

962
01:10:07,079 --> 01:10:09,873
foot soldiers,
cavalry, charioteers.

963
01:10:10,165 --> 01:10:11,708
If we must fight,

964
01:10:11,917 --> 01:10:14,211
I want to know
what chance we have.

965
01:10:17,923 --> 01:10:20,509
By royal decree, from today,

966
01:10:20,801 --> 01:10:22,641
the Kingdom of Israel
and Judah will be divided

967
01:10:22,803 --> 01:10:25,305
into 12 provinces.

968
01:10:25,555 --> 01:10:27,557
I will appoint
a governor over each,

969
01:10:27,766 --> 01:10:31,186
who will be responsible
directly to me,

970
01:10:31,395 --> 01:10:33,021
who will administer
law and order,

971
01:10:33,230 --> 01:10:36,733
and who will oversee
the collection of taxes...

972
01:10:39,653 --> 01:10:41,113
...which from today

973
01:10:41,321 --> 01:10:43,115
will be increased

974
01:10:43,407 --> 01:10:44,866
by one-tenth.

975
01:11:02,342 --> 01:11:04,010
Very impressive,
General Benaiah.

976
01:11:04,302 --> 01:11:05,721
Yes, but they
are few compared

977
01:11:05,929 --> 01:11:06,930
to the legions
of Egypt.

978
01:11:07,139 --> 01:11:08,390
If they invade,

979
01:11:08,598 --> 01:11:10,934
there'll be
many widows in Israel.

980
01:11:11,226 --> 01:11:12,602
When the Egyptians
advance,

981
01:11:12,811 --> 01:11:14,521
fall back before them.
Don't fight!

982
01:11:14,730 --> 01:11:16,898
Let thirst and the desert
do our fighting for us.

983
01:11:17,274 --> 01:11:18,942
We can only fall back
so far, my lord,

984
01:11:19,151 --> 01:11:20,151
before we must fight.

985
01:11:20,277 --> 01:11:21,987
Happily we won't have to.

986
01:11:22,195 --> 01:11:23,256
Your king is to be married,

987
01:11:23,280 --> 01:11:24,656
Benaiah!

988
01:11:24,865 --> 01:11:25,907
A wedding!

989
01:11:26,116 --> 01:11:26,908
I'm arranging to marry

990
01:11:27,117 --> 01:11:28,577
the daughter of the pharaoh!

991
01:11:28,869 --> 01:11:30,912
Let's hope she isn't ugly.

992
01:12:00,317 --> 01:12:01,693
No war!

993
01:12:01,902 --> 01:12:04,070
Peace through marriage!

994
01:12:04,279 --> 01:12:06,907
Our king
is a brilliant statesman!

995
01:12:07,199 --> 01:12:09,993
Long live the King!

996
01:12:10,202 --> 01:12:12,788
Long live Solomon!

997
01:12:12,996 --> 01:12:14,748
Long live Solomon!

998
01:14:21,708 --> 01:14:23,460
Ah, Nathan!

999
01:14:23,668 --> 01:14:24,336
So,

1000
01:14:24,544 --> 01:14:26,463
how is married life?

1001
01:14:26,671 --> 01:14:28,381
Very pleasant.

1002
01:14:28,590 --> 01:14:30,550
Very pleasant,
indeed.

1003
01:14:32,636 --> 01:14:35,263
The pleasures of the body
are not to be missed, Nathan.

1004
01:14:35,472 --> 01:14:36,598
I have chosen to concentrate

1005
01:14:36,806 --> 01:14:38,850
on God's love, my lord.

1006
01:14:39,100 --> 01:14:40,393
Do you really think
He meant you

1007
01:14:40,602 --> 01:14:42,729
to deny yourself,
Nathan?

1008
01:14:42,938 --> 01:14:45,357
He made us this way,
did He not?

1009
01:14:45,899 --> 01:14:47,108
Why would
He not want us

1010
01:14:47,317 --> 01:14:49,152
to taste
of the fruit?

1011
01:14:49,361 --> 01:14:51,237
God put many things on Earth

1012
01:14:51,446 --> 01:14:53,031
we are not to taste, my lord.

1013
01:14:53,239 --> 01:14:54,532
If it were not so,

1014
01:14:54,741 --> 01:14:56,660
we would not have a free will,

1015
01:14:56,868 --> 01:14:58,703
and He would not be God,

1016
01:14:58,995 --> 01:15:01,498
but simply the creator
of blind animals.

1017
01:15:01,706 --> 01:15:03,917
But I have tasted.

1018
01:15:04,125 --> 01:15:05,794
And I like it.

1019
01:15:07,045 --> 01:15:08,213
You are allowed,

1020
01:15:08,421 --> 01:15:10,090
even required,
my lord.

1021
01:15:10,298 --> 01:15:12,342
But I warn you,

1022
01:15:12,550 --> 01:15:14,678
be careful
not to give yourself

1023
01:15:14,970 --> 01:15:16,513
to any woman,

1024
01:15:16,721 --> 01:15:19,224
so that she gains mastery

1025
01:15:19,432 --> 01:15:20,432
over your strength.

1026
01:15:21,059 --> 01:15:22,894
It may be too late, Nathan.

1027
01:15:23,103 --> 01:15:24,854
I'm exhausted!

1028
01:15:29,192 --> 01:15:30,193
But I have a matter

1029
01:15:30,402 --> 01:15:31,569
of some concern.

1030
01:15:32,654 --> 01:15:34,698
- Speak.
- It is rumored

1031
01:15:34,990 --> 01:15:36,700
that you're allowing
your Egyptian wife

1032
01:15:36,908 --> 01:15:38,243
to build a temple to Amon Ra.

1033
01:15:38,451 --> 01:15:40,495
I had to, of course.

1034
01:15:40,787 --> 01:15:42,787
It's a political marriage.
It's part of the treaty.

1035
01:15:42,872 --> 01:15:45,417
I'm not going to war
over one woman's temple

1036
01:15:45,625 --> 01:15:46,625
to a foreign god!

1037
01:15:46,668 --> 01:15:48,378
It's against God's law.

1038
01:15:48,628 --> 01:15:51,131
Does God want war, Nathan?

1039
01:15:51,339 --> 01:15:52,339
I think not.

1040
01:15:52,424 --> 01:15:53,758
What of your other wives?

1041
01:15:54,009 --> 01:15:55,260
I haven't got any other wives.

1042
01:15:55,468 --> 01:15:57,137
You may eventually
have many wives.

1043
01:15:57,345 --> 01:15:58,656
You grant the same
to all of them?

1044
01:15:58,680 --> 01:15:59,681
Nathan!

1045
01:15:59,889 --> 01:16:01,158
The thought of having many wives

1046
01:16:01,182 --> 01:16:02,642
is too terrifying
to contemplate.

1047
01:16:02,851 --> 01:16:05,061
I can barely satisfy this one.

1048
01:16:10,900 --> 01:16:11,985
Nathan.

1049
01:16:12,193 --> 01:16:14,529
I worship
the one true god.

1050
01:16:16,740 --> 01:16:17,740
He will understand

1051
01:16:17,866 --> 01:16:19,868
even if you will not.

1052
01:16:21,911 --> 01:16:23,163
The King
must be aware

1053
01:16:23,371 --> 01:16:24,956
that any child
from the daughter

1054
01:16:25,165 --> 01:16:26,416
of the Pharaoh
of Egypt

1055
01:16:26,624 --> 01:16:28,168
cannot inherit the thrones

1056
01:16:28,376 --> 01:16:30,253
of Israel and Judah.

1057
01:16:31,838 --> 01:16:33,798
I am perfectly aware

1058
01:16:34,007 --> 01:16:36,009
of that, Zadok.

1059
01:16:36,551 --> 01:16:38,303
But the council
must also be aware

1060
01:16:38,511 --> 01:16:40,638
that there are other reasons
for marriage

1061
01:16:40,847 --> 01:16:42,265
than just the begetting
of heirs.

1062
01:16:42,474 --> 01:16:43,714
I married
the pharaoh's daughter

1063
01:16:43,892 --> 01:16:45,351
to avert war
and bloodshed.

1064
01:16:45,560 --> 01:16:46,895
- But my lord...
- Zadok,

1065
01:16:47,187 --> 01:16:48,855
in future,

1066
01:16:49,064 --> 01:16:50,231
be advised
that I will marry

1067
01:16:50,440 --> 01:16:51,649
to consolidate my lands

1068
01:16:51,858 --> 01:16:53,943
and to promote trade.

1069
01:16:54,235 --> 01:16:55,779
I will marry
to insure peace

1070
01:16:55,987 --> 01:16:56,988
with my allies,

1071
01:16:57,197 --> 01:16:59,157
to discomfort my enemies,

1072
01:16:59,449 --> 01:17:02,160
and to please myself.

1073
01:17:02,368 --> 01:17:04,621
And I assure you,

1074
01:17:04,913 --> 01:17:06,748
that I will marry
to beget heirs

1075
01:17:06,956 --> 01:17:08,124
to the throne

1076
01:17:09,375 --> 01:17:10,919
when I am ready!

1077
01:18:49,767 --> 01:18:51,102
Is it always like this?

1078
01:18:51,311 --> 01:18:53,062
Oh, I find fathers
always survive

1079
01:18:53,271 --> 01:18:54,564
the ordeal.

1080
01:19:11,331 --> 01:19:13,082
A boy!

1081
01:19:18,087 --> 01:19:20,840
A fine Jewish boy.

1082
01:19:21,132 --> 01:19:22,634
I shall call him Rehoboam,

1083
01:19:22,842 --> 01:19:25,136
as a sign that the people
of Israel shall multiply.

1084
01:19:25,345 --> 01:19:26,971
Mother,

1085
01:19:27,180 --> 01:19:29,182
meet the heir
to the throne of David.

1086
01:19:33,061 --> 01:19:34,562
A boy!

1087
01:19:34,854 --> 01:19:36,814
A boy!

1088
01:19:37,023 --> 01:19:38,524
The King has a boy!

1089
01:19:49,786 --> 01:19:51,066
The purchaser
of the horse claims

1090
01:19:51,162 --> 01:19:52,997
he was not told
of the vicious nature

1091
01:19:53,206 --> 01:19:54,624
of the beast.

1092
01:19:54,874 --> 01:19:56,459
Yet in the terms
of the contract,

1093
01:19:56,668 --> 01:19:58,461
he was perfectly
at liberty to try the animal

1094
01:19:58,670 --> 01:19:59,420
before offering payment,

1095
01:19:59,629 --> 01:20:01,464
or accepting delivery.

1096
01:20:01,673 --> 01:20:04,050
The seller has the right
to remain silent

1097
01:20:04,259 --> 01:20:06,844
and let the buyer find
any fault he can.

1098
01:20:07,053 --> 01:20:08,263
It is the buyer's fault

1099
01:20:08,471 --> 01:20:10,348
if he does not do so.

1100
01:20:12,141 --> 01:20:14,978
The buyer
must pay full price.

1101
01:20:15,186 --> 01:20:17,230
- Thank you, my lord.
- Thank you, my king.

1102
01:20:21,067 --> 01:20:23,528
Zadok, why are there
so many people here today?

1103
01:20:23,736 --> 01:20:24,904
There is great interest

1104
01:20:25,113 --> 01:20:27,323
in the next case,
my lord.

1105
01:20:27,532 --> 01:20:29,617
It came before
the Provincial Governor

1106
01:20:29,826 --> 01:20:30,994
of Gilead.

1107
01:20:31,202 --> 01:20:32,662
Old Bengeber?

1108
01:20:34,080 --> 01:20:35,581
The facts
are simple,

1109
01:20:35,790 --> 01:20:37,625
but the case,
very complex.

1110
01:20:37,834 --> 01:20:40,670
Your judgment
is eagerly awaited.

1111
01:20:48,886 --> 01:20:50,179
My Lord King,

1112
01:20:50,388 --> 01:20:52,682
the facts
of this case

1113
01:20:52,890 --> 01:20:54,267
are well established,

1114
01:20:54,475 --> 01:20:55,977
and are not
in dispute.

1115
01:20:56,269 --> 01:20:58,813
The two petitioners
share a house

1116
01:20:59,022 --> 01:21:01,024
on the outskirts
of Gilead,

1117
01:21:01,232 --> 01:21:02,608
where they ply
their trade

1118
01:21:02,817 --> 01:21:04,444
as prostitutes.

1119
01:21:04,986 --> 01:21:06,779
Some six months ago,

1120
01:21:06,988 --> 01:21:09,240
one gave birth,

1121
01:21:09,449 --> 01:21:10,658
and shortly thereafter,

1122
01:21:10,867 --> 01:21:13,077
the second did likewise.

1123
01:21:13,286 --> 01:21:16,956
Both had boy children.

1124
01:21:17,165 --> 01:21:19,417
This dispute arose

1125
01:21:19,709 --> 01:21:22,086
after one
of the babies died.

1126
01:21:23,546 --> 01:21:25,465
You may each
state your case.

1127
01:21:25,673 --> 01:21:27,633
You go first,
you lying cow.

1128
01:21:27,925 --> 01:21:29,927
Then I'll tell
the truth.

1129
01:21:33,014 --> 01:21:34,807
Well,

1130
01:21:35,099 --> 01:21:37,393
we each have
our own room.

1131
01:21:40,271 --> 01:21:42,815
Are you a citizen
of this country?

1132
01:21:44,025 --> 01:21:45,735
Yet you show
no respect

1133
01:21:45,943 --> 01:21:47,278
to your king?

1134
01:21:50,615 --> 01:21:52,700
Now, rise.

1135
01:21:52,909 --> 01:21:54,243
State your name
and the facts

1136
01:21:54,452 --> 01:21:55,870
as you see them.

1137
01:21:58,122 --> 01:21:59,665
My name is Basemabh.

1138
01:22:01,584 --> 01:22:04,003
It was just us
in the house.

1139
01:22:04,962 --> 01:22:06,756
Us and our babies.

1140
01:22:08,257 --> 01:22:11,094
I'd gone to bed
with little Joachim.

1141
01:22:12,387 --> 01:22:14,305
- That's his name.
- Michael!

1142
01:22:14,514 --> 01:22:16,849
- Michael is his name!
- Silence!

1143
01:22:21,145 --> 01:22:23,398
Me and Joachim

1144
01:22:23,606 --> 01:22:24,899
went to sleep.

1145
01:22:27,276 --> 01:22:30,446
And I'd given him
a good meal,

1146
01:22:30,655 --> 01:22:33,408
and he was
a happy little baby.

1147
01:22:33,658 --> 01:22:36,869
Well, that pig must have
rolled on her baby

1148
01:22:37,078 --> 01:22:38,788
and killed him,

1149
01:22:39,038 --> 01:22:40,081
because when I woke up,

1150
01:22:40,289 --> 01:22:43,084
there was her baby
beside me,

1151
01:22:43,376 --> 01:22:45,086
dead,

1152
01:22:45,294 --> 01:22:46,879
and my Joachim was gone.

1153
01:22:47,088 --> 01:22:48,589
- Liar!
- Silence!

1154
01:22:48,798 --> 01:22:50,550
A mother knows
her own baby!

1155
01:22:50,758 --> 01:22:51,843
That is my baby!

1156
01:22:52,051 --> 01:22:53,886
Silence!

1157
01:22:54,095 --> 01:22:56,305
I'd pick him out
from a thousand!

1158
01:23:29,005 --> 01:23:30,590
What is your name?

1159
01:23:30,798 --> 01:23:32,550
Hannah, my lord.

1160
01:23:34,218 --> 01:23:36,220
Tell your story,
Hannah.

1161
01:23:36,429 --> 01:23:37,805
It's a pack of lies!

1162
01:23:38,014 --> 01:23:40,391
She's clumsy enough
to smother her own child,

1163
01:23:40,600 --> 01:23:43,019
and thinks she can get away
with claiming mine!

1164
01:23:43,311 --> 01:23:45,188
That's my Michael!

1165
01:23:45,396 --> 01:23:46,814
And no woman,

1166
01:23:47,106 --> 01:23:48,399
or man

1167
01:23:48,608 --> 01:23:49,734
on earth

1168
01:23:49,942 --> 01:23:52,653
is going to take him away
from me,

1169
01:23:52,862 --> 01:23:54,947
Your Majesty.

1170
01:23:55,239 --> 01:23:58,284
That is for the King
to decide.

1171
01:24:06,751 --> 01:24:08,669
Was no midwife present?

1172
01:24:08,878 --> 01:24:10,254
No, my lord.

1173
01:24:14,717 --> 01:24:16,677
Lay the child
on that table.

1174
01:24:20,431 --> 01:24:22,350
My judgment is this,

1175
01:24:23,935 --> 01:24:26,103
since both women claim
the living child

1176
01:24:26,312 --> 01:24:28,314
and neither claim
the dead child,

1177
01:24:28,523 --> 01:24:29,523
it is therefore fair

1178
01:24:29,649 --> 01:24:30,649
that they should share

1179
01:24:30,775 --> 01:24:33,152
the living child.

1180
01:24:33,402 --> 01:24:35,696
So, I will cut the child
in half.

1181
01:24:44,205 --> 01:24:45,915
Spare my baby!

1182
01:24:47,583 --> 01:24:49,043
Don't kill him!

1183
01:24:54,340 --> 01:24:55,716
She can have him.

1184
01:25:10,147 --> 01:25:11,857
God bless this child...

1185
01:25:12,066 --> 01:25:13,693
God bless this child.

1186
01:25:13,901 --> 01:25:15,152
...and his children's children.

1187
01:25:15,361 --> 01:25:17,655
And his children's children.

1188
01:25:20,741 --> 01:25:22,577
And most of all,

1189
01:25:25,871 --> 01:25:27,707
his true mother.

1190
01:25:45,975 --> 01:25:48,185
Solomon! Solomon!

1191
01:25:48,394 --> 01:25:50,021
Solomon! Solomon!

1192
01:25:50,229 --> 01:25:52,398
Solomon! Solomon!

1193
01:25:52,607 --> 01:25:54,734
Solomon! Solomon!

1194
01:25:54,942 --> 01:25:56,944
Solomon! Solomon!

1195
01:25:57,153 --> 01:25:59,488
Solomon! Solomon!

1196
01:25:59,697 --> 01:26:01,490
Solomon! Solomon!

1197
01:26:01,699 --> 01:26:03,826
Solomon! Solomon!

1198
01:26:04,035 --> 01:26:06,037
Solomon! Solomon!

1199
01:26:22,970 --> 01:26:24,722
He spoke
to the crowd and said,

1200
01:26:24,930 --> 01:26:25,930
"It is my judgment

1201
01:26:26,098 --> 01:26:27,098
that both women

1202
01:26:27,141 --> 01:26:28,267
should share the child."

1203
01:26:28,476 --> 01:26:30,061
This is not wise.

1204
01:26:30,269 --> 01:26:31,604
A child cannot have
two mothers.

1205
01:26:31,812 --> 01:26:33,439
They will fight
and ruin its childhood.

1206
01:26:33,648 --> 01:26:34,649
He took the baby,

1207
01:26:34,857 --> 01:26:36,108
laid it on a table,

1208
01:26:36,400 --> 01:26:38,819
drew a sword
from a nearby soldier

1209
01:26:39,028 --> 01:26:40,655
and what do you think he did?

1210
01:26:40,946 --> 01:26:42,323
I don't know.

1211
01:26:42,531 --> 01:26:43,741
Killed one
of the mothers?

1212
01:26:43,949 --> 01:26:45,743
He raised the sword
over the baby

1213
01:26:45,951 --> 01:26:48,579
and declared he was going
to cut it in half!

1214
01:26:48,871 --> 01:26:50,414
Brilliant!

1215
01:26:50,623 --> 01:26:52,063
When the real
mother saw he was going

1216
01:26:52,249 --> 01:26:54,293
to kill the baby,
she ran forward...

1217
01:26:54,502 --> 01:26:56,587
And screamed
for the baby to be saved...

1218
01:26:56,796 --> 01:26:59,757
Even if it meant giving
the baby to the other woman!

1219
01:26:59,965 --> 01:27:01,759
Exactly, my queen!

1220
01:27:04,428 --> 01:27:05,888
Brilliant!

1221
01:27:18,150 --> 01:27:20,820
Back to work. Back to work.

1222
01:27:21,028 --> 01:27:24,156
Who is the idiot who is stopping
the men from working...?

1223
01:27:26,283 --> 01:27:28,077
Rehoboam, my son...

1224
01:27:28,327 --> 01:27:30,931
...I want you to meet the man who is
in charge of all the building...

1225
01:27:30,955 --> 01:27:32,998
...of this magnificent temple to God.

1226
01:27:33,249 --> 01:27:35,793
The finest architect in the world:

1227
01:27:36,127 --> 01:27:38,045
Hiram of Naphtali.

1228
01:27:38,254 --> 01:27:40,506
Say, "Rise Hiram of Naphtali.”

1229
01:27:40,715 --> 01:27:44,552
Rise, Hiram of Naphtali.

1230
01:27:44,760 --> 01:27:46,387
Accept the apology of the idiot...

1231
01:27:46,595 --> 01:27:48,431
...who is stopping your men
from working.

1232
01:27:48,639 --> 01:27:50,850
Back to work, back to work,
the idiot is leaving.

1233
01:27:59,525 --> 01:28:01,944
I am very sorry, Your Majesty.

1234
01:28:02,153 --> 01:28:03,988
It is I who should apologize.

1235
01:28:04,196 --> 01:28:05,614
I was having too much fun.

1236
01:28:05,823 --> 01:28:08,743
Kings are not supposed to have fun.

1237
01:28:08,951 --> 01:28:11,328
- All goes well?
- Yes, Your Majesty.

1238
01:28:11,537 --> 01:28:14,039
My men work hard
and your people learn fast.

1239
01:28:14,248 --> 01:28:15,808
In a year or so,
I shall be able to send

1240
01:28:15,958 --> 01:28:16,998
some of my foremen home...

1241
01:28:17,126 --> 01:28:19,044
...and they can be
replaced by your men.

1242
01:28:19,253 --> 01:28:21,255
- Excellent.
- Some water?

1243
01:28:21,464 --> 01:28:23,257
Yes, thank you.

1244
01:28:31,265 --> 01:28:34,602
Your Majesty,
may I be permitted a question?

1245
01:28:34,810 --> 01:28:36,270
Of course.

1246
01:28:36,479 --> 01:28:39,940
This temple,
it will really be for God?

1247
01:28:40,191 --> 01:28:41,609
God will live there?

1248
01:28:41,859 --> 01:28:43,652
Yes, Hiram, God will live there.

1249
01:28:43,861 --> 01:28:46,781
But can God live on earth?

1250
01:28:48,491 --> 01:28:51,410
That's an interesting question,
Hiram.

1251
01:28:51,619 --> 01:28:53,788
"Can God live on earth?"

1252
01:28:54,580 --> 01:28:56,499
Well, even Heaven
cannot contain God...

1253
01:28:56,707 --> 01:28:59,251
...much less this house
that you are building.

1254
01:28:59,460 --> 01:29:01,462
But God said,
"My name shall be there...

1255
01:29:01,712 --> 01:29:03,297
...that you may heed the prayer

1256
01:29:03,506 --> 01:29:05,925
your servant
prays towards this place."

1257
01:29:06,217 --> 01:29:10,012
I believe God wants us
to have a place to look towards.

1258
01:29:10,221 --> 01:29:13,516
A place where we know
he hears our prayers...

1259
01:29:14,308 --> 01:29:16,352
So you must do
your best work, Hiram.

1260
01:29:16,602 --> 01:29:18,354
God said this house
shall stand forever.

1261
01:29:18,562 --> 01:29:19,939
- Forever?
- Forever.

1262
01:29:20,147 --> 01:29:23,359
I shall try my best, Your Majesty.

1263
01:29:26,737 --> 01:29:29,865
Who will oversee the men of Israel
once your men are departed, Hiram?

1264
01:29:30,115 --> 01:29:32,243
Why, I shall, Your Majesty.

1265
01:29:32,451 --> 01:29:34,995
Men of Israel don't work well
under foreign leadership.

1266
01:29:35,204 --> 01:29:37,414
Don't be offended.
They're a difficult bunch.

1267
01:29:37,623 --> 01:29:41,043
Do you have an Israeli working for you
who is industrious and able?

1268
01:29:41,252 --> 01:29:42,545
One you can trust?

1269
01:29:43,754 --> 01:29:45,548
Jeroboam.

1270
01:29:46,048 --> 01:29:47,716
Jeroboam!

1271
01:29:51,804 --> 01:29:53,264
Rise.

1272
01:29:54,723 --> 01:29:56,684
Hiram of Naphtali says
that you're clever...

1273
01:29:56,892 --> 01:29:59,270
...hard-working
and able to lead men.

1274
01:29:59,895 --> 01:30:02,731
- This is true, Hiram?
- It is, Your Majesty.

1275
01:30:02,982 --> 01:30:04,692
I'm going to take
his recommendation...

1276
01:30:04,900 --> 01:30:06,902
...and put you in charge
of all of the laborers,

1277
01:30:07,111 --> 01:30:08,279
starting today.

1278
01:30:08,779 --> 01:30:12,199
- Yes, Your Majesty.
- Make sure they work hard.

1279
01:30:14,994 --> 01:30:17,496
This is God's house you're building.

1280
01:30:18,289 --> 01:30:19,766
The temple will need musicians,
of course.

1281
01:30:19,790 --> 01:30:20,499
Yes, my lord.

1282
01:30:20,708 --> 01:30:22,877
And I want only the very best,
the most skilled.

1283
01:30:23,085 --> 01:30:24,771
I want the men
who make the instruments, too.

1284
01:30:24,795 --> 01:30:25,254
Yes, my lord.

1285
01:30:25,462 --> 01:30:29,049
It will also be a school where all
the arts and sciences are taught.

1286
01:30:30,551 --> 01:30:32,845
My children.

1287
01:30:41,020 --> 01:30:42,938
Enough. Enough.

1288
01:30:43,188 --> 01:30:46,525
Come and show your father
what you have learned.

1289
01:30:48,193 --> 01:30:49,945
Come on.

1290
01:31:01,624 --> 01:31:03,250
Turn.

1291
01:31:21,310 --> 01:31:23,145
Every one of my wives...

1292
01:31:26,440 --> 01:31:28,817
Every one of them
says that you are an old lizard...

1293
01:31:29,026 --> 01:31:31,153
...and you're not putting
their child in the front row

1294
01:31:31,362 --> 01:31:32,881
or heeding their child's
particular talents...

1295
01:31:32,905 --> 01:31:34,740
Silence. Watch the dance.

1296
01:31:39,912 --> 01:31:41,622
Wives.

1297
01:31:41,830 --> 01:31:43,624
I wish I could
cut some of them in half.

1298
01:31:43,874 --> 01:31:46,043
You're a fool
to have so many wives.

1299
01:31:46,251 --> 01:31:48,212
I ike women, Mother.

1300
01:31:48,420 --> 01:31:51,507
Moses said a man
shouldn't acquire many wives...

1301
01:31:51,757 --> 01:31:53,509
...or else his heart turns away.

1302
01:31:53,717 --> 01:31:56,553
But I'm not a man. I'm a king.

1303
01:31:56,762 --> 01:31:59,473
Moses was talking about a king.

1304
01:31:59,932 --> 01:32:01,684
No, keep together.

1305
01:32:01,934 --> 01:32:04,395
No, no, no. The left foot.

1306
01:32:04,603 --> 01:32:06,438
I've told you and told you
and told you.

1307
01:32:06,647 --> 01:32:11,819
You do not go beyond that circle
before you start to turn.

1308
01:32:15,990 --> 01:32:17,491
Oh, no.

1309
01:32:18,575 --> 01:32:20,786
- The queen.
- Oh, no.

1310
01:32:23,205 --> 01:32:25,207
- What is she doing?
- Mother.

1311
01:32:26,834 --> 01:32:29,503
- Mother.
- What's wrong with her?

1312
01:32:39,179 --> 01:32:41,807
David, my love?

1313
01:32:42,891 --> 01:32:44,727
No, Mother.

1314
01:32:45,144 --> 01:32:48,063
It's your son, Solomon.

1315
01:32:49,606 --> 01:32:51,734
Of course.

1316
01:32:53,110 --> 01:32:57,406
My mind is wandering...

1317
01:32:59,074 --> 01:33:02,161
...ahead of my body.

1318
01:33:04,163 --> 01:33:06,290
Solomon...

1319
01:33:06,498 --> 01:33:12,588
...do you remember
the psalm David wrote...

1320
01:33:12,796 --> 01:33:15,758
...after he sinned with me?

1321
01:33:17,301 --> 01:33:19,970
Do good to Zion...

1322
01:33:20,804 --> 01:33:23,974
...In your good pleasure.

1323
01:33:25,017 --> 01:33:28,604
And rebuild the walls
of Jerusalem...

1324
01:33:29,480 --> 01:33:33,317
...and then you will delight
in the right sacrifices...

1325
01:33:33,525 --> 01:33:35,736
...burnt offerings.

1326
01:33:36,445 --> 01:33:40,199
Then bulls will be offered
on your altar.

1327
01:33:41,366 --> 01:33:46,872
Bulls will be offered
on your altar...

1328
01:33:47,498 --> 01:33:49,458
...Solomon.

1329
01:35:51,788 --> 01:35:52,998
Who's there?

1330
01:35:58,712 --> 01:36:00,422
Can I help, Your Majesty?

1331
01:36:02,591 --> 01:36:04,051
Did you see me fall?

1332
01:36:04,301 --> 01:36:07,471
Fall? No. No, of course not,
Your Majesty.

1333
01:36:07,971 --> 01:36:10,933
Of course you saw me fall,
but your diplomacy is appreciated.

1334
01:36:11,141 --> 01:36:12,434
Who are you?

1335
01:36:12,643 --> 01:36:14,228
Jeroboam, Your Majesty.

1336
01:36:14,436 --> 01:36:16,271
- You appointed me over...
- Yes, I remember.

1337
01:36:16,521 --> 01:36:18,106
Over the laborers.

1338
01:36:18,690 --> 01:36:20,234
Come and help me.

1339
01:36:21,944 --> 01:36:24,863
- Is it permitted?
- Of course it isn't permitted.

1340
01:36:25,072 --> 01:36:27,157
If the priests catch us,
they'll stone us both.

1341
01:36:27,366 --> 01:36:29,243
Now get in here.

1342
01:36:34,331 --> 01:36:35,540
Now come and boost me up.

1343
01:36:35,791 --> 01:36:38,418
I want to polish the eyes
of the cherubim.

1344
01:36:40,545 --> 01:36:43,757
Jeroboam, if the king wishes
to polish the eyes of the cherubim...

1345
01:36:43,966 --> 01:36:45,133
...you don't question him.

1346
01:36:45,384 --> 01:36:47,719
You help him polish the eyes
of the cherubim, right?

1347
01:36:47,928 --> 01:36:50,264
- Yes, of course, Your Majesty.
- Come on.

1348
01:36:50,973 --> 01:36:52,432
Come on.

1349
01:36:54,309 --> 01:37:00,440
It is one of the duties of the king
to polish the eyes of the cherubim.

1350
01:37:00,649 --> 01:37:02,025
Give me your arm.

1351
01:37:02,234 --> 01:37:04,444
- Didn't you know that?
- No, Your Majesty.

1352
01:37:04,653 --> 01:37:07,281
Oh, yes. A solemn duty.

1353
01:37:07,781 --> 01:37:10,284
Then why do you have to sneak
past the priests to do it?

1354
01:37:19,376 --> 01:37:21,962
Your king is crazy, Jeroboam.

1355
01:37:22,170 --> 01:37:24,506
But only you know this.

1356
01:37:25,841 --> 01:37:28,510
Guard the secret with your life.

1357
01:37:28,927 --> 01:37:30,929
I'm afraid it's too late,
Your Majesty.

1358
01:37:31,138 --> 01:37:32,347
The secret's out.

1359
01:38:56,932 --> 01:38:58,517
Arise, O Lord.

1360
01:38:58,725 --> 01:39:01,103
Let your enemies be scattered.

1361
01:39:01,311 --> 01:39:05,690
Let those that hate thee
flee from before thee.

1362
01:40:06,751 --> 01:40:09,504
Praise the Lord God of Israel.

1363
01:40:10,547 --> 01:40:13,967
He has kept all his promises
made to the king, my father.

1364
01:40:14,718 --> 01:40:18,847
And I in turn have kept my vows
both to God...

1365
01:40:19,097 --> 01:40:21,183
...and to my father.

1366
01:40:21,683 --> 01:40:26,438
The people of Israel
have built this temple...

1367
01:40:27,105 --> 01:40:31,526
...as a dwelling place
for the god most high...

1368
01:40:31,776 --> 01:40:38,158
...and as a resting place
for this Holy Ark of the Covenant.

1369
01:40:38,617 --> 01:40:43,830
It is fitting that the laws given
to Moses by the Lord God himself...

1370
01:40:44,289 --> 01:40:47,667
...should be kept forever
in His house.

1371
01:40:47,876 --> 01:40:52,839
Grant, Lord God,
that we keep your laws...

1372
01:40:53,089 --> 01:40:56,176
...and please you in all that we do...

1373
01:40:56,384 --> 01:41:01,306
...both from this day
and forever more.

1374
01:41:01,932 --> 01:41:07,020
I pray you,
look kindly on this place...

1375
01:41:07,229 --> 01:41:10,065
...and make it a house of prayer...

1376
01:41:11,107 --> 01:41:17,405
...for all nations and all peoples.

1377
01:43:02,594 --> 01:43:04,554
Why downcast?

1378
01:43:05,013 --> 01:43:07,265
And on this, of all days.

1379
01:43:08,892 --> 01:43:10,894
It is not easy to put into words,
Jeroboam.

1380
01:43:12,729 --> 01:43:15,857
If Solomon can't, no one can.

1381
01:43:17,942 --> 01:43:19,861
Seven years.

1382
01:43:20,070 --> 01:43:25,784
Seven years with one object,
one ambition, one dream.

1383
01:43:26,534 --> 01:43:28,453
Now it is finished.

1384
01:43:29,329 --> 01:43:31,164
What else is there for me to do?

1385
01:43:33,124 --> 01:43:36,169
I have not the wisdom
to answer such a question.

1386
01:43:39,005 --> 01:43:43,927
But my answer would be
to continue to serve God.

1387
01:43:59,192 --> 01:44:01,820
I told you, he has 16 wives.

1388
01:44:37,814 --> 01:44:40,483
Long live King Solomon.

1389
01:44:46,030 --> 01:44:49,451
- Abishag.
- Come, let's get some food.

1390
01:44:50,160 --> 01:44:51,911
Abishag.

1391
01:44:53,037 --> 01:44:54,414
My lord king.

1392
01:44:54,873 --> 01:44:56,166
I don't believe it.

1393
01:44:56,416 --> 01:45:00,003
Please.
I'd rather no one knew who I was.

1394
01:45:00,712 --> 01:45:03,506
- How are you?
- Well, my lord.

1395
01:45:04,007 --> 01:45:06,342
And your parents? Are they here?

1396
01:45:06,551 --> 01:45:08,303
Of course.

1397
01:45:08,511 --> 01:45:09,971
The whole world is here.

1398
01:45:10,180 --> 01:45:12,307
Nothing would keep my father away.

1399
01:45:12,515 --> 01:45:15,894
My husband, my two children.
We are all here.

1400
01:45:16,102 --> 01:45:17,854
You are married?

1401
01:45:18,521 --> 01:45:19,814
How wonderful.

1402
01:45:20,565 --> 01:45:22,817
Would you honor us
with your presence?

1403
01:45:23,276 --> 01:45:25,403
Nothing would give me
more pleasure.

1404
01:45:25,612 --> 01:45:28,740
- Where's your tent?
- Here.

1405
01:45:39,083 --> 01:45:41,795
Oh, these are fine children.

1406
01:45:42,420 --> 01:45:44,172
They're a credit to you both.

1407
01:45:46,883 --> 01:45:49,719
I'd love to give them something,
but I brought nothing with me.

1408
01:45:49,928 --> 01:45:51,554
Nothing, great one?

1409
01:45:51,763 --> 01:45:54,349
Your blessing
would be worth more than gold.

1410
01:45:59,479 --> 01:46:01,689
Dear Lord, bless these children.

1411
01:46:01,940 --> 01:46:03,858
Keep them safe in your hands.

1412
01:46:05,568 --> 01:46:07,904
May you prosper
like your noble grandfather.

1413
01:46:12,575 --> 01:46:15,703
And may you be as beautiful
and pure in spirit as your mother.

1414
01:46:18,748 --> 01:46:20,416
Lovely children.

1415
01:46:21,042 --> 01:46:22,502
Okay, go. Go, go now.

1416
01:46:22,710 --> 01:46:24,379
Go, go, go.

1417
01:46:26,589 --> 01:46:30,176
Your Majesty, if I may...

1418
01:46:30,385 --> 01:46:33,721
...there is one little thing.

1419
01:46:33,972 --> 01:46:35,682
Great king.

1420
01:46:36,224 --> 01:46:38,726
It's hardly worth mentioning, really.

1421
01:46:44,232 --> 01:46:47,318
- The pearls I gave you.
- Of course.

1422
01:46:47,527 --> 01:46:49,070
I am glad you asked.

1423
01:46:50,989 --> 01:46:53,533
I had them used as the eyes
of the two great cherubim...

1424
01:46:53,741 --> 01:46:55,827
...that guard
the Ark of the Covenant.

1425
01:46:57,871 --> 01:47:02,750
My pearls are in the temple?

1426
01:47:05,670 --> 01:47:09,132
They look down on the Ark of God?

1427
01:47:09,340 --> 01:47:11,718
For all time, if God wills it.

1428
01:47:14,095 --> 01:47:17,432
Then I have not lived my life
without purpose.

1429
01:47:20,184 --> 01:47:22,437
I can go happily to my grave.

1430
01:47:34,157 --> 01:47:38,244
Azarel, will you do me a favor?

1431
01:47:38,870 --> 01:47:41,247
Anything in my power.

1432
01:47:41,998 --> 01:47:45,209
Lend me a horse until dawn.
I want to ride out into the desert.

1433
01:47:45,418 --> 01:47:47,128
I have only a donkey outside.

1434
01:47:47,337 --> 01:47:49,339
The horses are stabled
some distance away.

1435
01:47:49,547 --> 01:47:51,007
A donkey will do.

1436
01:47:51,215 --> 01:47:52,425
A donkey?

1437
01:47:52,634 --> 01:47:54,302
A king on a donkey?

1438
01:47:55,178 --> 01:47:58,556
Kings have ridden on donkeys before,
Azarel, and I'm sure they will again.

1439
01:47:59,682 --> 01:48:03,519
Well, then he is yours, magnificence,
for as long as you wish.

1440
01:48:03,728 --> 01:48:05,396
Keep him.

1441
01:48:06,773 --> 01:48:08,483
Just until dawn.

1442
01:48:16,824 --> 01:48:18,743
But your wives are all ugly.

1443
01:48:18,952 --> 01:48:21,412
What do you mean
my wife is ugly?

1444
01:48:44,394 --> 01:48:47,271
I have heard your prayer, Solomon.

1445
01:48:47,855 --> 01:48:52,443
I will grant your wish that I live
in the temple you have built for me.

1446
01:48:52,652 --> 01:48:56,739
As for you, if you follow my laws,
as did your father, David...

1447
01:48:56,948 --> 01:49:00,368
...then I will be with you
until the end of your days.

1448
01:49:00,576 --> 01:49:04,706
But if you turn away from me
and serve other gods but me...

1449
01:49:04,914 --> 01:49:10,003
...then I will destroy the temple
that you have built for me.

1450
01:49:55,465 --> 01:49:57,341
Who are you?

1451
01:49:58,760 --> 01:50:01,554
What are these magnificent beasts?

1452
01:50:03,306 --> 01:50:05,224
Where are you going?

1453
01:50:06,851 --> 01:50:10,021
Hello?
Hello, may I present myself?

1454
01:50:10,229 --> 01:50:12,273
I'm King Solomon,
the king of Israel.

1455
01:50:17,278 --> 01:50:18,488
Actually, it's true.

1456
01:50:18,696 --> 01:50:20,865
I am the king of Israel.

1457
01:50:24,202 --> 01:50:25,453
Where are you going?

1458
01:50:26,079 --> 01:50:27,622
To Jerusalem.

1459
01:50:27,830 --> 01:50:32,418
Ride ahead and tell your king
that the queen of Sheba is coming.

1460
01:50:40,134 --> 01:50:43,179
Thank you.
I'll be sure to tell the king.

1461
01:51:39,152 --> 01:51:42,655
Jeroboam,
do you think she is beautiful?

1462
01:51:42,864 --> 01:51:43,864
I certainly hope so.

1463
01:51:44,073 --> 01:51:46,868
You've asked me that a hundred times
in the last hour.

1464
01:52:45,468 --> 01:52:48,554
I am King Solomon
of Israel and Judea.

1465
01:52:49,055 --> 01:52:52,433
And I bid you welcome on behalf
of all of my countrymen.

1466
01:52:52,642 --> 01:52:56,604
The fame of King Solomon
has spread like a rising tide...

1467
01:52:56,812 --> 01:52:59,023
...even as far as Axum and Saba.

1468
01:52:59,690 --> 01:53:02,235
I have crossed the desert
for many months...

1469
01:53:02,485 --> 01:53:05,112
...to bathe in the ocean
of his wisdom...

1470
01:53:06,447 --> 01:53:10,660
...and to see his considerable skills
on a donkey.

1471
01:53:15,581 --> 01:53:18,834
I am Makeda, queen of Sheba.

1472
01:53:45,736 --> 01:53:47,655
They please you?

1473
01:53:48,698 --> 01:53:50,658
Yes, very much. We...

1474
01:53:50,866 --> 01:53:53,995
We have no tradition here
of dancers like these.

1475
01:54:01,711 --> 01:54:02,878
They're beautiful.

1476
01:54:03,087 --> 01:54:05,881
- They are yours.
- Mine?

1477
01:54:06,090 --> 01:54:08,009
I brought them for you.

1478
01:54:16,767 --> 01:54:18,644
A riddle for you, Your Majesty.

1479
01:54:19,770 --> 01:54:22,982
How can you see through sand?

1480
01:54:23,649 --> 01:54:24,942
You mean across sand?

1481
01:54:25,151 --> 01:54:27,111
No, through sand, Your Majesty.

1482
01:54:27,445 --> 01:54:30,531
- These are made from sand.
- How?

1483
01:54:30,740 --> 01:54:32,199
Heated until it becomes liquid.

1484
01:54:32,408 --> 01:54:35,411
Then cooled into thin sheets
with air from the lungs.

1485
01:54:35,619 --> 01:54:36,912
What is it called?

1486
01:54:37,121 --> 01:54:40,374
"Glass," from Phoenicia.

1487
01:54:45,046 --> 01:54:47,882
- Fabric from India.
- Beautiful.

1488
01:54:48,716 --> 01:54:50,551
Precious wood.

1489
01:54:51,927 --> 01:54:53,179
Also from India.

1490
01:54:53,387 --> 01:54:54,972
It smells wonderful.

1491
01:54:55,181 --> 01:54:57,516
Peaches, oranges, figs.

1492
01:54:58,809 --> 01:55:00,227
Cheese.

1493
01:55:00,436 --> 01:55:02,730
Lentil, millet.

1494
01:55:04,190 --> 01:55:05,691
Fine herbs.

1495
01:55:06,942 --> 01:55:08,319
Salt from the Dead Sea.

1496
01:55:08,527 --> 01:55:09,987
Very good in small amounts.

1497
01:55:10,196 --> 01:55:13,491
Deer, roebuck, gazelle.

1498
01:55:13,783 --> 01:55:15,534
This is game fowl.

1499
01:55:16,410 --> 01:55:17,703
Look at those.

1500
01:55:20,748 --> 01:55:23,417
This is my favorite.

1501
01:55:24,543 --> 01:55:25,586
Fatted goose from Egypt.

1502
01:55:25,795 --> 01:55:27,880
Have you ever tasted goose,
Your Majesty?

1503
01:55:28,130 --> 01:55:29,548
Never.

1504
01:55:43,020 --> 01:55:46,774
Oh, you must try this.

1505
01:55:46,982 --> 01:55:50,569
This is the sweetest thing
you have ever tasted.

1506
01:55:50,778 --> 01:55:53,572
Sugar cane from the Nile.

1507
01:55:59,370 --> 01:56:00,996
Very good.

1508
01:56:01,205 --> 01:56:03,082
But not as sweet as my sugar cane.

1509
01:56:03,666 --> 01:56:05,084
You've tasted this before?

1510
01:56:05,292 --> 01:56:07,294
My country is on the Nile.

1511
01:56:09,422 --> 01:56:11,715
It is a very long river, Your Majesty.

1512
01:56:12,675 --> 01:56:15,928
We have grown sugar cane
since the beginning of time.

1513
01:56:35,781 --> 01:56:39,118
- Is this a shrine to Astarte?
- It is.

1514
01:56:39,326 --> 01:56:41,912
How can this be allowed?
You worship your one god.

1515
01:56:42,121 --> 01:56:43,622
We're a trading nation.

1516
01:56:43,873 --> 01:56:45,916
Merchants come
from all over the world.

1517
01:56:46,125 --> 01:56:49,128
If they couldn't worship their gods,
they'd go somewhere else.

1518
01:56:49,378 --> 01:56:53,549
How strange.
To put trade before faith?

1519
01:56:53,757 --> 01:56:56,343
Now you sound like my priests.

1520
01:57:12,109 --> 01:57:15,112
- Something is wrong with the fruit?
- Nothing.

1521
01:57:15,321 --> 01:57:17,114
Just an ant.

1522
01:57:17,323 --> 01:57:18,657
Just an ant?

1523
01:57:19,408 --> 01:57:21,827
You should consider them.

1524
01:57:21,994 --> 01:57:24,079
I've learned much
from watching ants.

1525
01:57:25,372 --> 01:57:29,168
- You watch the ants?
- Oh, yes, it's fascinating.

1526
01:57:29,543 --> 01:57:32,588
We think the lion king among beasts,
but what does he do?

1527
01:57:32,796 --> 01:57:35,841
He finds his lair,
he does not build it.

1528
01:57:36,091 --> 01:57:39,595
Then he would rather sleep
while his lioness does the hunting.

1529
01:57:39,803 --> 01:57:43,224
But the ant builds his own city.

1530
01:57:43,682 --> 01:57:45,893
They have their ruler,
their soldiers...

1531
01:57:46,101 --> 01:57:48,854
...and they all work together
for the common good.

1532
01:57:49,313 --> 01:57:52,775
Oh, we would do well
to study the ants.

1533
01:57:59,782 --> 01:58:02,201
But I wish they'd find their own food.

1534
01:58:05,162 --> 01:58:10,918
Joseph taught us all
that forgiveness is God's way.

1535
01:58:11,126 --> 01:58:13,879
Even if you have been wronged...

1536
01:58:14,088 --> 01:58:18,801
...you must look to God to know
what he would have you do.

1537
01:58:20,344 --> 01:58:24,682
Now, who remembers
the fourth commandment?

1538
01:58:25,808 --> 01:58:27,643
Ready, begin.

1539
01:58:27,851 --> 01:58:31,772
Honor your father and mother,
so that your days may be long...

1540
01:58:31,981 --> 01:58:35,901
...In the land that the Lord your God
has given you.

1541
01:58:39,196 --> 01:58:41,031
Sisi.

1542
01:58:41,615 --> 01:58:44,410
Baladona, Hezezia.

1543
01:58:44,618 --> 01:58:46,245
Lezia.

1544
01:58:46,620 --> 01:58:48,414
Jonan.

1545
01:58:53,836 --> 01:58:55,754
Do you know them all by name?

1546
01:58:55,963 --> 01:58:59,425
If I forget,
their mothers soon remind me.

1547
01:59:00,009 --> 01:59:03,053
And they all worship your God
even though their mothers do not?

1548
01:59:03,262 --> 01:59:05,097
Oh, yes, especially my sons.

1549
01:59:05,306 --> 01:59:07,600
One day,
I must choose a successor.

1550
01:59:07,808 --> 01:59:10,311
- Not the eldest?
- That's not our law.

1551
01:59:10,561 --> 01:59:12,813
I was not the eldest
and my father chose me.

1552
01:59:13,022 --> 01:59:15,816
And I am certain
that he made the right choice.

1553
01:59:16,025 --> 01:59:19,528
He loved my mother
above all his other wives.

1554
01:59:21,071 --> 01:59:23,616
So love made you a king.

1555
01:59:23,907 --> 01:59:25,784
Well, there are worse ways
of choosing.

1556
01:59:25,993 --> 01:59:29,496
A king's heart is a stream of water
in the hands of the Lord.

1557
01:59:29,705 --> 01:59:32,041
He turns it wherever he will.

1558
01:59:46,263 --> 01:59:48,766
The waters do not belong to you.

1559
01:59:53,103 --> 01:59:54,980
Neither do they belong to you.

1560
01:59:55,773 --> 01:59:57,983
They belong to God.

1561
01:59:58,692 --> 02:00:01,528
Do I lay claim to the air
you are breathing now?

1562
02:00:01,737 --> 02:00:04,698
Is it mine
since it is within my chamber?

1563
02:00:05,866 --> 02:00:09,870
You will both lose your share
of the water for one month.

1564
02:00:10,496 --> 02:00:15,542
You will not be allowed
to use the water for any purpose.

1565
02:00:15,918 --> 02:00:19,963
Perhaps this will remind you to
thank God for what he has given you.

1566
02:00:31,392 --> 02:00:33,477
Next case.

1567
02:00:35,145 --> 02:00:40,859
The fear of the Lord
is the beginning of knowledge.

1568
02:00:42,945 --> 02:00:47,574
Keep the Lord's commandments and
teachings as the apple of your eye.

1569
02:00:49,284 --> 02:00:53,163
Train your children well
so when old, they will not fail you.

1570
02:00:57,167 --> 02:01:00,796
And he who loves discipline
loves knowledge.

1571
02:01:01,004 --> 02:01:05,175
He who hates to be rebuked
is stupid.

1572
02:01:05,759 --> 02:01:09,054
Also, those who belittle another
lack sense.

1573
02:01:10,973 --> 02:01:13,517
And the righteous know the needs
of their animals.

1574
02:01:13,726 --> 02:01:15,894
Only the wicked are cruel.

1575
02:01:18,605 --> 02:01:20,607
A soft answer turns away wrath.

1576
02:01:22,901 --> 02:01:25,362
The beginning of strife
is like a leak of water.

1577
02:01:25,571 --> 02:01:29,408
So stop before the argument begins.

1578
02:01:35,247 --> 02:01:37,291
And remember...

1579
02:01:37,708 --> 02:01:40,753
...the wise man remains silent.

1580
02:01:41,003 --> 02:01:45,382
So even fools who keep quiet
can be considered wise.

1581
02:02:07,821 --> 02:02:10,073
I have another riddle for you.

1582
02:02:11,116 --> 02:02:15,204
What are the eight things
that the Lord hates the most?

1583
02:02:17,790 --> 02:02:19,041
Let me see...

1584
02:02:20,125 --> 02:02:26,131
Hate, deceit, hypocrisy?

1585
02:02:28,300 --> 02:02:30,219
Haughty eyes...

1586
02:02:33,305 --> 02:02:34,723
...two.

1587
02:02:35,974 --> 02:02:37,643
A lying tongue, three.

1588
02:02:41,688 --> 02:02:44,107
Hands that shed innocent blood...

1589
02:02:44,817 --> 02:02:46,235
...five.

1590
02:02:49,196 --> 02:02:51,990
A heart that devises wicked plans...

1591
02:02:52,199 --> 02:02:53,826
...SiX.

1592
02:03:00,624 --> 02:03:03,168
Feet that run towards evil...

1593
02:03:03,377 --> 02:03:04,628
...eight.

1594
02:03:05,337 --> 02:03:10,133
The report that I heard in my own land
of your accomplishments...

1595
02:03:10,342 --> 02:03:12,177
...and of your wisdom was true.

1596
02:03:14,346 --> 02:03:17,266
Not even half has been told to me.

1597
02:03:17,933 --> 02:03:21,979
Blessed be the Lord your God
who has delighted in you...

1598
02:03:22,229 --> 02:03:25,607
...and set you
upon the throne of Israel.

1599
02:03:26,233 --> 02:03:30,779
And the reports of your beauty
and grace fall far short of the truth.

1600
02:03:39,329 --> 02:03:43,250
- Did you swim as a boy?
- Yes, of course.

1601
02:03:43,458 --> 02:03:46,920
Do you still swim
now that you're king?

1602
02:03:47,129 --> 02:03:49,006
Sadly, never.

1603
02:03:50,549 --> 02:03:52,175
Time again.

1604
02:05:09,378 --> 02:05:15,175
I called upon God
and the spirit of wisdom came to me.

1605
02:05:15,842 --> 02:05:19,346
But in you
there is an understanding...

1606
02:05:19,554 --> 02:05:21,181
...clear...

1607
02:05:21,431 --> 02:05:23,392
...undefiled, plain.

1608
02:05:24,559 --> 02:05:27,604
Loving the thing that is good.

1609
02:05:27,854 --> 02:05:30,524
You see as only a woman can.

1610
02:05:31,400 --> 02:05:34,403
A mirror to God's goodness.

1611
02:05:35,904 --> 02:05:38,740
You are the queen to my king.

1612
02:05:40,075 --> 02:05:43,328
I've sought you
ever since I was a youth...

1613
02:05:43,537 --> 02:05:46,289
...without knowing
what it was I was seeking.

1614
02:05:47,916 --> 02:05:52,838
Solomon, more than anything
else in the world...

1615
02:05:53,088 --> 02:05:54,715
...I want to bear you a son.

1616
02:05:57,217 --> 02:05:59,469
Then our minds are as one.

1617
02:06:01,471 --> 02:06:04,349
More than anything else in the world,
I want to marry you.

1618
02:06:05,517 --> 02:06:08,729
Do you imagine
that I haven't thought about it?

1619
02:06:09,938 --> 02:06:12,024
Would you give up your kingdom
for me?

1620
02:06:13,650 --> 02:06:16,028
Israel is more than a kingdom.

1621
02:06:17,446 --> 02:06:19,406
It is a faith.

1622
02:06:20,240 --> 02:06:23,035
It has been called by God
to do great things.

1623
02:06:23,493 --> 02:06:24,870
Yes...

1624
02:06:25,078 --> 02:06:27,497
...I have come to realize that.

1625
02:06:30,083 --> 02:06:32,002
Isn't the position already...

1626
02:06:34,254 --> 02:06:35,547
...rather crowded?

1627
02:06:36,006 --> 02:06:37,758
They are nothing.

1628
02:06:38,967 --> 02:06:40,469
You are everything.

1629
02:06:40,969 --> 02:06:44,681
Solomon,
I cannot abandon my people forever.

1630
02:06:44,931 --> 02:06:48,351
A crown is like a seam of gold.

1631
02:06:48,560 --> 02:06:51,354
There are always those who seek it.

1632
02:06:51,646 --> 02:06:54,441
One day, I will have to return.

1633
02:06:55,358 --> 02:06:57,360
But a boy from you...

1634
02:06:58,028 --> 02:07:00,447
...that promises us
a whole year together.

1635
02:07:01,865 --> 02:07:04,117
You shall have your year.

1636
02:07:05,869 --> 02:07:07,537
And I will...

1637
02:07:09,039 --> 02:07:10,290
...be your wife.

1638
02:07:13,293 --> 02:07:16,254
Yes, I will.

1639
02:09:00,025 --> 02:09:01,318
Oh, my love.

1640
02:09:03,069 --> 02:09:05,864
How much better are your kisses
than wine.

1641
02:09:27,844 --> 02:09:29,679
Oh, my love.

1642
02:09:30,972 --> 02:09:32,641
Oh, the scent of your body...

1643
02:09:34,309 --> 02:09:37,020
...Is sweeter than all
the spices of the earth.

1644
02:09:51,618 --> 02:09:52,827
My lord.

1645
02:09:53,078 --> 02:09:55,580
Not now, Jeroboam.
I'm late to meet my queen.

1646
02:09:55,956 --> 02:09:57,540
They sent me to speak for them.

1647
02:09:57,791 --> 02:09:58,917
Who sent you?

1648
02:09:59,125 --> 02:10:01,211
The elders, the officers of the court.

1649
02:10:01,419 --> 02:10:04,130
They say we are friends.
They say you will listen to me.

1650
02:10:04,339 --> 02:10:07,259
Very well. What is it?

1651
02:10:07,634 --> 02:10:09,386
Say it.

1652
02:10:10,387 --> 02:10:14,224
The ship of the state
needs someone at the steering oar.

1653
02:10:16,101 --> 02:10:19,062
What does that mean, Jeroboam?

1654
02:10:19,604 --> 02:10:22,399
There are matters
which demand your attention...

1655
02:10:22,607 --> 02:10:25,443
...other than
the queen of Sheba's thighs.

1656
02:10:25,902 --> 02:10:27,696
How dare you?

1657
02:10:27,904 --> 02:10:29,781
No one speaks to me like that.

1658
02:10:30,031 --> 02:10:33,118
Get out. Get out!

1659
02:10:37,289 --> 02:10:39,207
Jeroboam.

1660
02:10:52,095 --> 02:10:54,264
I apologize.

1661
02:10:54,848 --> 02:10:58,435
It is too easy for a king
to avoid criticism.

1662
02:10:59,686 --> 02:11:01,980
Say your speech.

1663
02:11:03,106 --> 02:11:06,985
Taxes, forced labor.

1664
02:11:07,527 --> 02:11:10,488
The people would endure it
while the temple was being built.

1665
02:11:10,697 --> 02:11:13,408
The temple is finished.
The taxes should also cease.

1666
02:11:13,867 --> 02:11:16,328
You should show yourself
in the provinces.

1667
02:11:16,536 --> 02:11:18,913
Popularity is a fickle thing.
It could leave you.

1668
02:11:19,122 --> 02:11:22,834
And finally, your crown depends on
the love of the people.

1669
02:11:23,293 --> 02:11:28,340
And, may I add, on the love of God.
You have served him well in the past.

1670
02:11:28,590 --> 02:11:32,469
But is that a surety for now,
for the future?

1671
02:11:34,095 --> 02:11:36,097
Jeroboam, listen to me...

1672
02:11:37,015 --> 02:11:39,684
...and listen to me carefully.

1673
02:11:40,935 --> 02:11:43,104
I love her...

1674
02:11:43,938 --> 02:11:47,984
...above duty, above health.

1675
02:11:48,568 --> 02:11:52,822
I choose her over light.

1676
02:11:53,406 --> 02:11:57,410
Because the light
that radiates from her never dims.

1677
02:11:57,619 --> 02:12:00,580
She is my missing arm. No.

1678
02:12:01,247 --> 02:12:04,250
She's my entire body.

1679
02:12:05,293 --> 02:12:09,005
She's what I've always wanted
without ever knowing my wants.

1680
02:12:11,883 --> 02:12:14,135
She's the breath of God.

1681
02:12:15,929 --> 02:12:19,682
Solomon, she's a woman.

1682
02:12:21,059 --> 02:12:22,936
Exactly.

1683
02:12:28,108 --> 02:12:29,943
Feel.

1684
02:12:36,699 --> 02:12:38,785
It's a boy.

1685
02:12:39,494 --> 02:12:41,454
I am sure. The way he kicks...

1686
02:12:43,289 --> 02:12:46,042
He will be a great athlete.

1687
02:12:49,295 --> 02:12:51,047
My love...

1688
02:12:51,965 --> 02:12:55,593
...I have something to ask you,
but I am at a loss for words.

1689
02:12:55,802 --> 02:12:57,595
You?

1690
02:12:58,304 --> 02:13:00,390
The wisest of the wise?

1691
02:13:00,598 --> 02:13:02,308
Ask.

1692
02:13:03,768 --> 02:13:05,728
If it is a boy...

1693
02:13:06,062 --> 02:13:08,440
...I want him to be my heir.

1694
02:13:08,857 --> 02:13:10,692
King of Israel and Judea.

1695
02:13:11,317 --> 02:13:12,819
But...

1696
02:13:13,403 --> 02:13:16,114
...you have promised it
to Rehoboam.

1697
02:13:16,322 --> 02:13:17,740
He is to be your heir.

1698
02:13:17,949 --> 02:13:20,326
Unless I decide otherwise.

1699
02:13:20,743 --> 02:13:22,412
And I do.

1700
02:13:24,539 --> 02:13:26,207
Stay here with me.

1701
02:13:26,666 --> 02:13:29,085
We will raise a mighty king...

1702
02:13:29,294 --> 02:13:31,087
...strong, wise...

1703
02:13:31,337 --> 02:13:33,631
...whose voice will be heard
throughout the land...

1704
02:13:33,882 --> 02:13:36,468
...proclaiming
the righteousness of the Lord.

1705
02:14:23,306 --> 02:14:25,183
I knew it.

1706
02:14:25,892 --> 02:14:27,477
A boy.

1707
02:14:27,685 --> 02:14:29,312
A boy.

1708
02:14:29,896 --> 02:14:32,023
A king.

1709
02:14:33,107 --> 02:14:34,817
I shall call you Menelek...

1710
02:14:35,610 --> 02:14:37,820
...the chosen one.

1711
02:14:40,281 --> 02:14:41,741
Thank you, God.

1712
02:14:41,991 --> 02:14:43,701
Thank you.

1713
02:14:51,209 --> 02:14:53,586
No! It is out of the question.

1714
02:14:53,795 --> 02:14:56,965
It's outrageous that you
could even contemplate such an act.

1715
02:14:57,173 --> 02:14:58,550
The throne is mine.

1716
02:14:58,758 --> 02:15:00,969
I have a right
to choose my successor.

1717
02:15:01,177 --> 02:15:02,428
No, the choice is not yours.

1718
02:15:02,637 --> 02:15:06,140
It must be ratified by God,
through the high priest and council.

1719
02:15:06,349 --> 02:15:08,184
King David chose me...

1720
02:15:08,434 --> 02:15:10,311
...above all his sons,
younger or older.

1721
02:15:10,520 --> 02:15:12,522
He chose you, yes.

1722
02:15:12,772 --> 02:15:14,232
But you were not made king...

1723
02:15:14,440 --> 02:15:16,359
...until anointed
by the High Priest Zadok.

1724
02:15:16,568 --> 02:15:19,195
Then and only then
you became king, true?

1725
02:15:19,404 --> 02:15:22,782
Yes, yes,
I went through the usual formalities.

1726
02:15:22,991 --> 02:15:24,784
"Usual formalities"?

1727
02:15:24,993 --> 02:15:27,033
You made one of the most sacred
acts of our faith...

1728
02:15:27,245 --> 02:15:28,997
...sound like a blessing
before dinner.

1729
02:15:29,205 --> 02:15:30,873
She is not of our faith.

1730
02:15:31,082 --> 02:15:34,669
I don't know who she worships,
but it is not the one true god.

1731
02:15:34,877 --> 02:15:37,589
She wishes to embrace our faith.

1732
02:15:37,797 --> 02:15:39,340
You know the law.

1733
02:15:39,549 --> 02:15:41,926
She must be one of us.

1734
02:15:42,135 --> 02:15:45,680
Raised and born
in fear of the living God.

1735
02:15:58,568 --> 02:16:00,194
My friend...

1736
02:16:00,403 --> 02:16:05,241
...force your will on this
and you will lose your crown.

1737
02:16:08,077 --> 02:16:10,580
There would be a revolution.

1738
02:16:19,964 --> 02:16:21,674
Well?

1739
02:16:26,304 --> 02:16:32,143
The king, may he live forever,
knows the law.

1740
02:16:32,352 --> 02:16:36,272
Neither I nor any priest in Israel...

1741
02:16:36,481 --> 02:16:40,234
...would dare anoint
the son of the queen of Sheba as heir.

1742
02:16:40,443 --> 02:16:42,820
That is the holy law...

1743
02:16:43,029 --> 02:16:46,449
...and even kings
must live and die by it.

1744
02:16:49,494 --> 02:16:51,079
That is your final word?

1745
02:16:51,329 --> 02:16:53,581
It is the holy law.

1746
02:17:28,157 --> 02:17:29,742
Don't ask.

1747
02:17:29,951 --> 02:17:31,786
Please. Please stay.

1748
02:17:31,994 --> 02:17:34,288
- To join your 700 wives?
- Never.

1749
02:17:34,497 --> 02:17:37,625
I am the queen of my country,
my son is the heir.

1750
02:17:37,834 --> 02:17:40,837
I have been blinded by my love
for you...

1751
02:17:41,045 --> 02:17:43,631
...but now they have let me see.

1752
02:17:44,048 --> 02:17:46,134
At first, I was a curiosity.

1753
02:17:46,342 --> 02:17:48,511
- Now I am a hated stranger.
- Never hated.

1754
02:17:48,720 --> 02:17:50,680
You can rule your people,
Solomon...

1755
02:17:51,139 --> 02:17:54,475
...but you cannot command them
to love me...

1756
02:17:56,060 --> 02:17:57,979
...OrF Our son.

1757
02:18:32,972 --> 02:18:36,017
This city will be a tomb without you.

1758
02:18:38,394 --> 02:18:41,314
It was never possible, Solomon.

1759
02:18:42,190 --> 02:18:43,858
Never.

1760
02:18:45,109 --> 02:18:49,697
But I only began to live
the day that I saw you on that donkey.

1761
02:18:53,075 --> 02:18:57,163
"LI am King Solomon. Who are you?"

1762
02:19:00,041 --> 02:19:05,254
I am the woman
who will love you forever.

1763
02:19:08,758 --> 02:19:10,676
Our son...

1764
02:19:10,885 --> 02:19:13,262
Our son will have a crown.

1765
02:19:14,013 --> 02:19:16,432
He will rule my kingdom.

1766
02:19:17,266 --> 02:19:18,893
And, Solomon...

1767
02:19:19,143 --> 02:19:24,398
...want him to rule under your God,
whom I intend to make mine.

1768
02:19:25,900 --> 02:19:27,401
When I leave...

1769
02:19:27,902 --> 02:19:31,364
...I would like to take some men
learned in your faith...

1770
02:19:31,572 --> 02:19:33,783
...to instruct our son.

1771
02:19:34,408 --> 02:19:36,285
I will do better than that...

1772
02:19:36,494 --> 02:19:40,873
...since he is to be denied his right
to rule here.

1773
02:19:42,416 --> 02:19:46,921
You and I will build a new Jerusalem,
a new Israel in your land.

1774
02:19:47,129 --> 02:19:52,218
I will send priests, architects
and settlers and soldiers...

1775
02:19:52,760 --> 02:19:56,430
...and riches enough
for him to rule in splendor.

1776
02:19:56,848 --> 02:19:59,517
Then I will give him another name.

1777
02:20:01,394 --> 02:20:06,357
I will call him David,
in honor of your father.

1778
02:20:24,083 --> 02:20:25,877
Drop your arms from around me.

1779
02:20:26,377 --> 02:20:28,421
No, I cannot. I cannot.

1780
02:20:28,629 --> 02:20:30,381
You must.

1781
02:20:30,590 --> 02:20:32,800
You must do this for me
or I can never leave.

1782
02:20:33,009 --> 02:20:35,469
I cannot. I cannot.

1783
02:20:35,761 --> 02:20:37,680
You are the king.

1784
02:20:38,306 --> 02:20:40,892
You must do
what God has ordained.

1785
02:20:41,100 --> 02:20:43,978
You must give your life
to your country.

1786
02:20:45,313 --> 02:20:47,273
You are my life.

1787
02:20:47,815 --> 02:20:50,359
And Israel is your country.

1788
02:20:50,568 --> 02:20:52,820
She must come first.

1789
02:20:58,618 --> 02:21:01,287
Drop your arms from around me...

1790
02:21:02,496 --> 02:21:04,373
...and let me go.

1791
02:22:01,222 --> 02:22:03,599
Look at them. More gold.

1792
02:22:03,849 --> 02:22:06,227
Six hundred talents of gold,
I've heard tell.

1793
02:22:06,435 --> 02:22:07,435
Six hundred?

1794
02:22:07,645 --> 02:22:10,231
That's a whole year of taxes
for the entire country.

1795
02:22:10,439 --> 02:22:12,108
He's gone mad.

1796
02:22:12,316 --> 02:22:13,818
You never know
what a man will do

1797
02:22:14,026 --> 02:22:15,903
when he starts thinking
with his groin.

1798
02:22:16,404 --> 02:22:17,404
Look at them.

1799
02:22:17,571 --> 02:22:20,074
Our finest citizens,
commanded to relocate.

1800
02:22:20,282 --> 02:22:22,952
I don't pay taxes
to pour into some hole in Africa.

1801
02:22:23,160 --> 02:22:25,204
Why are we still paying
these taxes?

1802
02:22:25,454 --> 02:22:27,164
I thought
once the temple was built...

1803
02:22:28,249 --> 02:22:30,001
That's why.

1804
02:22:47,393 --> 02:22:49,854
What is this?

1805
02:22:50,563 --> 02:22:55,151
Gold cups! I want nothing but gold.

1806
02:23:15,379 --> 02:23:17,214
Gold.

1807
02:23:18,424 --> 02:23:20,051
Good.

1808
02:23:22,720 --> 02:23:25,097
Do you know why it is good,
Jeroboam?

1809
02:23:25,306 --> 02:23:28,726
Because one man goes deep
into the earth to dig it up...

1810
02:23:28,934 --> 02:23:33,064
...another man melts it
to make it pure...

1811
02:23:33,856 --> 02:23:35,775
...another shapes it into a cup...

1812
02:23:36,025 --> 02:23:38,444
...and another
etches a beautiful design upon it.

1813
02:23:38,652 --> 02:23:40,196
Why?

1814
02:23:41,322 --> 02:23:44,950
So the king can have the very best,
that is why.

1815
02:23:45,951 --> 02:23:48,079
All is vanity.

1816
02:23:49,455 --> 02:23:50,455
Solomon...

1817
02:23:50,581 --> 02:23:52,291
All things are wearisome,
Jeroboam...

1818
02:23:52,958 --> 02:23:55,211
...more than one can express.

1819
02:23:57,171 --> 02:23:59,090
The eye is not satisfied
with the seeing...

1820
02:23:59,340 --> 02:24:01,509
...the ear is not filled
with the hearing.

1821
02:24:01,717 --> 02:24:04,303
Yet there is nothing new
under the sun.

1822
02:24:04,512 --> 02:24:07,473
- Solomon.
- I applied my mind...

1823
02:24:07,723 --> 02:24:10,392
...to seek and search out wisdom...

1824
02:24:10,601 --> 02:24:14,563
...and it is an unhappy business
that God has given human beings...

1825
02:24:14,772 --> 02:24:15,981
...for all is vanity.

1826
02:24:16,190 --> 02:24:18,692
You have acquired much wisdom,
Solomon.

1827
02:24:18,943 --> 02:24:21,987
Much wisdom is much vexation.

1828
02:24:23,614 --> 02:24:25,950
Those who increase in knowledge
increase in sorrow.

1829
02:24:26,158 --> 02:24:28,828
- That is not true.
- No?

1830
02:24:29,578 --> 02:24:31,705
I said to myself, "Come, Solomon.

1831
02:24:31,914 --> 02:24:35,751
Make a test of pleasure.
Enjoy yourself."

1832
02:24:36,544 --> 02:24:40,089
I searched with my mind how to...

1833
02:24:40,464 --> 02:24:42,091
How to cheer my body...

1834
02:24:42,299 --> 02:24:46,262
...so that I might see what it was
that mortals should do under heaven...

1835
02:24:46,512 --> 02:24:48,305
...In the few days of their lives.

1836
02:24:50,432 --> 02:24:52,268
Vanity.

1837
02:24:53,811 --> 02:24:55,604
I made great works...

1838
02:24:55,813 --> 02:24:59,567
...I have great possessions,
delights of the flesh.

1839
02:24:59,775 --> 02:25:03,195
Whatever my eye desires
I did not keep from them.

1840
02:25:05,447 --> 02:25:06,782
Vanity.

1841
02:25:06,991 --> 02:25:09,368
Solomon,
you are a king to your people.

1842
02:25:09,994 --> 02:25:13,914
What happens to the fool
will also happen to the king.

1843
02:25:14,790 --> 02:25:18,502
All come from dust,
to dust all shall return.

1844
02:25:19,378 --> 02:25:22,798
Why then do I have to be so wise?

1845
02:25:24,216 --> 02:25:28,429
- Vanity.
- You gave us the temple, Solomon.

1846
02:25:28,637 --> 02:25:30,806
The temple I must leave
to those who come after.

1847
02:25:31,098 --> 02:25:33,184
Who knows whether they will be
wise or foolish?

1848
02:25:33,392 --> 02:25:36,562
It is not for them, it is for me.

1849
02:25:36,770 --> 02:25:38,022
Vanity.

1850
02:25:49,450 --> 02:25:53,454
Jeroboam, what do mortals get
from all the toil and strain?

1851
02:25:53,662 --> 02:25:56,624
All our days are full of pain.

1852
02:25:56,874 --> 02:25:59,168
Even at night our minds do not rest.

1853
02:25:59,418 --> 02:26:01,212
This is also vanity.

1854
02:26:01,462 --> 02:26:02,755
It is God's will.

1855
02:26:02,963 --> 02:26:06,926
Oh, God's will.

1856
02:26:07,468 --> 02:26:10,721
Every time a question is asked
that cannot be answered...

1857
02:26:10,930 --> 02:26:15,184
...someone always says,
"It is God's will."

1858
02:26:15,392 --> 02:26:17,228
I believe God's will
is already written.

1859
02:26:17,436 --> 02:26:20,356
Man has nothing to do with it.

1860
02:26:21,482 --> 02:26:23,859
There is a season for everything...

1861
02:26:24,068 --> 02:26:27,863
...and a time for every purpose
under the heaven.

1862
02:26:28,072 --> 02:26:30,741
All God's iron will.

1863
02:26:30,950 --> 02:26:32,993
A time to be born, a time to die...

1864
02:26:33,244 --> 02:26:36,705
...a time to kill, a time to heal,
a time to weep, a time to laugh...

1865
02:26:36,914 --> 02:26:41,794
...a time to dance, a time to mourn.

1866
02:26:43,462 --> 02:26:45,381
God's will?

1867
02:26:46,173 --> 02:26:49,301
Business that God has given
everyone just...

1868
02:26:50,052 --> 02:26:52,346
Just to keep them busy.

1869
02:26:53,013 --> 02:26:55,307
But we cannot know God.

1870
02:26:56,141 --> 02:26:57,935
We cannot find out
what God has done...

1871
02:26:58,185 --> 02:27:00,271
...from the beginning to the end.

1872
02:27:00,479 --> 02:27:04,275
Because what is
already has been...

1873
02:27:04,525 --> 02:27:07,987
...and what is to be already is.

1874
02:27:09,113 --> 02:27:11,573
Vanity is all there is.

1875
02:27:12,491 --> 02:27:15,244
The more words, the more vanity.

1876
02:27:18,747 --> 02:27:21,250
The race is not to the swift...

1877
02:27:21,458 --> 02:27:24,003
...nor the battle to the strong
nor bread to the wise...

1878
02:27:24,211 --> 02:27:26,755
...nor riches to the intelligent...

1879
02:27:27,464 --> 02:27:31,427
...but time and chance
happen to them all.

1880
02:27:32,177 --> 02:27:36,515
Mere chance.
Belief otherwise is vanity.

1881
02:27:36,890 --> 02:27:39,059
I believe in God.

1882
02:27:57,745 --> 02:28:00,456
Jeroboam, remember your creator
in the days of your youth...

1883
02:28:00,664 --> 02:28:03,125
...before the days of troubles come...

1884
02:28:03,834 --> 02:28:07,004
...for the years draw near,
faster than you think...

1885
02:28:07,212 --> 02:28:09,798
...when you will say...

1886
02:28:12,176 --> 02:28:16,638
...I have no pleasure.

1887
02:28:21,101 --> 02:28:23,771
When strong men are bent...

1888
02:28:24,855 --> 02:28:26,857
...the golden bowl is broken...

1889
02:28:27,066 --> 02:28:30,903
...and the breath returns to God
who gave it.

1890
02:28:36,492 --> 02:28:38,786
Vanity of vanities.

1891
02:28:46,001 --> 02:28:48,128
All is vanity.

1892
02:28:54,593 --> 02:28:57,471
The king is here. He's here.

1893
02:28:59,264 --> 02:29:01,016
Quickly.

1894
02:29:02,351 --> 02:29:05,521
Welcome, my husband and king.

1895
02:29:10,067 --> 02:29:14,863
Is the great goddess Ashtoreth
answering your prayers?

1896
02:29:15,072 --> 02:29:16,824
She doesn't have to answer
our prayers.

1897
02:29:17,032 --> 02:29:18,158
She grants us children...

1898
02:29:18,367 --> 02:29:21,203
...and cares for the spirits
of our loved ones in the afterlife.

1899
02:29:21,453 --> 02:29:23,038
They shine down on us each night.

1900
02:29:23,247 --> 02:29:26,917
Make an offering
to the mother of us all.

1901
02:29:27,126 --> 02:29:29,753
No, no, no,
I worship the one true god.

1902
02:29:29,962 --> 02:29:31,422
Make an offering...

1903
02:29:31,672 --> 02:29:35,384
...for the mother of true love
and your children.

1904
02:29:35,592 --> 02:29:38,345
For the love you have shown me.

1905
02:30:37,029 --> 02:30:41,742
I am deeply divided within myself.

1906
02:30:41,950 --> 02:30:44,745
Solomon is my anointed king...

1907
02:30:45,704 --> 02:30:48,123
...but I worship the true God...

1908
02:30:48,373 --> 02:30:51,335
...and He will be my judge
at my life's end.

1909
02:30:52,544 --> 02:30:54,463
That is why I have come.

1910
02:30:54,713 --> 02:30:57,132
I have seen with my own eyes...

1911
02:30:57,341 --> 02:31:01,261
...our king worshipping
this pagan goddess.

1912
02:31:01,553 --> 02:31:04,932
Jeroboam, you're not the first
to tell us of these things.

1913
02:31:07,893 --> 02:31:09,436
There has been another ambush.

1914
02:31:10,062 --> 02:31:11,480
I know.

1915
02:31:11,688 --> 02:31:14,608
The taxes from Ephraim.
Who stole them?

1916
02:31:14,858 --> 02:31:18,195
Probably by the very men
who paid those taxes.

1917
02:31:18,403 --> 02:31:21,949
Zadok, men are starving,
their families are starving.

1918
02:31:22,157 --> 02:31:24,159
They spit the king's name.

1919
02:31:24,368 --> 02:31:26,662
Oh, Solomon.

1920
02:31:27,621 --> 02:31:31,917
We must convince him
to lift their burden.

1921
02:31:32,376 --> 02:31:35,128
I will have an audience with him.

1922
02:31:35,504 --> 02:31:39,341
Meanwhile,
keep good watch on him...

1923
02:31:39,967 --> 02:31:41,885
...for his own sake...

1924
02:31:43,679 --> 02:31:45,347
...and for the whole kingdom.

1925
02:31:54,773 --> 02:31:58,026
Fruitful breasts,
who rules over the universe...

1926
02:31:58,235 --> 02:32:01,488
...without you,
the river will not open.

1927
02:32:01,697 --> 02:32:04,950
Merciful lady, hear us.

1928
02:32:05,158 --> 02:32:09,371
Oh, mother of the fruitful breasts...

1929
02:32:09,580 --> 02:32:12,165
...who rules over the universe...

1930
02:32:12,374 --> 02:32:15,627
...without you, the river will not...

1931
02:32:17,337 --> 02:32:18,672
It is written...

1932
02:32:18,880 --> 02:32:22,050
...that the children of Israel
should beware...

1933
02:32:22,259 --> 02:32:25,512
...of marrying outside the faith.

1934
02:32:25,721 --> 02:32:27,347
For those women...

1935
02:32:27,556 --> 02:32:31,476
...will turn your heart away
from the one true god.

1936
02:32:31,685 --> 02:32:35,355
Much is written. Little is understood.

1937
02:32:35,564 --> 02:32:37,232
You make sacrifices to gods...

1938
02:32:37,441 --> 02:32:42,446
...that all true believers know
to be obscene and wicked.

1939
02:32:42,654 --> 02:32:48,493
Great Solomon, if you persist
in your worship of false gods...

1940
02:32:48,702 --> 02:32:51,997
...you will bring God's anger
on your own head...

1941
02:32:52,497 --> 02:32:55,542
...and onto all this land
of Israel and Judea.

1942
02:32:55,792 --> 02:32:58,837
I study the world.

1943
02:32:59,046 --> 02:33:03,175
It is possible to learn
from the false as well as the true.

1944
02:33:03,383 --> 02:33:08,764
God has given me the gift of wisdom
and I shall use it as I see fit.

1945
02:33:12,934 --> 02:33:18,482
Now, you stick to the tasks that
God and I have given you, Zadok...

1946
02:33:20,442 --> 02:33:22,944
...and I will stick to mine.

1947
02:33:29,242 --> 02:33:32,120
Self-righteous fools.

1948
02:33:33,163 --> 02:33:35,749
They know the law
and they know you are breaking it.

1949
02:33:36,041 --> 02:33:38,877
It was I who was given
the gift of wisdom.

1950
02:33:39,086 --> 02:33:42,089
By God himself,
not those doddery old windbags.

1951
02:33:42,297 --> 02:33:44,341
They are God's representatives
on earth.

1952
02:33:44,549 --> 02:33:48,679
I am God's representative on earth.

1953
02:33:48,929 --> 02:33:50,847
I am his anointed.

1954
02:33:51,056 --> 02:33:55,519
What business is it of theirs
if I show a tolerance to foreign gods?

1955
02:33:55,769 --> 02:33:59,898
Building temples to them
is more than showing tolerance.

1956
02:34:00,607 --> 02:34:02,526
What do you know?

1957
02:34:02,734 --> 02:34:04,820
You are a laborer.

1958
02:34:06,446 --> 02:34:12,786
This laborer thinks you should take
one of your secret walks.

1959
02:34:21,586 --> 02:34:23,004
Get her up.

1960
02:34:24,464 --> 02:34:26,800
- What's she doing here?
- Over here.

1961
02:34:29,094 --> 02:34:32,556
On a hill, not far from my farm.

1962
02:34:32,764 --> 02:34:36,017
You can see it from my sheep pens.
An altar to Chemosh.

1963
02:34:36,226 --> 02:34:37,769
I keep my woman and kids inside...

1964
02:34:37,978 --> 02:34:39,813
...under lock and key
when they're about.

1965
02:34:40,021 --> 02:34:42,524
Disgusting. Shouldn't be allowed.

1966
02:34:42,774 --> 02:34:45,736
And do you know who I saw up there?
The king himself.

1967
02:34:45,944 --> 02:34:47,988
Yes, it's true.

1968
02:34:48,196 --> 02:34:50,699
With his fancy women.
All over them, he was.

1969
02:34:50,907 --> 02:34:52,826
"Yes, dearest. No, dearest."

1970
02:34:54,536 --> 02:34:56,997
They're all over the place,
these altars.

1971
02:34:57,205 --> 02:34:59,624
Like a plague of boils.

1972
02:34:59,833 --> 02:35:01,293
Let's go and pull it down.

1973
02:35:01,501 --> 02:35:04,254
I mean it. Who's going to stop us?

1974
02:35:04,463 --> 02:35:05,964
Who would disagree with us?

1975
02:35:06,173 --> 02:35:07,924
You fools.

1976
02:35:08,133 --> 02:35:09,551
I'm no fool.

1977
02:35:09,760 --> 02:35:13,388
All of you. You're all fools.

1978
02:35:13,638 --> 02:35:16,558
Israel is surrounded
by goddess worshippers.

1979
02:35:16,767 --> 02:35:18,059
Every other country.

1980
02:35:18,643 --> 02:35:22,314
And it's not only the king's wives,
is it?

1981
02:35:23,482 --> 02:35:26,067
Many other citizens make
secret offerings at those same altars.

1982
02:35:26,276 --> 02:35:27,611
There is only one true god.

1983
02:35:27,819 --> 02:35:29,821
How do you know?

1984
02:35:30,405 --> 02:35:32,866
This is how I know, pagan.

1985
02:35:33,074 --> 02:35:35,619
- Hey, what's going on?
- Calm yourself.

1986
02:35:35,827 --> 02:35:37,496
Stop it, stop it.

1987
02:35:37,704 --> 02:35:39,581
Come on.

1988
02:35:39,790 --> 02:35:41,750
He's right, and you know it.

1989
02:35:42,042 --> 02:35:45,504
Sidon, you caught your wife
not 10 days ago offering up.

1990
02:35:45,712 --> 02:35:47,756
Yes, and I beat it out of her.

1991
02:35:47,964 --> 02:35:49,758
She'll never worship
false gods again.

1992
02:35:49,966 --> 02:35:53,094
Hebrews have been worshipping
the goddess Ashtoreth for generations.

1993
02:35:53,345 --> 02:35:55,388
Thou shalt have no other god
before me.

1994
02:35:55,889 --> 02:35:57,349
Get out. Get out.

1995
02:35:57,557 --> 02:35:59,601
Let's make sure.
Let's knock it down.

1996
02:35:59,810 --> 02:36:01,478
Get out.

1997
02:36:08,610 --> 02:36:09,945
- Thank you.
- Get out.

1998
02:36:10,195 --> 02:36:12,614
I believe in only one god.

1999
02:36:12,823 --> 02:36:14,574
Always will.

2000
02:36:55,365 --> 02:36:57,701
I carry nothing.

2001
02:37:01,162 --> 02:37:05,458
You carry a heavy burden of wrongs
against the one true god.

2002
02:37:06,376 --> 02:37:11,006
Because you have turned against me
and not kept covenant with me...

2003
02:37:11,381 --> 02:37:14,801
...I will tear your kingdom from you
and give it to your servant.

2004
02:37:15,510 --> 02:37:18,471
For your father David's sake,
while you live, you shall rule...

2005
02:37:18,680 --> 02:37:22,058
...but when you die,
I will divide the kingdom.

2006
02:37:22,267 --> 02:37:26,187
I will give your son one tribe,
but the rest will I tear from him.

2007
02:37:26,396 --> 02:37:29,941
Thus speaks the Lord, your god.

2008
02:38:00,931 --> 02:38:02,766
Leave me alone.

2009
02:38:03,475 --> 02:38:06,144
Where are you going?
I will have you if I want you.

2010
02:38:06,353 --> 02:38:08,188
And I do want you.

2011
02:38:09,481 --> 02:38:11,358
Let me pass.

2012
02:38:13,026 --> 02:38:15,236
- What do you think you're doing?
- Leave me alone.

2013
02:38:15,487 --> 02:38:17,405
- That's my daughter.
- Do you know who I am?

2014
02:38:17,614 --> 02:38:19,616
- What are you doing?
- I'm the son of the king.

2015
02:38:19,824 --> 02:38:22,744
- I don't care who you are, nobody...
- Let him go, let him go.

2016
02:38:22,953 --> 02:38:24,412
He is who he says he is.

2017
02:38:24,621 --> 02:38:25,372
He insulted my daughter.

2018
02:38:25,580 --> 02:38:27,140
I don't care who he is.
He has no right.

2019
02:38:27,248 --> 02:38:30,627
Give him over to my care.
I will see the king hears of this.

2020
02:38:30,835 --> 02:38:32,921
I will see justice done.

2021
02:38:34,047 --> 02:38:37,634
I hope you will accept this
as a fair recompense.

2022
02:38:38,843 --> 02:38:40,112
Thank you, my lord, you are generous.

2023
02:38:40,136 --> 02:38:41,697
But I still think
I'm ruler in my own house...

2024
02:38:41,721 --> 02:38:45,100
Leave it to me.
I will see that justice is done.

2025
02:38:50,146 --> 02:38:52,399
Solomon,
you must speak with Rehoboam.

2026
02:38:52,607 --> 02:38:54,067
He's a disgrace to you.

2027
02:38:54,275 --> 02:38:57,237
He's young.
I was just like him at that age.

2028
02:38:57,445 --> 02:39:00,407
No. Where you were proud,
he is arrogant.

2029
02:39:00,657 --> 02:39:03,326
Where you were wise,
he is opinionated.

2030
02:39:03,535 --> 02:39:08,164
Where you used your powers for
the common good, he abuses them.

2031
02:39:08,373 --> 02:39:11,793
You cared about the people,
he cares only for himself.

2032
02:39:12,002 --> 02:39:14,921
Every generation thinks
their sons and their daughters...

2033
02:39:15,130 --> 02:39:16,715
...are worse behaved
than they were.

2034
02:39:16,923 --> 02:39:20,927
- It is the way of the world.
- It isn't our sons and daughters.

2035
02:39:21,136 --> 02:39:22,554
It's you.

2036
02:39:22,762 --> 02:39:25,515
You brought the kingdom
of Israel and Judea to a pinnacle.

2037
02:39:25,724 --> 02:39:27,326
- We were the envy of...
- Nothing has changed.

2038
02:39:27,350 --> 02:39:29,436
Everything has changed!

2039
02:39:29,978 --> 02:39:35,316
You have abandoned God
and God will abandon you.

2040
02:39:36,443 --> 02:39:39,529
Zadok warned you on his deathbed.

2041
02:39:39,738 --> 02:39:41,823
The priests have warned you.

2042
02:39:42,032 --> 02:39:45,368
For all I know,
God himself has warned you.

2043
02:39:45,618 --> 02:39:50,290
And still the false gods
defile our landlike the plague.

2044
02:39:57,422 --> 02:40:01,968
I would allow no other man
to speak to me like this, Jeroboam.

2045
02:40:02,177 --> 02:40:03,344
Then hear me.

2046
02:40:03,595 --> 02:40:05,638
It is not too late.

2047
02:40:05,847 --> 02:40:09,225
You made me superintendent
of the northern provinces.

2048
02:40:09,476 --> 02:40:11,102
There is much anger there.

2049
02:40:11,311 --> 02:40:14,397
If they should break away,
it would be the end of everything.

2050
02:40:14,606 --> 02:40:18,359
Israel would again be nothing more
than a few wandering tribes.

2051
02:40:18,610 --> 02:40:23,156
Then I suggest
you go there to rule them...

2052
02:40:23,823 --> 02:40:28,161
...before I do something
I might regret.

2053
02:40:32,290 --> 02:40:34,375
Go on. Go.

2054
02:40:36,836 --> 02:40:38,379
Yes.

2055
02:40:38,963 --> 02:40:40,757
I will go.

2056
02:40:42,926 --> 02:40:46,262
But not to the office of your court.

2057
02:40:48,139 --> 02:40:50,475
And what does this mean,
Jeroboam?

2058
02:40:50,725 --> 02:40:52,477
It means...

2059
02:40:52,936 --> 02:40:55,730
...I will not be a part
of your heathen ways.

2060
02:40:56,564 --> 02:40:59,734
I am separating myself
from your government...

2061
02:40:59,943 --> 02:41:04,072
...as you have separated yourself
from the one true god.

2062
02:41:04,280 --> 02:41:06,116
Rebellion?

2063
02:41:07,283 --> 02:41:10,578
Is this rebellion from the man
I raised from a common laborer?

2064
02:41:11,454 --> 02:41:13,581
Call it what you like.

2065
02:41:14,958 --> 02:41:18,586
I cannot follow a king
who does not follow his god.

2066
02:41:18,795 --> 02:41:21,297
I will follow any god I wish.

2067
02:41:21,506 --> 02:41:24,134
I learn from other gods.

2068
02:41:24,384 --> 02:41:29,055
And I will rule as my mind
and my heart tell me.

2069
02:41:34,644 --> 02:41:40,191
And I shall do it all without
the pandering cretins of the court.

2070
02:41:40,400 --> 02:41:42,485
Do you hear me?

2071
02:41:56,833 --> 02:41:58,001
Jeroboam.

2072
02:41:58,209 --> 02:41:59,627
Come, eat.

2073
02:41:59,836 --> 02:42:01,129
I've been waiting for you.

2074
02:42:01,337 --> 02:42:03,131
You know my name?

2075
02:42:03,715 --> 02:42:05,008
Who are you?

2076
02:42:05,216 --> 02:42:06,926
Did the king send you?

2077
02:42:07,135 --> 02:42:09,095
Not the king you mean.

2078
02:42:09,387 --> 02:42:11,306
I am Ahijah from Shiloh.

2079
02:42:11,514 --> 02:42:12,974
I serve our God...

2080
02:42:13,183 --> 02:42:15,268
...as I know you do also.

2081
02:42:16,519 --> 02:42:18,438
Some say I'm a prophet.

2082
02:42:19,397 --> 02:42:22,066
- And are you?
- Perhaps.

2083
02:42:22,275 --> 02:42:24,444
Perhaps I hear God more clearly
than most.

2084
02:42:26,070 --> 02:42:27,989
I have a message for you.

2085
02:42:33,328 --> 02:42:34,621
This is strong new cloth.

2086
02:42:34,829 --> 02:42:36,497
Have you a knife?

2087
02:42:42,879 --> 02:42:45,089
Good. Come.

2088
02:43:03,816 --> 02:43:08,738
These 12 pieces of my cloak
represent the 12 tribes of Israel.

2089
02:43:10,073 --> 02:43:12,116
This is God's word to you.

2090
02:43:13,117 --> 02:43:16,913
Solomon has broken his laws
and worshiped false gods.

2091
02:43:17,121 --> 02:43:18,706
You have not.

2092
02:43:18,915 --> 02:43:22,585
So thus speaks the god of Israel.

2093
02:43:24,754 --> 02:43:27,924
He will take the kingdom away
from Solomon's son, Rehoboam...

2094
02:43:28,132 --> 02:43:29,717
...and give it to you.

2095
02:43:30,260 --> 02:43:32,136
That is the 10 tribes.

2096
02:43:32,345 --> 02:43:35,640
Now, he will give the tribe of Judea
to Rehoboam...

2097
02:43:36,557 --> 02:43:40,687
...so that his servant David will always
have a lamp before him in Jerusalem.

2098
02:43:41,771 --> 02:43:43,022
Do you understand?

2099
02:43:47,777 --> 02:43:49,195
Good.

2100
02:43:49,696 --> 02:43:51,614
Then I must be on my way.

2101
02:43:54,200 --> 02:43:56,035
Keep God's law...

2102
02:43:57,161 --> 02:43:59,706
...and he will keep faith with you.
Come.

2103
02:44:00,832 --> 02:44:02,208
Come.

2104
02:44:02,792 --> 02:44:04,210
Where are you going?

2105
02:44:04,460 --> 02:44:07,338
To deliver
the last two pieces of my cloak.

2106
02:44:07,839 --> 02:44:09,215
Come.

2107
02:44:12,468 --> 02:44:14,637
God would do this?

2108
02:44:15,221 --> 02:44:17,098
I am simply his messenger.

2109
02:44:18,933 --> 02:44:20,476
I should have you killed.

2110
02:44:20,935 --> 02:44:22,770
I know it is sometimes the custom...

2111
02:44:22,979 --> 02:44:25,565
...to kill the messenger
who bears bad news...

2112
02:44:25,773 --> 02:44:28,109
...but the messenger from God?

2113
02:44:29,110 --> 02:44:30,653
I would think carefully.

2114
02:44:45,585 --> 02:44:47,003
Guard. Guard.

2115
02:44:49,547 --> 02:44:54,093
Start a search.
I want Jeroboam found and killed.

2116
02:44:54,344 --> 02:44:56,471
He must not escape.

2117
02:44:57,138 --> 02:44:58,514
A thousand measures of gold...

2118
02:44:58,723 --> 02:45:01,351
...to the man who brings me back
his body.

2119
02:45:10,276 --> 02:45:14,364
Oh, Lord, Lord, Lord.

2120
02:45:15,615 --> 02:45:17,867
Oh, Lord.

2121
02:45:48,731 --> 02:45:51,526
A gift from Ahijah, the Shilonite.

2122
02:45:58,032 --> 02:45:59,659
Keep that too.

2123
02:46:04,455 --> 02:46:07,166
Now ride for Egypt.
Your life is in grave danger.

2124
02:46:07,375 --> 02:46:09,335
Stay there until you hear
that Solomon is dead.

2125
02:46:09,627 --> 02:46:11,003
Ride for your life.

2126
02:46:20,263 --> 02:46:22,473
Where is my son?

2127
02:46:23,766 --> 02:46:25,935
Where is Rehoboam?

2128
02:46:36,487 --> 02:46:38,448
Rehoboam...

2129
02:46:39,532 --> 02:46:42,326
...my days draw to an end.

2130
02:46:42,910 --> 02:46:48,040
And I have been a fool.

2131
02:46:48,708 --> 02:46:53,254
Listen to me, my son. Listen to me.

2132
02:46:54,714 --> 02:46:59,677
Fear God
and keep his commandments.

2133
02:47:01,762 --> 02:47:03,890
I understand you, Father.

2134
02:47:04,390 --> 02:47:06,058
Deal...

2135
02:47:06,976 --> 02:47:10,146
Deal wisely with the tribes.

2136
02:47:11,856 --> 02:47:14,358
Don't worry, Father.

2137
02:47:15,818 --> 02:47:17,612
I know how to deal with them.

2138
02:47:18,279 --> 02:47:20,072
No.

2139
02:47:20,698 --> 02:47:22,200
No.

2140
02:47:22,408 --> 02:47:24,118
No.

2141
02:48:18,130 --> 02:48:19,674
Well?

2142
02:48:20,466 --> 02:48:23,261
I've come to be anointed
as your king.

2143
02:48:24,011 --> 02:48:26,389
Have you lost your tongues?

2144
02:48:40,069 --> 02:48:41,487
You.

2145
02:48:43,281 --> 02:48:46,867
Your father broke God's holy law.

2146
02:48:47,118 --> 02:48:49,537
And his punishment
has fallen on his people.

2147
02:48:49,787 --> 02:48:52,290
They groaned
under Solomon's taxes.

2148
02:48:52,498 --> 02:48:54,875
They bled under the lash
of his forced labor.

2149
02:48:55,084 --> 02:48:57,169
They will tolerate these things
no longer.

2150
02:48:57,378 --> 02:48:59,088
Yes.

2151
02:49:01,465 --> 02:49:05,261
They want your word
there will be no more forced labor...

2152
02:49:05,720 --> 02:49:07,680
...and the taxes will be fair.

2153
02:49:07,930 --> 02:49:09,932
- Yes.
- Yeah.

2154
02:49:10,141 --> 02:49:14,770
Otherwise,
they refuse to become your subjects.

2155
02:49:26,032 --> 02:49:27,408
They refuse?

2156
02:49:30,911 --> 02:49:35,207
I will discuss these matters
with my council.

2157
02:49:36,709 --> 02:49:38,753
We meet again in three days.

2158
02:49:51,474 --> 02:49:54,185
I beg you, my lord.

2159
02:49:54,935 --> 02:49:57,188
Consider carefully.

2160
02:49:57,605 --> 02:50:01,734
Your noble father
always preferred peace to war.

2161
02:50:01,942 --> 02:50:04,654
Of all wars that can be waged...

2162
02:50:04,904 --> 02:50:10,576
...the worst, the most bloody,
is a civil war.

2163
02:50:10,785 --> 02:50:12,495
It would be the end of the kingdom.

2164
02:50:12,703 --> 02:50:14,246
Yes.

2165
02:50:17,458 --> 02:50:19,710
You are king.

2166
02:50:20,503 --> 02:50:22,254
Any sign of weakness...

2167
02:50:22,463 --> 02:50:24,006
If you give way to their demands...

2168
02:50:24,215 --> 02:50:27,426
...they will walk over you
like cattle over a meadow.

2169
02:50:27,635 --> 02:50:30,346
I say stand firm.

2170
02:50:30,596 --> 02:50:34,058
Why listen to these old graybeards?

2171
02:50:43,401 --> 02:50:45,945
I have heard
the young men of Judea.

2172
02:50:46,862 --> 02:50:49,115
They acknowledge me king.

2173
02:50:50,366 --> 02:50:52,034
As for you...

2174
02:50:53,369 --> 02:50:55,830
...you thought my father's yoke
was heavy?

2175
02:50:56,038 --> 02:50:58,708
Wait until you feel mine.

2176
02:50:59,333 --> 02:51:02,336
You thought my father's taxes
too high?

2177
02:51:03,462 --> 02:51:05,297
Mine will crush you.

2178
02:51:05,840 --> 02:51:10,010
How dare you speak out
against your lawful king?

2179
02:51:10,636 --> 02:51:13,347
My father chastised you with whips.

2180
02:51:13,556 --> 02:51:15,725
I shall use scorpions.

2181
02:51:16,183 --> 02:51:19,478
I am your king.

2182
02:51:20,396 --> 02:51:23,733
This finger is thicker
than my father's thigh.

2183
02:51:28,738 --> 02:51:30,448
That is your final word?

2184
02:51:30,990 --> 02:51:33,451
I have nothing more to say.

2185
02:51:36,996 --> 02:51:38,748
So be it.

2186
02:51:41,751 --> 02:51:44,628
You have heard your king.

2187
02:51:45,087 --> 02:51:46,255
Will you serve him?

2188
02:51:46,464 --> 02:51:49,049
- No.
- No.

2189
02:51:50,259 --> 02:51:52,678
Then we are no longer one nation.

2190
02:51:52,928 --> 02:51:55,264
The prophecy was true.

2191
02:51:55,973 --> 02:51:59,226
The glory of Solomon
is gone forever.

2192
02:52:04,148 --> 02:52:07,151
The prophecy was indeed true.

2193
02:52:07,443 --> 02:52:11,113
Jeroboam ruled the 10 tribes
of Israel.

2194
02:52:11,322 --> 02:52:15,826
Only the tribe of Judea
remained loyal to Rehoboam.

2195
02:52:17,036 --> 02:52:19,663
But Solomon's prayer
was answered.

2196
02:52:19,955 --> 02:52:23,375
For 360 years,
the temple remained a place...

2197
02:52:23,584 --> 02:52:26,629
...where God and his people
would come together...

2198
02:52:26,837 --> 02:52:29,924
...where he would hearken
to the prayers of mankind...

2199
02:52:30,174 --> 02:52:31,926
...and forgive.