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Previously on House of David…

The king is losing himself.
I recognize him less every day.

Samuel!

There are those
who still worship other gods.

I need your help.

This song. It is beautiful.

Perhaps I can write a song for you
someday.

-I need someone followed.
-Whose footsteps do you wish me to trace?

-Samuel.
-David. The Lord's anointed.

Anointed? As what?

King of Israel.

Hello?

What is this place?

Hello?

What did I see?

Something happened to me,

when you poured that oil.

I saw something.

I went somewhere.

The spirit.

It rests on you now, as it did Abraham,
Isaac, Jacob, and Moses before you.

No, I don't understand.

Well, you do not need to understand
something to feel its power. Hmm?

No, forgive me,
but Israel already has a king.

A good one.

Perhaps you meant to pick--

I did not pick you.

In fact, I tried to convince
Hashem he was wrong.

God does not see only what you are,

he sees what you will become.

He sees--

What's wrong?

David.

There is great power in you, I feel it.

Great capacity, passions,
that range in many directions,

and this will be your blessing
and this will be your curse.

This is what I see.

Wait, you could stay with us.

I cannot be seen here.

It's not safe for you.

Well, then let me come with you.

Hmm. That would not be safe for me.

Why?

If Saul hears of this, he will try
to kill us both.

Oh.

David,

I will return soon with answers, I hope.

All right.

Samuel has gone mad.

- What if he's not? What if he's not?
- This cannot be.

-Boys.
-He speaks the words of Hashem.

Stop!

Everything he says comes true.

Words I've heard spoken
of this man since I was a boy.

So God intends us to die, hmm?

I do not know what God intends.

Father, I know you respect him,

that he lead Israel
before the time of kings,

but all men age, all men fail.

He is not any man.

He's the prophet of the Most High.

He is dangerous
and no one can know he was here.

If someone's seen him in the village--

I must go to the elders. I must tell them.

No, no, no, no, no, they cannot know this.

Eliab, this is my home.

-I will choose how to protect it.
-Would you listen to me, Father?

All of you.

I have struck men
down for less than this.

As have you, Abinadab.

Is that how we wish to die?

As traitors.

So, your loyalty to this king

is greater than your loyalty
to the one true God,

or to your father's house?

- No, it is not.
- Hmm?

And that is the point.

Father, brothers,

no one can know of this.

What do we do with David?

Who are you?

Who--

What is this pla--

- Hey! Wake up!
- What?

-Hmm.
-What do you want?

The family have come to a decision, and…

…I am to deliver it to you.

You're going to banish me to Philistia.

No, we are going
to sell you to Egypt, actually.

You can play for all the old women there

and we can get
a good price for you I think.

Trouble is I can see that option
actually being considered.

You know my purpose is
to protect this family and to redeem it.

I do.

Then I need you to stay in these hills,
if only for a time.

You do this for me.

Brother, please.

Thank you.

For what?

For calling me brother.

But if somehow…

Eliab, if somehow God did intend
for this to--

No. He did not.

But what of Samuel?

-The seer is beyond his time.
-You don't know that.

You will not breathe a word of this ever.

Samuel's visit never happened.

But it did happen.

And if it were known, the king would order
you killed, along with all of us.

Is that what you want?

Soldiers.

And Joab.

You stay here.

Orders from the house of Saul.

Cousin.

What is this?

It is a summons.

Signed with the king's own ring.

Let us get ready. Come. Abinadab.

No.

It's not for you.

What?

It's for David.

I asked to be by myself.

Hours ago.

It's me, Father.

-Hmm?
-Allow me to stay.

No king should be alone.

To be a king is to be alone.

Well, how can I ease your burdens?

Stop angering your mother.

Hmm.

Now you ask too much.

What if you took a day off?

With me.

I know a tavern not far from here.

Wine and, uh, women.

Esh…

You expect me to disrespect your mother?

No, no, but, uh…

You can still look.

Eshbaal.

Father.

I had a thought about Gibeah.

What would make this city a grand capital?

I've been thinking much about it lately.

Speak.

I believe it should be
more than a stronghold,

it should be a destination for our people.

So, we build grand theaters for the arts.

We bring the greatest performers and
spectacles from Egypt, and even beyond.

Entertain them,
and they will love you for it.

And, Father,
this will be the ultimate distraction.

Hmm.

This is a wise idea.

And I was thinking that, uh…

I could lead this effort.

- Serve a purpose.
- Eshbaal.

Leadership is not your strength.

And, uh…

Had I been born ten months
earlier perhaps I would have this, uh…

this strength.

Son, it is not about when you were born,
it is who you are.

Then who am I to you?

In time you will find your purpose,
but for now,

- please leave me to mine.
- But, Father,

this is a chance for me
to find that purpose.

For once--

May the king live forever.

-No, you… Slow down!
-I have waited long enough.

Yahir, slow down. Slow down.

What is so urgent?

Yahir,

the elder of the tribe of Dan.

I must speak to you, my friend.

Privately.

Saul, please, why am I denied?

You will stop
and address him as your king.

I will not stop.

You mind your place, Abner.

The house of Saul has betrayed me!

Abner.

It's all right.

Speak.

How have we betrayed you?

Your Highness, God blessed my family
with only one beautiful daughter.

Dinah.

She was a prize bride, fit for a nobleman.

But now that is
out of the question.

And what does that have
to do with our family?

Your brother defiled her.

And how can you be sure
it was him?

I am no liar!

My daughter swears it!

Saul.

What is this? Where are you going?

What is this?

I am not finished!

- I demand that you stay!
- Demand?

-Who do you think you are?
-Brother.

You're not needed.

Seems I am.

You shamed my daughter and my house.

Which one is your daughter again?

Is she the one with the lumpy back
or the eyes that don't match?

Eshbaal.

You apologize. Now.

I'm sorry, I am,
that your daughter's eyes don't match, I--

Just--

Did you defile this man's daughter?

I mean, probably, I--

It is your brother's duty to marry
my daughter and join our houses.

I certainly am not about to marry
a defiled woman.

How dare you?

Amends must be made.

And unless they are,

the tribe of Dan will no longer be
loyal to your house.

- Yahir, we can discuss this.
- No. No.

-Let me simplify this for you.
-Eshbaal.

Our houses will never be joined,
Yahir of Dan.

Eshbaal, be quiet.

Then I invoke the Law of Moses.

It is written.

Oh, you read now.

You must marry her or be stoned to death.

Who speaks of death in this palace?

Where is the king?

The king sends me.

I will speak only to power.

I am power enough.

If you invoke the Law of Moses
then my son must be stoned.

We are all under the Law of Moses.

Even the king.

Yes. Yet the Law
of Moses would also demand

that your daughter be stoned
alongside my son.

Is this something you offer?

Do you not know the law?

I will speak to the king.

Return tomorrow and we shall settle this.

This order has no merit!

-The king has taken enough!
-Father. Stop, I will deal with this.

What is this about?

He didn't tell me.

Joab, he is my brother,
you must know something.

I do not question the orders,
I carry them out.

Family or not.

It would be good for you to remember that.

Cousin.

For you.

I'm not scared of the lion anymore.

Now you won't be scared either.

Avva, watch the sheep for me.

There is no need for goodbyes.

I will see you again.

Soon.

Eliab.

Supplies for the road.

Do what you must.

Protect him and this house.

Ooh, which one's she going to move?

- Which one?
- Quiet.

- And okay.
- Okay. Go ahead.

What do you think
they're going to do to you?

They? What can they do? I'm the prince.

There are laws you have
to follow, Eshbaal.

Yes.

So, they will, uh, give him some cattle,
buy back his loyalty.

It'll all be forgotten, whatever.

That's…

I saw Mother today.

She was upset.

Well,
I'm sure she'll forgive me.

She always does.

You can't do that.

-Why not?
-It's cheating.

You touched this one,

you have to move it.

I have to move it?

- You have to.
- I have…

Mirab, I don't have to do anything.

Take your turn.

What are you waiting for?

Esh, I know her.

I-I know Dinah, and I know her father too.

You really humiliated him.

And if he can't get revenge on you, on us,
then he's going to take it out on her.

What-What is this? W-What are you doing?

What's your point?

-My point is there are consequences.
-Oh.

-And people get hurt.
-Consequences.

-I'm trying to look out for you.
-Thank you.

Thank you so much for enlightening me.

-No. I'm just…
-Thank you. Now I understand.

- Now I know.
- I'm not…

Who are you to tell me

-how to behave?
-I'm sorry, I don't know why I said that.

Let's just play. Let's play.

It's my turn.

Yeah, uh…

You can…
You can continue playing whatever.

Find Mychal, play with her. I'm…

What?

I made an error in judgment.

Why is everyone so surprised?

- It's not like I killed a servant.
- Stop this.

- Why must you shame this house?
- So that we're not going to talk about.

We're going to pretend that
never happened, but I'm the black sheep.

You are the black sheep.

Please.

You do this to yourself.
You talk too much.

You get yourself in trouble every time.

You will speak no further.

Mother, I have so much more to say.

You asked what you are to me.

And the truth is
from the day you first drew breath,

you are nothing but a curse!

Leave us.

Remember when you were a boy,
we used to go to look at the goats?

Of course.

On one of those trips there was
a particularly blue sky.

And you asked
if we could go swimming in it.

So we jumped around,
scooping our arms through the air.

You jumped

too high and you fell,
and scraped your knee.

I kissed it
and promised to make it feel better.

And so we lay down in the grass and…

looked at the shapes in the sky.

Do you remember what you told me that day?

You said that I was your favorite.

But,
later that night, I had to wash the wound.

It hurt and you cried and you cried.

I tried to explain why it needed cleaning,
but…

…you said that you hated me.

That night

I cried too.

-I was young, Mother.
-Mmm.

I'm sorry.

No, no.

I am sorry.

Because now I need to clean another wound.

Yahir,
elder of the tribe of Dan.

I also wish to invoke the Law of Moses.

I choose to banish my son
to the refuge city of Endor.

Endor?

No. Endor?

Mother, have you lost your mind? That
is a place for criminals and outcasts.

You cannot!

You shall appoint
for yourself cities of refuge,

so that the one
who trespasses may flee there.

Those cities will serve
as refuge for the avenger.

This is the law and this is what I choose.

- Please, Mother.
- Guards.

No, Mother. Mother, please.

This will spare blood
from both our houses.

No. No!

Once he enters this city, he can
never return without paying his debt.

I am aware.

You know what this palace was
before Father took it?

It was a prison!

You think you can hang tapestries
on these stone walls

and make it something different?

It was never a home!

I'm glad to be free of it!

Uh, no. Mother, no.

No, no, no. Mother, there must be
something you can do!

You can do something.

Please! Mother! No!

No!

- Eshbaal!
- Mirab!

Eshbaal!

Move. Move! Esh!

- Eshbaal, wait! Stop!
- I'm sorry, Sister!

Hey, enough.

Sorry, Sister,
guess you were right.

You are coming
back though, right?

I don't know.

Wh… What do you mean you don't know?

I hope you find
the happiness you deserve.

Hope you die in a ditch.

I'll miss you, too.

-All right. All right. Be strong.
-Wait. I'm sorry.

Look after Mother.

- I'll see you again.
- Eshbaal.

See you again, Sister.

Silas!

Silas.

Silas.

Silas!

- Hello.
- You all right?

Path's clear up ahead.

Have a good journey.

The way is clear.

You're not needed anymore, Eliab.
Head to the barracks.

Joab.

I suggest you do not defy
a commanding officer.

I do not wish to defy you,
but I'm not leaving my brother's side.

Not until I know what this is about.

Joab.

Let's go.

Bow to your queen, shepherd.

-Your name.
-David.

My queen, if I may, why is he here?

Your brother?

Mmm.

You have gained
quite the reputation.

I am anxious to hear you play.

To play?

That will be all.

Fetch him some new clothes.

Mm-mmm.

You stay.

She said to go.

When my poor husband was at war,

he was bitten by a serpent in his sleeve.

The healers say the venom caused
an unusual illness

where the symptoms are
more of the mind than the body.

A friend of mine, a wise one,
said she had a vision of a lion.

And she reminded me
that in Egypt the lion Bes

is the god of music.

Forgive me, my queen,
but I serve no god but Hashem.

Yes.

Yes, yes.

But we can learn from others, can't we?

Truth can be found in many places.

But understand this, my husband's illness
must be kept within these walls.

Otherwise you jeopardize
the king's privacy.

And the price for that is…

significant.

You have nothing to worry about.

I have been, um,
insignificant my whole life.

Good.

Get out! Stop it!

You're next.

The tax Abner proposed
would allow for new projects.

We'd be able to establish
the capital city much sooner.

You didn't even consult me,
just made a choice and sent him away.

Would you prefer
he be stoned to death?

- Play.
- That Yahir,

threatening me and my family.

- If I was there--
- But you weren't there!

I'll take the head of any man
who tried to seize my throne!

Any man!

We will speak with Abner
about this another time.

No! No!

-I won't beg my people for money.
-Play.

That's exactly
what Samuel would do.

Father…

Are you all right?

- Stop!
- I'm sorry.

- Stop.
- Here, look at me.

- You-You may look in my eyes.
- I have made my choice.

Take a deep breath.
All right? I'll do it with you.

Speak no more of it!

You may not recall, but I…

I heard you play at the wedding.

And you were wonderful.

That… That is why I asked
the queen to bring you here.

So just play like that again.

You chose me?

I did.

But I've never played anywhere like this.

I don't know who to play to.

Well then just…

Just play to me.

-Hmm?
-Mm-hmm.

David, play.

She told me to look at her.

-So I looked at her.
-I'm sure you did.

She did, okay?

And she said she chose me,
and then I-I just sang,

and I think everyone enjoyed it.

-She looked right at me. At me!
-Great, David, hang on.

And it was incredible.

And she was so beautiful.

- David.
- Is this my room?

-Do I get my own--
-Enough!

You are lucky to be alive.

But hear me,
you must not draw attention to yourself.

Look!

You can see the whole city.

Never talk to the princess again.
Understand?

She talked to me.

And it was just talking.

I wonder if Samson thought
he was just talking to Delilah

when he was crushed
beneath the temple pillars.

Delilah was a Philistine.

And Mychal is
the daughter of the king.

The truth about you cannot
ever be known to him.

I understand.

I will find a way to get you
out of here as soon as I can.

Until then, you are not to move,
you are not to be seen.

Hey, I mean it.

Stay.

My queen, I must ask you.

That boy today, the musician.

What of him?

I found his spirit…

curious.

How so?

He carries not just light.

I sense darkness as well.

Well, he has a gift.

If it helps the king
then he serves his purpose.

He's just a musician.

Oh, It's beautiful.

What are you doing here?

Princess.

You cannot be in here, it's-it's sacred.

Forgive me, Princess. I'll-I'll leave.

No.

No, stay.

You said it was beautiful here.

Why?

A room filled with the words of God.

My father tells us a version of his own,
but, uh,

I've always longed
to see a place like this.

You love words.

I'm a poet. I live for them.

Men die, but their words live on.

That's beautiful.

Princess, it is…

Um…

Sh-Should I call the guards?

Mmm, no, um,

I will allow him to stay.

Um, do not let anyone enter.

Does your tribe not recite scripture
during the Feasts? At the Tabernacle?

Uh, they may, but I'm not permitted
to worship with them.

Why?

Uh. Ooh. What are you reading?

Here, look for yourself.

Can you read it for me?

Oh, are…

Are you not…

M-My father can read, but, uh,
he never took the time to teach me.

Here, um,
let me share this passage with you.

It's the Song of Moses.

People sang this?

Five hundred years ago, yes.

I've always wondered
what it would sound like put to music.

Hmm.

Here.

"Give ear, O heaven, and I will speak.

And let the earth listen
to the words of my mouth."

Uh, it's lovely.

It's poetry.

Um… …here.

"For I proclaim the name of the Lord.

Ascribe greatness to our God,
for he is the rock.

His work is perfect,
for all his ways are justice.

A God of truth.

And without injustice,
righteous and upright is he."

Was that The Song of Moses?

Yes.

Beautiful.

I've always loved it.

Uh, this is the wrong room.

Come with me.

You asked for us, Lord Commander.

I asked for you, Joab.

Eliab can be trusted.

He's my blood.

And yet sometimes,
blood must turn on blood.

Leave us.

Let me confide in you this,

I believe there's a new plan

to take power from Saul
and to give it to a pretender.

And I believe it comes
from the tribe of Judah.

Mmm. We will end this threat.

At all costs.

Lord Commander.

Eliab, this is an honor.

We have been chosen.

To kill our own people?

For a threat we do not even know is real.

I just spoke of your loyalty.

Don't tell me it was a mistake.

It was not.

Whispers say
that Samuel visited our lands.

If you knew more of it, you would tell me.

I would.

Joab. Eliab.

Another border village has been attacked.

We must leave immediately.

Yes, my prince.

Let me gather my things.

David, we must…

Where are we going?

All right.

Come.

Um, everybody deserves
to know how to read.

Come. Come.

How old are these?

Uh, some, hundreds of years.

Our purpose is
to transcribe them from clay and skin

to the finest Egyptian parchment,

so they can endure
for all time.

Do you think they knew, in writing,
that we would be here,

reading their words so many years later?

I believe they wrote them
for our sakes, yes.

What troubles you?

Nothing.

You can tell me.

Um…

My father is an excellent king, but…

It pains you to see him this way.

Watching your father lose sanity must be--

No, he's not insane.

- Do not say that.
- No… …I'm sorry.

Your father is a great man and he is
blessed to have you as a daughter.

No… mmm. You don't understand.

I wonder… David, I…

I worry our family's been cursed.

Cursed?

You father is the Lord's anointed.

So I thought.

But I can't help feeling
that the seer has abandoned us.

I wonder if God has as well.

No. He has not.

I feel his presence here
in these walls and in the words you read.

I feel it too.

But I feel the darkness just as much.

And…

And it scares me.

When my mother died, uh…

I was, uh, I was also scared.

And I was so alone.

I couldn't make sense of it.

But mystery is a part of knowing him.

And the songs we sing about grief
and death, they honor him too.

I will comfort
the king with my music

and I hope that that will comfort you too.

You deserve to be adored.

I'm…

I'm glad you're here.

And I'm sorry about your mother.

I'm glad I'm here too.

Um, look, I, uh…

I made this for you.

It's your first lesson.

Here.

Thank you.

What does it say?

Uh. Sorry.

Here, like… this.

Um.

Uh, David. It says David.

Hila!

Hila!

-Samuel.
-Hila!

My love, what is it?

I thought I lost you.

Silas was murdered.

By who?

Saul.

I fear he will come for us now.

We must…

We must go.

-Now, go gather.
-All right. All right.

Just what you need.

Go! Go!

- Halt!
- Whoa! Whoa!

What's that?

Why did we stop?

Hey, why did we stop?

Guards!

They're coming for us!

Guards!

Guards!

Guards!

Hey!

You are Eshbaal.

Prince of Israel.

- Yes?
- Yes.

Good.

Are you coming?