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(SLOW RHYTHMIC DRUM BEAT)

(ORCHESTRAL MUSIC BUILDS)

(CHORUS SINGING) Give us a king!

Give us a king!

You have a king, the King of Kings, the Lord God Almighty!

CHORUS: We want to be like other nations with a king!

The Lord is in heaven. We need a king on Earth.

Every nation that oppresses us has a king. We have no one to defend us.

When you call upon the Lord, he is always there to defend you.

Why would you trust in a man instead of him?

You twist our words, Samuel. The Lord is our God,

but we can no longer trust him to defend us.

We need a king to fight our battles for us.

CHORUS: Give us a king!

You don't trust him, because you don't know him.

But now, woe to you, for you will get what you want.

Behold your king... Saul!

Saul, the Lord is grieved by his people,

but he is with you.

If you draw near to him, things will go well with you,

but if you rebel, his hand will be against you.

He is the shepherd of his people,

and he is looking for a man after his own heart.

(MUSIC PLAYING)

Good morning, David!

You're up before the birds!

I love that melody you're playing.

Thank you, Mother!

The sky was so beautiful this morning, I just had to play for him.

Mind if I join you?

(SINGING) You paint the fields golden

With the wheat that is growing

All the grains of abundance

Which you've ordained

Soak the land with waters

As you bless your sons and daughters

Making seeds sprout as you pour out

Your refreshing rain

CHORUS: You are God of the harvest

We will sing a song of praise

You are God of the harvest,

We will magnify your name as we...

MEN: Work! Thresh! Plow!

CHORUS: Worshiping as we...

MEN: Till! Mill! Sweat!

CHORUS: Worshiping as we...

MEN: Sift! Rake! Reap!

CHORUS: Worshiping as we...

MEN: Dig! Hoe! Sow!

Hey, everybody, David's playing his harp! Come on!

(CHATTERING EXCITEDLY)

(CHEERING)

(RHYTHMIC MUSIC PLAYING)

ALL: Hey!

Hey! Hey!

Hey! Hey!

Stop!

Stop!

What is going on here?

Whose idea was this?

GIRL: Mine, Father!

The music helps everyone enjoy the work, so we can get more done.

Well, all I see are the people that I'm paying to work, singing and dancing.

There will be no more music.

Everyone back to work!

David, stop trying to be the leader, and just do what you're told.

David, I want you out of the fields.

But I want to help bring in the harvest.

If you'd hold a rake half as much as you do that harp,

I might be able to use you around here.

Then I won't play my harp anymore.

I promise. Just please let me work with you.

-Don't send me away. -David, I...

(SHEEP BLEATING)

Whose sheep are these?

They're eating my grain!

Someone get these sheep out of here!

David.

Take these sheep out to the pastures and... watch them.

No! I want to stay here and help you.

David...

this might be the best way for you to help.

Yes, Mother.

I know I'm hard on the boy,

but our new king is taxing me for a third of my harvest,

and he's taking all our older sons off to his wars!

David has to learn to pull his own weight.

I just wish he was more like his brothers.

I think one day we might be thankful that David is not like his brothers.

Why is everyone standing around?

Get back to work!

Hey! Hey! Come back!

Fine. Get eaten by wolves. See if I care.

There's my little shepherd boy!

It looks like your flock got away. Where are they?

They ran off!

I can't get them to follow me.

Well, let's go search for them!

No. I don't want to be a shepherd, watching stupid sheep.

I want be with Father, but he sent me out here all alone.

David, you are not alone.

The Lord is with you,

and more than anything, he wants you to know him intimately,

but that takes time, and shepherds have a lot of time.

But that sounds so boring!

Were Abraham, Moses and Joseph boring?

DAVID: No.

Well, they were all shepherds!

There is no better way to get to know God,

than to be out in his creation,

to focus on him, be still and listen.

But, Mama, it's hard for me to be still.

I know!

But that's why I brought your harp!

So, you can play it and sing your songs to him.

No. No more music. Father doesn't like it.

Well, your heavenly Father loves to listen to you play.

He does?

How do you know?

Because he created music.

And if you listen, oh, you can hear it everywhere.

It's in the water...

the wind.

Do you hear it?

I don't know.

He put music in you too.

When you play your music for him, he draws near.

(SINGING) You have the time, my son

Away from everyone

Just be with the holy one

He'll be with you

A song is in your heart, my son

Let it rise, and out it comes

Praise the holy one

Creation joins you

That's it!

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

Trust in your shepherd

Listen for his word

Follow his voice

What do you see, my son?

DAVID: Pastures of green and sun

These sheep, these helpless ones They'll follow you

But you'll have to fight, my son

Be fierce as a lion

You can't lose even one

They look to you

-DAVID: Let me try! -Come on.

Oh, I missed.

You're going to need to practice so you can protect your flock.

A good shepherd lays down his life for his sheep.

He can't bear to lose a single one.

(SINGING) Strength comes from above

To lead is to love

You have a choice

Trust in your shepherd

Listen for his word

Follow his voice

Follow his voice

Follow his voice

-(SINGING) The Lord is my Shepherd -(PLAYING HARP)

I shall not want

Anything but you

For all my days

Your goodness and mercy

Follow me

And I will dwell

In your house

-(DAVID WHISTLES) -(SHEEP BLEATING)

(MUSIC PLAYING)

Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, let's go home!

(SINGING) Pastures

You make me lie down in green pastures

You lead me beside the still waters

And there you restore my life

Comfort

Your rod and your staff are my comfort

I'll honor your name with my whole heart

And stay on the righteous paths

I am after your heart

I am after your heart

Hey!

(GROWLS)

(MUSIC INTENSIFIES)

(THUNDER CRASHING)

(WOLF GROWLING)

One stone! Help me, Lord!

(SNARLING)

(THUNDER RUMBLES)

DAVID: Even though I walk Through the darkest valley

I will not fear for you are always with me

Even though I walk Through the darkest valley

I will not fear for you are always with me

For the Lord is my Shepherd

I shall not want

Anything but you

For all my days

Your goodness and mercy

Follow me

And I will dwell

In your house

Forever!

I am after your heart

I am after your heart

David!

You are in big trouble!

I've been here all day. Whatever it is, I didn't do it.

Zeruiah, your brother is not in big trouble.

Why else would Samuel the prophet want to see him?

Samuel? Samuel the prophet wants to see me?

Yes. He's at our house now.

He has all your brothers lined up in a row just staring at them.

Everyone's so afraid of him, no one's saying a word.

Come, we need to hurry.

You better start praying.

SAMUEL: I said we will not sit down until he arrives!

When I asked to see your sons, why didn't you include your youngest?

Well, he just doesn't measure up to any of his brothers.

Man looks at the outward appearance,

but God looks at the heart.

What's his name?

NITZEVET: David.

SAMUEL: Da-veed.

Come here, my boy.

Pray with me, son.

(SAMUEL SPEAKING HEBREW)

DAVID: I will love the Lord.

(SAMUEL SPEAKING HEBREW)

DAVID: With all my heart.

(SAMUEL SPEAKING HEBREW)

DAVID: With all my soul.

(SAMUEL SPEAKING HEBREW)

DAVID: And with all my strength.

SAMUEL: Da-veed,

the Lord has set you apart for his service.

DAVID: Thank you.

Thank you, Holy God!

My shepherd.

My friend.

He is with you, David.

The Good Shepherd.

He is with you.

Tell no one of this, or you could die.

Wait, what?

Samuel, tell us. What this is all about?

That will be revealed in time.

For now, tell no one of this, especially King Saul.

If he finds out, you will die.

Stay away from him!

(HORSE NEIGHING)

MAN: Is this the home of David, son of Jesse?

-DAVID: Yes, that's me. -MAN: Good.

Here are your orders.

King Saul wants to see you.

SAUL: Get out! Get out!

I don't want to see anyone!

-(YELLING) -MAN: Help me!

Get out!

Leave me alone!

(SOBBING)

I beg you!

Hello?

I'm David. I'm here to play for the king.

Ah!! You're the musician from Bethlehem we've heard about?

Oof! You smell like sheep.

Um, how are you going to help?

I killed a bear once.

Well, that could help you handle our father.

Your father?

-Then you must be... -Michal,

and this is my brother Jonathan.

You're a hero!

And you're the most beautiful woman I've ever seen!

Uh, yes.

Anyways, you have no idea what's in store.

It will take more than music to calm the king.

He's been tormented for weeks,

and nothing has been able to bring him peace.

-(SAUL YELLING) -(OBJECT SHATTERS)

God be with you.

He is.

(SAUL WEEPING) Please...

I'm begging you... I'm begging you.

Take this from me.

(PLAYING HARP)

(SAUL SNIFFLES)

SAUL: Amazing.

Oh, I feel so much better.

Ahh, peace...

-(SIGHS) Peace. -(DAVID STOPS PLAYING)

-Don't stop. -(RESUMES PLAYING)

Keep playing!

Do you sing?

DAVID: Yes.

SAUL: Then sing.

(SINGING) Your goodness and mercy follow me

You anoint me

With the spirit of God, you anoint me

From the top of my head down to my feet...

Wait.

I like it better when you don't sing.

Just play.

You sing of anointing,

but I've experienced it.

When Samuel anointed me king,

the Spirit of God came rushing over me

like a waterfall,

saturating me in his presence.

-I tasted... -Freedom.

Yes.

Yes.

Just pure joy

and peace,

but all of that's gone now.

Why? What happened?

I wasn't perfect!

I made a few mistakes.

Not even big ones.

Yeah.

You're young, you'll see,

but one day...

one day you will make mistakes,

and when you do, this God, who you think is so merciful and compassionate,

he'll cast you away, just like he did me.

My advice?

Hold on to what you have, and don't let anyone take it from you.

JONATHAN: Father, we have to go. There's trouble.

All right, musician, go, but I want you to come back.

I like the way you play that harp.

Just, uh... (CLEARS THROAT) work on those lyrics.

Yes, sir.

JONATHAN: Father, you're laughing.

I like that kid.

All right, what's the bad news?

The Philistines are camped at Elah, and we have a problem.

What kind of problem?

A big one.

(OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING)

MAN: Someone fight me!

Your knees are shaking because you know you will lose!

(MEN SHOUTING)

(SOLDIERS CLAMORING)

MAN: Your army is no match for ours!

Save yourselves!

Choose a man, and let him fight me.

If he kills me, we will serve you.

If I kill him,

then you will become our slaves,

but you will live! (LAUGHS MANIACALLY)

If one of you is courageous enough to fight Goliath,

his father's house will live tax free!

You want one of us to fight him?

No, we chose you as king to fight our battles for us!

-MAN: That's right. -MAN 2: That's true.

Whoever fights Goliath will live tax-free, and will get this wagon-load of gold!

I wouldn't fight him for all the gold in Israel!

(MEN SHOUTING)

GOLIATH: Is this God's chosen army?

Cowards!

I curse you! And your God!

Who is that?

Who dares to curse the living God?

JONATHAN: David? David, what are you doing here?

DAVID: Father sent me with supplies for you.

Who was that mocking the armies of God?

It's a Philistine giant named Goliath.

Saul is trying to bribe someone to fight him.

Whoever fights Goliath will live tax-free, get this wagon-load of gold,

and he will marry my daughter Michal!

-DAVID: They get to marry her? -MICHAL: What?

-DAVID: And no one will fight him? -David, just go home to your sheep!

Will no one take such riches?

(GOLIATH BELLOWS)

What good is money if we're dead?

GOLIATH: Forty days, and no one is man enough to fight

from tall King Saul

all the way down to those farmers with shovels for swords!

(PHILISTINES LAUGHING)

You will see me again tonight, Israelites.

What do you want to do, Saul?

-Our king should fight him! -MAN: Yes!

If I lose to that beast, Israel will disappear from history.

Is that what you want?

(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING)

(SPEAKS HEBREW)

You are the Almighty.

(SPEAKS HEBREW)

You have always been.

(SPEAKS HEBREW)

You are my peace.

(SPEAKS HEBREW)

My Shepherd.

I'll do it. I'll fight Goliath.

You? (LAUGHING)

Kid, that giant will cut your head off and feed you to the wild animals.

No, sir. That's what I will do to him.

If you will let me.

You're a musician. What are you going to do?

-Sing him to sleep? -(SOLDIERS LAUGH)

I'm not just a musician.

I'm a shepherd.

And every wild animal that has threatened my flock is now dead.

I know the Lord.

And just like he was with me when I fought lions,

wolves and bears, he will be with me

when I kill this Philistine.

Jonathan?

Well, it's suicide to send him out there,

but I've never seen this kind of faith in all of Israel.

I can't believe I'm doing this.

At least take my armor.

I don't need it.

You don't want armor?

You're going to take one look at that beast and turn and run.

I don't think he will.

Then go and the Lord be with you.

He is.

(MUSIC BUILDS)

(SINGING) There is nowhere I could go

Where your spirit isn't with me

To the heights or depths below

Or the land beyond the sea

If I descend into Hell

I know you'd be with me there

If I climb to the heavens

I would still be in your care

You have trained my hands for war

(MUSIC SWELLS)

And my fingers for the struggle

I don't need a spear or sword

You've already won the battle

The battle belongs

The battle belongs

The battle belongs to the Lord!

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil, for you are with me.

(SOLDIERS CLAMORING)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

GOLIATH: Am I a dog, that you come at me with sticks?

DAVID: You come against me with sword and spear,

but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty.

This day, the Lord will deliver you and all your army into my hands.

I will strike you down, cut off your head

and the whole world will know there is a God in Israel!

Come here, boy!

And I'll feed your flesh to the birds and wild animals!

(GOLIATH YELLING)

Run!

(SOLDIERS CHEERING)

(SINGING) The battle belongs

The battle belongs

The battle belongs to the Lord!

women: David's coming! David's coming! He's almost here! Back from battle!

He's almost here! Back from battle!

(SINGING) Saul has slain his thousands

And David his ten thousands

Saul has slain his thousands

And David his ten thousands

New hope is bringing the crowds in

A new day for singing and shouting

Our king did his best And slayed a few thousand

And David, his tens of thousands

Saul has slain his thousands

And David his ten thousands

He killed Goliath with only a sling

It seems like this shepherd Can do anything

Perhaps he's done more for our nation

Than even our own king

People of Israel, I give you David!

One year ago, David killed Goliath,

and since then he's gone on to win every battle he's fought.

Play a song for us, David!

Marry me, David!

Thank you. But as you can see, I'm already married.

Happily married to Michal.

It must be nice to be the king's daughter.

It is.

It's even better to have Saul as my father.

This past year, the Lord has given me a wife I love

and a true brother.

For the first time, I feel like I belong to a family.

And because of this man, my brother,

we are safer and more united as a kingdom than ever before!

(ALL CHEERING)

(CHORUS SINGING) Saul has slain his thousands

But David his ten thousands

Saul has slain his thousands

But David his ten thousands

"Saul has slain his thousands."

But David, oh, David, his tens of thousands.

Do you hear how they love him more than they love me?

What the people shout today will be forgotten tomorrow.

He wants my crown, Abner.

No, he doesn't.

You're blind!

You heard what Samuel said.

The Lord will tear my kingdom from me

and give it to another man, a man after God's own heart.

So then you become that man instead of someone else.

You viper.

He's stolen your loyalty, just like he's done to Jonathan and Michal.

(CHORUS CHEERING)

And all of Israel.

King Saul, we just returned from driving the Philistines

out of the Western territories, like you ordered.

I don't want to hear your reports.

Sit down!

Just like you.

DAVID: Prolong the life of the king, God.

May his years go on for generations.

May he experience your presence forever.

Watch over him with your unfailing love.

You're good, aren't you, David?

No. Only the Lord is good.

Yes, yes, I know.

But in your heart, more than anything, you want to be good.

Righteous.

All I want, all I've ever wanted

was to be a man after God's own heart.

It's you.

I knew it was you.

I know who you are!

Saul, what are you doing?

"A man after God's own heart."

You fraud!

You liar!

You devil! It's been you all along.

Saul, stop! You don't know what you're doing.

I know exactly what I'm doing.

I'm killing the lion who tries to steal my flock.

Guards! David tried to assassinate me!

Don't let him escape! Michal!

Jonathan, Michal, it's not true.

David's here. David's here. He's all alone!

(ALL CLAMORING)

Don't lose him.

Where is he?

David's going that way!

Michal, you have to believe me.

-I would never try to kill your father. -I know.

I knew the moment they sang that song for you,

Father would hate you.

The crown has changed him.

He never used to be like this.

You have to go now.

-I love you, Michal. I love you so much. -I love you too.

JONATHAN: David! David! Hide for now!

I'll talk to my father. He'll calm down and regret all of this.

No, Jonathan, it's over.

-I have to run. -SAUL: There he is!

Run!

-Father. -Don't call me father, you traitor!

What are you talking about?

Don't lie to me!

You united yourself with David to kill me.

That's not true.

David's like a brother to me, but you are my father.

As long as I live, I will honor and defend you as God's anointed king.

How can you be so ignorant?

As long as David lives, neither you nor your kingdom can be established.

-I don't care? -I do!

What are you so afraid of?

I would not be remembered as a failure because of him.

Now bring David to me, for he must die.

No, I won't.

This is wrong!

-You are wrong! -(SAUL YELLS)

I would willingly lay down my life for you.

Don't ever try to take it from me again.

(GRUNTS)

DAVID: Samuel? Samuel!

Saul's soldiers are right behind me and they want to kill me.

Samuel.

Samuel. Don't you care? They're going to kill me.

What?

What is wrong with you people?

Lord God, I don't know what to do.

I don't know what to do.

SAMUEL: Play your harp.

DAVID: What?

Play your harp.

I need to escape.

SAMUEL: No, you need to play your harp.

But they'll find me and kill me.

I have to get away.

If you try to run now, you will be caught and killed.

So the best thing I can do right now,

is to play my harp?

Wonderful idea.

Worship the Lord, Da-veed, usher in his presence

and the power of his deliverance.

(PLAYING HARP)

(SINGING) Hallelujah

Hallelujah

MAN: By order of King Saul.

I'm here to arrest... arrest David.

(DAVID SINGING) Hallelujah

To the Lord. God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Avram! Jael! What are you doing?

We are under command...

to bless the Lord.

(DAVID SINGING) Hallelujah

SAUL: No. No, Samuel.

David must come with me.

He's... He...

No! No, David, playing your harp is not going to help you this time.

Samuel!

Samuel. I haven't felt his presence like this since my anointing.

Hallelujah!

(CHORUS SINGING) Hallelujah

Let everything that has breath Praise the Lord!

Let everything that has breath Praise the Lord!

CHORUS: Praise the Lord!

Hallelujah!

DAVID: Let everything that has breath Praise the Lord!

Let everything that has breath Praise the Lord!

-CHORUS: Praise the Lord! -Praise him with the trumpet!

Praise him with the lyre!

Our king triumphant

Burning like a fire!

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

SAUL: David!

David! I feel so free.

Thank you, my son!

Bless the Lord!

Oh, bless the Lord!

(SINGING) The heavens declare who you are

The sun and the moon and the skies And the stars

Lightning, hail and the clouds And the snow

All creatures above And all the creatures below

Mountains, hills, valleys and streams

Even the raging rivers and oceans sing

Everyone young and everyone old

The meek and the bold Even servants and kings

We all sing

CHORUS: Hey, hey, hey!

Hey, hey, hey!

BOTH: Let everything that has breath Praise the Lord!

Let everything that has breath Praise the Lord!

CHORUS: Praise the Lord!

Hey, hey, hey!

Hey, hey, hey!

BOTH: Let everything that has breath Praise the Lord!

Let everything that has breath Praise the Lord!

CHORUS: Hallelujah!

DAVID: Let everything that has breath Praise the Lord!

SAUL: Let everything that has breath Praise the Lord!

CHORUS: Hallelujah!

Let everything that has breath Praise the Lord!

Let everything that has breath Praise the Lord!

Let everything that has breath Praise the Lord!

Samuel, I don't understand.

Yesterday, Saul tried to kill me, but today he danced arm in arm with me.

That's the power of God's presence.

And that is what Saul has rejected.

I wept when I anointed Saul king

because I knew he loved the praise of people

more than the presence of God.

But after I anointed you, I wept tears of joy

because I knew you were a man after God's own heart

and that God had chosen you to show his people how to walk with him.

How will I do that?

You were anointed to wear that crown.

What?

You are the true king of Israel.

No.

No, Saul is king.

He's a great king. He united the 12 tribes.

He fought back the Philistines, the Amalekites...

You're looking at the outward appearance, but God looks at the heart.

And in his heart, Saul has rejected the Lord.

Hallelujah!

Hallelujah!

Saul is waking up. Asaph, Asaph.

Gather the people. We need to leave while we can.

David, you need to go now.

But I thought...

I thought he changed.

I wish it were that easy.

True heart change takes time in God's presence.

A daily intimacy with him.

Saul never wanted that.

David,

we will never see each other again.

Never forget what happened here today.

And Da-veed,

never forget the power of worship.

Not every battle is won with a sword.

Thank you, Samuel.

(SAUL GROANS)

Where am I?

(GRUNTS)

David? Where are you, David?

David, you can't escape me!

He's gone.

Samuel is gone.

God is gone.

Well, they are never going to take this crown from me.

(MUSIC PLAYING)

(SINGING) I never wanted this

I was happiest before they made me Something I could never be

I even tried to run and I tried to hide For God and Samuel

Let the people make me a king

So I played along

I tried to sing their song But I couldn't ever catch their melody

Too many pressures now And rules to follow now

Am I breaking rules Or are they breaking me?

So I spared a king To love my enemy

But there is never any mercy for me

I made a sacrifice

I paid a heavy price Only to have you take your spirit from me

Just a shepherd boy Out of Bethlehem

Then I helped you be a giant killer

Gave you my daughter's hand.

I gave your father land

But you are set on Taking everything from me

You sang your song to me A soothing melody

I didn't know someday you would betray me

You were a son to me But now my enemy

You only loved me Because you wanted to be king

I've seen him. I've seen the traitor to the king.

-David. -SAUL: Where was he?

MAN: At the Tabernacle.

The high priest gave him the sword of Goliath,

sacred bread from the sanctuary and spoke a blessing over him.

-You saw the priest do this? -MAN: Yes.

Saul, Ahimelech is a righteous man. He's always honored you.

Is there any other reason he would give David the sword of Goliath

than to spark a rebellion around this giant killer?

Come, then. It's time we pay a visit to some men of God.

(SINGING) I will take what I have to take

Make mistakes that I have to make

Put my enemies in the ground

Anything to keep the crown

I will steal what I have to steal

And I will kill who I have to kill

I'll put anyone in the ground

Anything to keep Anything to keep this crown

-My king! -Get up, you hypocrite!

My lord, what is it?

Was David here?

Yes, he came to me alone and in need,

so I gave him Goliath's sword, some food and my blessing.

You see, it's true.

You've condemned yourself with your own mouth.

You conspired with David to lead a revolt against me.

With the Lord as my judge, we know nothing about a plot against you.

Kill the priest.

What?

-He conspired with David! -No, wait, wait.

Where did David run?

We don't know, my lord.

Liars! Kill them, kill their families, destroy the whole town.

Let it be known in all of Israel that this is the fate

of anyone who gives David so much as a crumb of bread!

(SINGING) And I will take What I have to take

Make mistakes that I have to make

Put my enemies in the ground

Anything to keep the crown

I will steal what I have to steal

And I will kill who I have to kill

I'll put anyone in the ground

Anything to keep Anything to keep this crown

DAVID: Adullam's cave.

I should be safe here.

MAN: David, is that you?

-DAVID: Who's there? -It's Jonathan.

I was praying I'd find you here.

Jonathan, thank God.

Do you have good news?

Has Saul changed his heart toward me? Can I go home to Michal?

No, David, not yet.

My father's still determined to kill you.

-David. -Tell me.

He killed the priests at Nob, all of them, including Ahimelech.

No.

No, why would...

It's because of me.

They... They helped me.

Jonathan, I'm responsible.

No, David, you're not.

Their blood is on my father's hands, not yours.

David, listen to me.

I know that you will be king.

And I will be by your side when that day comes

and until then I vow to be a shield to you.

But I must also try to honor my father.

I have to go.

Goodbye, David.

The Lord is with you.

Is he?

What?

How can you say he's still with me?

How can he allow so much good to be swallowed up by so much evil?

I don't know.

Ask him.

(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING)

(SINGING) My enemy

He pursues me Setting his traps

I feel him circling

Just like a lion

Waiting to take my life

You've put my tears

In your bottle

Now I will hide

In the shadow Under your wings

I will not be afraid

My God, my God

Why have you forsaken me?

My God, my God

Why have you forsaken me?

David, it's too hot in this valley for your flock.

You need to take them to the mountains for green pastures and cool waters.

But the paths to get there are so steep and dangerous.

I'm afraid they might not follow me.

Well, the path is hard, but when you walk through it with them,

they will learn to trust you even more.

(SINGING) Hallelujah

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

DAVID: Though my tears may fall

Though my heart may break

I will trust in you

I will trust in you

In the wilderness

In the darkest place

I will trust in you

I will trust in you

When I am afraid

You're my hiding place

I will trust in you

I will trust in you

I will trust in you

If you've called me to shepherd your people,

how am I to do that?

A fugitive, all alone in the desert?

I'm a shepherd without a flock.

Where is he?

We've been looking everywhere.

Well, if he was easy to find, Saul would have found him by now.

Go look in the cave, maybe he's in there.

There's no way I'm going in there.

-Do it! -So you're giving orders now, Joab?

-You go and look! -I told you to do it.

Don't push me.

(MEN CLAMORING)

I'm gonna kill you.

Give me that!

What was that? He's here. He's here.

David, son of Jesse, we've been searching for you.

Don't hurt us.

I don't want to hurt you.

Well, you almost killed me with that sling.

If I wanted to hit you, I would have.

There's no way he could miss that big head.

-(MEN LAUGHING) -Hey, hey, hey!

-Who are you? -We're outlaws.

Some of us abandoned Saul's army.

I'm running from debt.

And I broke all 10 commandments in one night!

(MEN LAUGH)

So why come to me?

Because you can kill giants.

And you're on our side of the law now.

With your help, we could be rich. Look, we brought gifts.

Some good stuff in there.

Impressive. You stole all of this from the Philistines?

-Uhh, not exactly. -(MEN LAUGH)

You stole from your own people?

Our people rejected us a long time ago.

Well, I'm not a criminal.

You'll have to find someone else to help you.

Looks like the myth was bigger than the man.

(SOUND SWELLS)

Lord, is this what you have for me?

Show me your heart toward them.

(SOUND SWELLS)

There are still plenty of giants in the land.

Goliath has four brothers.

Why don't you go out and fight them instead of stealing from your own people?

It's because you're afraid.

Afraid of Philistines, afraid of giants.

But if you knew the Lord,

even the biggest giant would look like a grasshopper.

You want us to know the Lord?

Our own people don't want anything to do with us.

Why would he?

Don't confuse people rejecting you with God rejecting you.

People look at the outward appearance, but God, he looks at the heart.

When he sees you, he doesn't see a bunch of rejects.

-You know what he sees? -What?

The same thing I see. Giant killers.

(MEN LAUGH)

What's your name?

Eleazar.

Eleazar. How many Philistines can you fight by yourself?

I don't know. More than Joab.

You couldn't fight a Philistine if it was lame and blind.

-How many can you fight? -At least 10.

Not good enough. Try a thousand.

The two of you together, 10,000.

That's impossible.

Yeah, so is blowing a trumpet and having the walls of Jericho fall.

Listen, 1,000 years ago, the Lord promised Abraham

he would give his descendants a home.

Here we are, and we still don't live at peace in our land.

Every day, all the nations around us try to wipe us off the face of the earth,

so we fight.

But, we don't fight alone.

The battle belongs to the Lord.

That's how giants fall.

The Lord is my refuge and my strength, who am I going to fear?

The Lord is the stronghold of my life,

who is going to make me afraid?

(MEN AGREEING)

-The battle... -Yeah!

...belongs to?

To? No, no.

(ALL SHOUTING)

-The Lord. -I was gonna say that.

Pay attention.

Don't push me.

(ALL CLAMORING)

Lord, help them kill giants, before they kill each other.

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)

"Praise be to the Lord my Rock, who trains my hands for war,

"my fingers for battle.

"He is my Shield, my Deliverer,

"who lays my enemy at my feet."

Joab, Joab. Hit me. Come on, hit me.

First rule. Never go back. Never back.

The Lord is with you.

Don't fight like you're alone.

Don't take him out of the fight, bring him to it.

We fight for the glory of God and to defend his people.

Never. Go. Back.

(MEN SINGING) Never back!

The Lord is here!

Never back!

Whom shall we fear?

Never back!

Give him our all! Never back!

That's how giants fall!

All right, men, time to start fighting to defend God's people.

I lift up my eyes to the mountains.

Where does my help come from?

My help comes from the Lord,

the Maker of Heaven and Earth.

He will not let your foot slip.

He who watches over you will not slumber nor sleep.

-(MAN SCREAMING) -Run!

-Run! -(SOLDIERS YELLING)

Stop! Stop! What are you doing?

Claiming the spoils of war.

No stealing from your own people.

Okay.

Sorry.

We're new at this.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

King Achish, we know who's been ambushing our caravans and patrols.

It's David and a small band of men with him.

David, the one who killed Goliath?

Yes. We know where he's hiding.

Take 50 men and go. I want his head!

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS)

(DAVID SINGING) Hallelujah

CHORUS: Hallelujah

-MAN: Philistines! -MAN 2: There's too many! Run!

(SOLDIERS YELLING)

DAVID: Never. Go. Back.

CHORUS: Never back!

The Lord is here!

Never back!

Whom shall we fear?

Never back!

Give him our all!

Never back!

That's how giants fall!

MAN: King Achish, the 50 men you sent to kill David,

they're all gone!

What?

Take 300 men and don't come back without his head.

DAVID: If one of us can slay a thousand, then 300 ought to be easy.

My Lord, you are with me.

Who am I going to fear?

My king, the 300. Gone. Killed by only one man.

(SINGING) The battle belongs to the Lord!

Take 800 soldiers and finish him.

DAVID: O Lord, reach down your hand from on high

and deliver me from the hands of my enemies.

(SOLDIERS YELLING)

My king, the 800, slain!

(SINGING) The battle belongs to the Lord

CHORUS: Never back!

The Lord is here!

Never back!

Whom shall we fear?

DAVID: Never back!

CHORUS: Give him our all! Never back!

That's how giants fall!

SAUL: David has evaded me long enough.

Take all the troops from Bethlehem, send them to the desert to find him!

Father, if you leave Bethlehem defenseless,

-the Philistines will... -I don't care.

I want David to watch his home burn.

You're abandoning your people and you're fighting against God.

And you're always fighting against me.

MICHAL: Father, we love you.

But please, just leave David alone.

You still love him, don't you?

Well, he's my husband.

-Not anymore. -MICHAL: What?

SAUL: Take her.

King Achish, our soldiers in Bethlehem

were defeated by only three of David's men.

I'm sick of this son of Jesse making a fool out of me.

Send for the four!

-The four? -Yes!

It's time we see if his mighty men are a match for ours.

They will finish what their brother could not. (LAUGHS MANIACALLY)

David! David! Goliath's brothers, they're on their way.

Get your swords, men. What's the news from Bethlehem?

Saul removed his army to let the Philistines take it.

-What about my family? -MAN: They've fled to Moab.

-Moab? -Yeah.

How long, oh Lord, will you forget me?

How long will you hide your face from me?

Goliath's brothers are coming. Get ready, David!

No!

No, I'm tired of fighting.

-I have nothing left. -David.

-The Lord is with you, and so are we. -Yes.

Never go back.

The Lord is my salvation.

Whom shall I fear?

The Lord is my strength and my shield.

Who's going to make me afraid?

-The battle belongs... -To the Lord!

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

(SOLDIERS YELLING)

DAVID: Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death.

ALL: I will fear no evil for he is with me.

(TRIUMPHANT MUSIC PLAYING)

(MEN CHEERING)

URIAH: Abishai.

Abishai, who was with you when you killed 300 Philistines?

-The Lord was with me, Uriah. -That's right.

Jashobeam, who was with you, when you killed 800?

The Lord!

And who was with all of us today, when we became giant killers?

-The Lord! -MAN: Yes!

Let's do it again.

David, you know there's one more giant to slay,

and you're the one to do it.

SAUL: The Ziphites were right, Abner.

David was here, and not long ago.

He can't have gotten far. I'll organize a search.

No, it's dark.

I don't want him ambushing us.

The men have the valley closed off. There's no way out.

We'll sleep here for tonight,

and tomorrow, we will lift high the head of the traitor of Israel!

-(SOLDIERS CHEER) -I won, men.

I kept that wolf in sheep's clothing scared and on the run for 10 years.

-(SOLDIERS LAUGH) -Now his home belongs to the heathen,

his parents are in exile and his wife is married to another man.

(ALL LAUGHING)

I didn't just win, I humiliated him!

(SOLDIERS CHEER)

Rest well, men.

Our victory is coming.

DAVID: There he is! Asleep at our feet. Unbelievable.

The Lord has delivered him into our hands.

All those times you prayed, "Lord, deliver me from my enemy."

If this isn't an answer to prayer, I don't know what is.

The blood of all the innocent people he murdered cries out for justice.

David. The people need a righteous king. You.

He gave your wife to another man.

Let me take his own spear,

which he used to kill the innocent, and pin him to the ground with it.

I won't strike him twice.

No.

He's mine.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

He stole my family.

He stole my youth from me.

He killed the priests.

Have you called me to bring vengeance upon my enemy?

(SINGING) 'Cause I've dodged his spear I've been struck by fear

Why has he chased me down And made me drown in all my tears?

Didn't I build him wealth?

Didn't I bless his house?

Didn't he call me son Before he tried to pin me to the wall?

(HEAVY MUSIC PLAYING)

Blood on his hands Death on his lips

Murder, lies and hatred In his heart so cold

Justice in this spear I hold

Steady my hand, oh God As I fulfill the words you've spoken

For the innocent and the broken

For Israel you have chosen

For the priests and their families For all the men who follow me

For Jonathan and Michal

I've known this spear And now this spear shall know you, Saul

"You have delivered the king into my hands this day

"To test my heart and all my ways

"So, help me, Lord, and do as you said

"And don't forget the blood he shed"

David.

You killed him.

No.

I just cut off a piece of his robe.

As surely as the Lord lives, Saul's time to die will come.

But it will not be by my hands.

-DAVID: Saul! -Who calls to the king?

DAVID: Saul!

Show yourself, you coward!

DAVID: Before you look for me, look for the king's spear and at his robe.

David, is that your voice?

Behold, the king's spear.

David, it's been a long time,

my son.

DAVID: Your son.

Once I was, and you were my father...

but no more.

Why do you pursue me?

What have I done to you? What am I guilty of?

Did I slay too many of your enemies?

Did I bring you too much wealth?

Did I risk my life too many times for your glory and honor?

David, I've sinned. I've become a fool.

The Lord delivered your life into my hands this day,

but I would not take it.

As surely as I have valued your life,

may the Lord value mine.

SAUL: David, you...

You are more righteous than me.

I know, as the Lord lives...

I know, you will be king.

DAVID: Saul!

The Lord is merciful and compassionate,

slow to anger and abounding in love.

His goodness and mercy reach to the highest mountain

and the lowest valley.

You truly are a man after his own heart.

You let him live?

The battle belongs to the Lord.

(ALL SINGING) The battle belongs

The battle belongs to

DAVID: The Lord is my Shepherd

DAVID: The heavens declare your glory, God.

The skies reveal your majesty.

(PLAYING HARP)

(SINGING) When I see the stars

They take my breath away

You spread the heavens wide

A holy tapestry So I will join the song

As creation sings to you

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)

As the deer needs water

So my soul longs after you

As the bird takes flight

Your wind carries me through

So I will join the song

As creation sings to you

As creation sings to you

You poured the oceans deep

And filled them up with life

You carved the rolling hills

Built the mountains to the sky

So I will join the song

As creation sings to you

And all the earth

Sings your praise

Sings your praise

And all, all the earth

Sings your praise

Sings your praise

Your truth is in the sky

Your breath in our hearts

Your feet are on the waves

Your hands hold the stars

And all creation sings

How great you are

How great you are

Ohh!

Your voice is in the clouds

You ride on the wind

You wrap yourself in light

Yet you call me your friend

From the beginning to the end

How great you are

How great you are!

(HARP PLAYING)

When I see the stars

They take my breath away

And like the heavens wide

I was wonderfully made

Knit in my mother's womb

You have written all my days

So I will join the song

As creation sings your praise

JOAB: David!

-David! -(GROANS SOFTLY)

The bellowing of the bull to break the calm at dawn.

-Shalom, Joab, how are you this morning? -How can you be so happy?

The Amalekites burned our village,

they took our families,

and we had to chase them across the desert to rescue them.

That doesn't make you happy?

No!

DAVID: (CHUCKLES) Joab, we've been fugitives for 15 years.

Ziklag has been the closest thing to a home we've ever had.

When I saw that it burned and our families were gone,

I lost all hope.

But the Lord was with us, and our families.

We have so much to be thankful for.

I'm glad I had you by my side.

Men! You should be sleeping.

Where have you been?

We've been searching through the rubble to find these.

My Psalms? You found my Psalms? I thought they'd all been burned!

No, they should all be there.

If not, you'll just have to write some more.

I never heard you sing this one.

I haven't finished this one yet.

Can I read it, Abba?

Go ahead, Rebekah.

"Be still in the presence of the Lord.

"Wait patiently for him.

"Don't worry about evil people who prosper.

"Trust in the Lord and do good,

"then you will enjoy safe pasture."

Is this true, Abba?

Every word of it. Every word of it.

MAN: David! David! Servant of the Lord!

JOAB: Get back. Who are you?

Bless you, David, God's anointed. The Lord has smiled upon you.

JOAB: Get up! Who are you to speak to David like this?

I have much to say to the King of Israel.

Behold, the crown of King Saul,

along with Jonathan's shield.

Both, slain in battle.

What about Michal?

Is she alive?

Yes.

Bring her to me.

-Saul is dead. -Yes.

-Saul is dead! -Our exile is over!

Finally we can go home.

Mama, does this mean we get to see the Promised Land?

Not just see it, we're going to live in it!

David, let's go to Jerusalem.

You will finally rule from the city of our God.

David?

David?

(MELANCHOLY MUSIC PLAYING)

(SINGING) Jonathan and Saul

(VOICE BREAKING) Jonathan and Saul

How the mighty fall

Ohh

How the mighty fall

How the mighty have fallen

The shield of Jonathan now broken

Stronger than a lion, Saul did not retreat

Let all Israel mourn and weep

How the mighty fall

How the mighty fall

Oh

(TRIUMPHANT MUSIC PLAYING)

People of Israel, behold your anointed king,

David, son of Jesse, and his queen, Michal, daughter of Saul.

MAN: I, Nathan, priest and prophet of the Most High,

give thanks to you, Lord God.

For today, you have placed this crown of pure gold

upon the head of your servant David.

You took him from the pasture, from tending sheep,

to make him your anointed king, the shepherd of your people.

Surely you have made him rich with your presence,

for he trusts in you,

and through your love, he will not be shaken.

Hallelujah!

ALL: Hallelujah!

DAVID: Who am I, Sovereign Lord, that you've brought me this far?

There is no one like you, and there is no God but you.

You are my strength and my rock.

You are a refuge for the oppressed,

our victory, our song, and our glory, the lifter of our heads.

All of your promises prove true.

Israel! Who is God, except our Lord?

Who is king, but Adonai?

Today, he has crowned me king, but he is the king above all kings!

Lift up a shout of praise to the Lord Most High,

the true king of Israel!

(ALL CHEERING)

(CHANTING) He is the king!

He is the king!

(CHORUS CHANTING) He is the king!

Drummers, come on!

He is the king!

Praise the Lord with the crashing cymbals!

He is the king!

Praise the Lord with the clapping of hands!

He is the king!

Like this!

He is the king!

He is the king!

Sing it!

Tambourines!

He is the king!

Praise him with the horns!

He is the king!

He is the king! He is the king!

Come on!

(CHORUS SINGING) Hallelujah!

Hallelujah!

(CHORUS CHANTING) He is the king!

MICHAL: Mighty in battle!

He is the king!

Mighty to save!

He is the king!

The king of all glory

Lift up your voices and call on his name

ALL: Hallelujah!

Hallelujah!

MEN: Who may ascend the hill of our lord?

Those with clean hands

Those with pure hearts

Who trust in our god

So lift up your heads, gates

Fling open your doors

The king of all glory

Inhabits our praise

And calls us his own

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Come on! He is the king!

CHORUS: He is the king!

Mighty in battle!

He is the king!

Mighty to save!

He is the king!

The king of all glory

Lift up your voices and call on his name

Call on his name

He is our king, mighty in battle

Hallelujah!

He is our king, mighty to save

Hallelujah!

He is our king, lift up your voices

Hallelujah!

Hallelujah! Hallelujah to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob!

(ALL CHEERING)

Celebrate before the Lord today, but before you go home,

I have a loaf of bread, and cakes of dates and raisins

for every man and woman in Israel!

(ALL CHATTER EXCITEDLY)

Michal! Michal! Come, I want to have Nathan bless our household.

Save the blessing for someone you care about.

What do you mean?

I gave up everything for you,

and now you're wearing my father's crown, dancing half-naked for the whole...

for the whole kingdom to see.

I used to think this is what I wanted, but this...

this is not how I wanted it.

I feel like I don't even know you anymore.

Michal, Michal!

We've both changed.

We're not the same people we were when we rode into town

while all the people sang songs for us.

This moment had to be about him.

And if worshipping the Lord makes me look like a fool,

I will become even more undignified,

but that doesn't mean I don't love you.

I'm sorry.

The crown changed my father,

and I thought it had already begun to change you.

This won't change me. I promise.

I hope you're right.

David, I never met your father,

but I'm sure that he would be very proud of you today.

Maybe, but do you know what he would say?

"Good, you're finally king, now back to work!"

Which is exactly what I'm going to do, Nathan.

Everyone! Gather around,

-it's time to build the Lord's kingdom. -(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

We're going to take back all the land promised to Abraham.

We'll strengthen Jerusalem, it will be a shining city on a hill.

We'll fill the Lord's treasury with gold till it's overflowing!

Now, let's get to work, for the glory of the God of Israel!

(CHORUS SINGING) David can do anything

This is why God made him king

Slayed a giant with a sling

David can do anything

David can do anything

This is why God made him king

Slayed a giant with a sling

David can do anything

David! The Philistines are attacking!

(SINGING) I am after your heart

I am after your heart

The Lord will give us a victory.

Joab, gather the men! Let's go.

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

Behold the crown of the Philistine king!

(ALL CHEERING)

(CHORUS SINGING) David can do anything

This is why God made him king

Takes the crown from the Philistines

David can do anything

I have seen it

Seen what the crown can do

To even you

All the pressure

Makes you crumble till you break

And I'm left in your wake

David! The Amalekites are attacking!

-I'm sorry. -David, wait.

Let's go!

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

Behold the crown of the Amalekite King!

(ALL CHEERING)

(CHORUS SINGING) David can do anything

This is why God made him king

Enemies are trembling

David can do anything

David can do anything

I am after your heart

I am after your heart

CHORUS: We need our king!

Why are all these people here?

They need you to settle their disputes.

Why me?

CHORUS: We need our king!

You're the king, you have the final word.

-I'm exhausted. How can I even begin... -David!

The Moabites are attacking.

DAVID: Let's go, men.

MAN: David will hear your cases when he returns from battle!

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

Behold the crown of the...

-Moabite. -Moabite king.

Yes!

(SINGING) David, we have 332 precepts That are waiting for you

CHORUS: Waiting for you

Here are all the dedications

Needing psalms and benedictions Written by you

CHORUS: Written by you

David, there are five kings with daughters who are patiently awaiting a proposal

CHORUS: Yes! All of them want to marry you

Trust in your shepherd

Listen to his word

Follow his voice

Moses never did forbid a king To take a wife when making allies

CHORUS: Allies

For every king's daughter that you marry you will save a thousand soldiers' lives

CHORUS: And that seems very wise

Follow his ways

Follow his lead

If you go astray

It could bring the country

CHORUS: To its knees

Careful, your broken ribs.

CHORUS: But no pressure!

Just bring me some more wine.

They're right, Nathan.

For every king's daughter I marry, I save thousands of soldiers' lives.

Tell those five kings they...

they have a new son-in-law.

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING)

(SINGING) Can he see me?

No child to call my own

Always alone

Every moment

The space between us grows

And I'm left in the shadows

MAN: David...

Once we overtake the Ammonites All the promised land is finally ours

CHORUS: Finally ours!

We outnumber them

So I'm sure it will only take A couple of hours

CHORUS: Maybe two hours

Build a siege ramp, battering ram

Knock the gates in, send the mighty men

Absalom, quiet!

Then we lay siege, show no mercy

Take the city

And the victory!

Son, I said be quiet.

David, battle plans can wait. There are cases for you to hear today!

Father, listen to this song.

Absalom, enough! Stop playing the harp!

Out of the throne room, now!

CHORUS: Your precepts, your wars!

Your family ignored

One more battle to claim the land

Come on now, David Fulfill God's plans, yeah!

CHORUS: David can do anything

This is why God made him king

Slayed a giant with a sling

David can do anything

I've seen it all before

I've seen it all before

Don't forget what the Lord has told you

-Don't forget who the kingdom belongs to -I've seen it all before

CHORUS: But no pressure!

-MAN: He's sleeping. -JOAB: Sleeping?

David!

David!

-What are you doing? -Trying to wake you up.

-I'm up. -I can see that. Let me go.

Why is this on the ground?

Because you fell asleep reading it.

Since when have you grown tired of reading God's law?

Joab, I am tired of everything.

Well, once we defeat the Ammonites, you can rest.

DAVID: I can't.

What do you mean "you can't"?

I can't go out to battle, Joab. I can't do it.

JOAB: You have to.

For years you preached to these warriors, "Never go back."

You can't stop now.

You'll look like Saul when he hid from Goliath...

Goliath was easy compared to this!

I have fought by your side in every battle for 25 years.

But when we get back from war, you go home to your family.

I get home, and the mountain of work waiting for me has tripled.

I don't get to rest!

I don't get to spend time with my family.

I can hardly look at them without feeling guilty.

And what's worse,

I don't want to read his word, I don't want to worship.

I spend every moment of every day building his kingdom,

yet I've never felt farther from his presence.

You're doing too much. Just ask for help.

I am.

I need you to lead my army and defeat the Ammonites without me.

Can you do that?

Yes.

I'll send word when Rabbah is ours.

Joab.

For years, our days were spent escaping Saul

so that one day, we could make it here.

And now, we're here,

and I'm spending every day dreaming of how I can escape this.

(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)

(WOMAN VOCALIZING)

(MUSIC SWELLS)

(WOMAN CONTINUES VOCALIZING)

David, there you are.

Shavsa. You scared me.

I'm sorry.

I noticed you weren't in your bedchamber.

Is everything all right?

-I just couldn't sleep. -Again?

Oh.

Do you hear that singing?

Yes, I hadn't noticed. It's beautiful.

Where is it coming from?

Well, it sounds like it's over... Oh, my.

What's wrong?

The woman singing clearly doesn't know that we're here.

Why do you say that?

She's bathing on that rooftop.

DAVID: Oh.

Do you know who she is?

Well, that's Uriah's house,

so I assume the woman singing is his wife, Bathsheba.

I didn't know she could sing.

Bring her to the palace.

What? Now?

If I'm not going to sleep, I may as well enjoy some music.

Yes, my king.

And bring some more wine.

As you wish.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

How long have you been waiting today?

MAN: Since before dawn.

When I'm finished with my business here,

I'll see as many of you as I can in the throne room.

King David, message from the house of Uriah.

Uriah's house?

What's this?

(SOUND SWELLS)

No.

No, you can't be...

(SOUND SWELLS)

David?

What's wrong?

What?

Is it bad news from Uriah's house?

No. No, everything's fine.

It's... It's him.

-David... -I need to go see him.

Yes, I need to see Uriah.

Shavsa, tell Joab to send Uriah here.

Right away. Quickly!

-Yes, my king. -David!

Are you all right?

I'm fine.

I just can't deal with all these people today.

The king is unable to see you today.

-What? -(ALL CHATTERING)

Try again tomorrow.

-No! -(ALL CHATTERING)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

(HORSE NEIGHING)

(CHUCKLES) Uriah! Welcome home!

-It's good to see you. -Yes.

-How are you? -Good.

Good. How's Joab doing without me?

Better than we let him know.

You'd be proud of him and your men.

They're fighting with a courage and a zeal I've rarely seen.

They don't want to let you down.

-Have many been lost? -No. The Lord has protected us.

-Good. -Yes.

Anything else to report?

No, I thought that you had...

Good. That's good.

Well, you're free to go home,

spend the night with your wife, and in the morning ride back to battle.

-I don't want them to lose without you. -I don't want them to win without me!

But, David, why...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

Shavsa, I want more cedar brought down from Lebanon, we're going to...

Uriah, what are you doing here?

I'm trying to sleep.

You went home last night, right?

Joab and the mighty men are sleeping outside.

If I went home, I'd never hear the end of it.

-Bring my horse, I wanna be... -No! No, I...

I need you to stay another day. I want your ideas on something.

David, I need to get back to the battle. That's where I belong.

Please.

Just one day.

You're the king. Who can say no to you?

Great. Come on.

David will hear your cases tomorrow!

(ALL CHATTERING ANGRILY)

MAN: Doesn't make any sense!

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

(BOTH LAUGHING)

Joab told me you were a mute.

How was I supposed to know he was fooling me?

You didn't say anything for months.

Well, of course! I was a Hittite! I didn't speak Hebrew!

But you picked it up so quickly. I was amazed.

I wanted to understand as much as I could. My life depended on it!

It's been good to talk about the old days.

I needed that.

David, no more.

-Good night, my friend. -Good night.

Giant killer.

-Oh! -Ha!

(LAUGHING DRUNKENLY)

(IMITATES DRINKING)

(GIGGLING)

What am I doing? I can't go home.

Uriah, what are you doing? Go home to your wife!

You know I love my Bathsheba with all my heart, but I cannot go home.

-Yes, you can. -No.

-I'll make sure Joab never knows. -No. No. David, No!

David, I...

Our armies and the Ark of God

are outside on the field of battle tonight.

How can I leave them there, and go home to be with my wife?

You know me, I can't.

You're a man of honor.

Never go back.

Yes.

You believe that, don't you?

With all my heart, my mind, my soul and my strength.

It's like believing in God.

Once you know him, you can't go back.

You taught me that.

I need to sleep now.

What do I do?

What do I do?

Bathsheba.

Bathsheba, open the door. I need to speak with you.

Bathsheba, open this door now!

Are you speaking to me as the king, or as the father of the child inside me?

Bathsheba, I don't know what to do.

I brought Uriah home so he could be with you,

so that when the baby comes he would think it was his.

But he insists on sleeping outside.

-Convince him to come home to you. -No!

Never.

You're saying no to the king?

I wish I would have before.

I felt like I couldn't then, but not anymore.

Then what are you going to do?

I'm going to tell Uriah the truth.

No. No, you can't.

-Do you know what would happen? -I don't care!

Bathsheba, I'd lose everything! My reputation, my crown.

Israel would fall.

Everything I've built would be lost.

I'm sorry, but I have to tell him.

If there's anything good left in me, I have to tell him.

Think about what this will do to Uriah.

And the baby...

disgraced for the rest of their lives.

Do you really want to do that to them?

I don't know.

I don't know what to do.

Just give me some more time.

-For what? -To figure out another way.

Please.

Do not speak to him yet.

I can fix this.

I know I can.

(MELANCHOLY MUSIC PLAYING)

(SINGING) Am I to blame?

He called for me by name

Turns out I'm not that strong

I thought I knew what I would never do

But he proved me wrong

I can't go back, undo the past

I've betrayed my vow

To obey the crown

What will he say?

Will he send me away?

Oh!

I surrender now

I always thought I knew What I would never do

But then I broke my vow She won't play the game

I'm not the one to blame

I'm in too deep to turn back now

What if she tells him?

I can't risk it. I can't risk losing everything I've worked for.

Never go back.

Shavsa, take this scroll to Uriah!

I need him to deliver it to Joab, now!

I'm going to tell him.

I have to tell him.

Please... Please, God, help him forgive me.

Bring Uriah's horse here!

-Yes, sir! -Uriah. Uriah, get up!

URIAH: My head aches.

Here. This is a letter from the king. Deliver it to commander Joab immediately.

His are the only eyes that can see it.

That I can do. The ride will clear my head.

-Goodbye, David. -Goodbye, Uriah.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

(SOLDIERS CLAMORING)

URIAH: Joab! Message from the king.

DAVID: Send Uriah to the front lines of the fiercest fighting,

then at the height of the battle,

I want you to call out...

Retreat!

Never go back.

(GRUNTS)

(DAVID SINGING) Didn't want to lie, but I had to lie

Never wanted him to die, but he had to die

A good man in the ground

A sacrifice to save the crown

And I'll lie if I have to lie

And I'll hide what I have to hide

I'll bury it in the ground

Anything to save Anything to save

The crown

Uriah?

Where is he?

(SOBBING)

(SCREAMING) No!

(SINGING) A good man

Loyal and true

I didn't deserve you

WOMAN: My king, is there anything we can do for you?

DAVID: No, just...

just leave me alone.

I just want some peace and quiet.

You can't sleep either?

No.

My King and Queen, Nathan is here.

He would like to speak with you, David.

Alone.

At this hour?

Doesn't anyone sleep around here anymore?

Let him in.

Bathsheba,

the Lord has seen your heart

and heard your prayers.

And he wants you to know that he treasures you.

Me?

He treasures me?

Very much.

Thank you, Nathan.

Thank you.

What is it, Nathan?

I'm sorry, but something terrible has happened.

And I need to speak to you about it.

What now?

Fine.

Sit down and tell me.

What is it?

Well,

it seems there was a poor shepherd

who had nothing except one little ewe lamb.

He raised it, shared his food with it,

even let it drink from his own cup and sleep in his arms.

He loved this lamb like one of his own children.

I can remember doing the same.

When I was a boy so long ago.

Well, apparently, this poor shepherd had a very rich neighbor.

Who had hundreds of sheep and cattle. He lacked nothing.

One day, this rich man had a traveler visit him.

And instead of taking from his own flock to feed his guest,

he went and took the little lamb that belonged to the poor shepherd.

He butchered it, roasted it,

and served it to the traveler who had come to him.

Nathan, as surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this must die!

He must pay for that lamb four times over because he did such a wicked thing!

David, you are that man.

I'm the what?

I don't know what...

This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says,

"I anointed you king over Israel,

"and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.

"I gave you all of Israel,

"and if all this had been too little, I would have given you even more.

"Why then did you despise the word of the Lord

"by doing what is evil in his eyes?

"You struck down Uriah with the sword of the Ammonites

"and took his wife to be your own.

"Now the sword will never depart from your house.

"What you did in secret will be known in broad daylight before all Israel."

DAVID: No!

Nathan, what have I done?

I have sinned against the Lord!

I betrayed him.

I can't stay here.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

Well, son, you always wanted to make a name for yourself.

Now you've ruined yours and you've ruined mine.

David, I told you this would happen.

You made mistakes, and now God will reject you.

Just like he rejected me.

David, tell me you didn't do this.

The David I knew could never have done this.

Da-veed, I tried to warn you. Not every battle is won by the sword.

I played the harp so I could be just like you,

and now I don't ever want to be like you.

David. David, how could you?

You call us your brothers?

ALL: Hypocrite, liar, adulterer, thief, murderer!

(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING)

YOUNG DAVID: O' Lord, I want to be with you.

All the time.

I want my heart to be clean, so I'm hiding your word in it

'cause I don't ever want to sin against you.

(PLAYING HARP)

(SINGING) Create in me

A clean heart

Renew in me

A clean start

Cast me not away from your presence

Do not take away

Your Holy Spirit

Restore to me

My salvation

Have mercy on me

For my transgressions

Cast me not away

From your presence

Do not take away

Your Holy Spirit

Against you I have sinned

You and you only

You are justified

To condemn me

Let the bones which you have crushed

Come to know your healing touch

Cleanse me, and I'll be made right

Whiter than snow

Now in your sight

All I have to offer

is my broken spirit.

Wash me white as snow.

Wash me white as snow.

(MUSIC SWELLS)

(CHUCKLES JOYFULLY)

What's this doing on the ground?

I don't want it, Nathan.

I don't deserve it.

I've corrupted that crown, and I let it corrupt me.

There is only one thing I desire, one thing I will seek after,

that I may dwell in the presence of the Lord

all the days of my life.

That's his desire too.

To dwell with you and know you intimately.

I used to write songs about that.

How did I stray so far? (WEEPING)

You let working to build his kingdom

replace the deep, intimate communion you had with him.

And that's a path that leads to destruction.

I loved King Saul

like a father, but

I thought I was better than him, and now I'm just like him.

(CRYING)

I'm worse.

No, David. When Saul made mistakes,

he tightened his grip on the crown and hardened his heart.

But you have repented.

And the Lord has washed you white as snow.

But what about my family?

How will I face Michal, Bathsheba, my men...

my children?

How will anyone look at me and not see murderer,

adulterer?

Man looks at the outward appearance

but God looks at the heart.

He has seen your brokenness.

And your family will too.

But the path ahead will not be easy.

It will bring more pain and loss.

You will suffer the consequences of your sins.

But the Lord is still with you.

Fulfill your calling.

Teach his people to walk humbly with their God.

Nathan,

how can he be this good?

How can he forgive so great a sin?

He's the Good Shepherd.

He loves his flock.

He doesn't want anyone to be lost.

A good shepherd

lays down his life

for his flock.

(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING)

(SINGING) They'll surround you like wolves

Cast lots for your clothes

Pull your bones out of joint

Pierce your hands and feet

As you hang, you will sing

My God, my God

Why have you forsaken me?

Even when your breath And your strength are fading

You will hold on To bear my guilt and shame

You'll give your life

To keep me by your side

Beyond the days of my life

(JOYFUL MUSIC PLAYING)

The Lord is compassionate and merciful.

Slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.

He will not constantly accuse us, nor remain angry forever.

For his unfailing love towards those who follow him

is as great as the height of the Heavens above the Earth.

He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west.

The Lord is like a father to his children.

Tender and compassionate to those who fear him.

He knows how weak we are.

That we are only dust.

Our days on Earth are like grass.

Like wild flowers, we bloom and die.

The wind blows and we are gone.

But the love of the Lord

remains forever with those who follow him.

Solomon,

these Psalms

are my life with my Shepherd.

All the good. All the bad.

Mistakes, consequences

and redemption.

I pray they could be a source of comfort and encouragement to you

and all those who love him.

He wants to spend every moment of your life with you.

Let him open your heart to him. Praise him when things are good.

Cry out to him when you're in trouble.

He is after your heart.

Be after his.

(SINGING) The Lord

Is my Shepherd

I shall not want

Anything but you

For all my days

Goodness and mercy follow me

And I will dwell in your house

Forever

Forever

(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING)

Hallelujah

CHORUS: Hallelujah

Hallelujah

-How great you are! -Hallelujah

I am after your heart

Let everything that has breath Praise the Lord

Let everything that has breath Praise the Lord

-How great you are! -Hallelujah

I am after your heart

Let everything that has breath Praise the Lord

Let everything that has breath Praise the Lord

-How great you are! -Hallelujah

Let everything that has breath Praise the Lord

The Lord is my Shepherd

I shall not want anything but you

For all my days

Goodness and mercy follow me

And I will dwell in your house

Yes, the Lord is my Shepherd

I shall not want

Anything but you

For all my days

Goodness and mercy follow me

And I will dwell

In your house

Forever

Forever

(HARP PLAYING)

I am after your heart

I am after your heart

Turn your face toward us, O' God.

Search our hearts and reveal anything that separates us from you.

May we dwell in your presence forever.

(SINGING) I am after your heart

I am after your heart

-(MUSIC SWELLS) -(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)