1 00:00:15,474 --> 00:00:17,518 Previously on House Of David... 2 00:00:17,601 --> 00:00:19,811 I don't understand why your father trusts him. 3 00:00:19,895 --> 00:00:22,397 Doeg? No, we don't trust him, but he is useful. 4 00:00:22,481 --> 00:00:23,649 I'm worried. 5 00:00:23,732 --> 00:00:25,025 I wish I could explain. 6 00:00:25,108 --> 00:00:28,195 I only ever asked you for one thing, to not embarrass me. 7 00:00:28,278 --> 00:00:29,571 I know about the anointing. 8 00:00:29,655 --> 00:00:33,909 When you sit on your throne, remember who protected you. 9 00:00:33,992 --> 00:00:36,537 Give David what he wants. Let him marry Mychal. 10 00:00:36,620 --> 00:00:39,873 But only after he completes one last mission. 11 00:00:39,957 --> 00:00:41,208 One he will not survive. 12 00:00:41,291 --> 00:00:43,293 Did you tell David he could marry me? 13 00:00:43,377 --> 00:00:44,545 I did. 14 00:00:44,628 --> 00:00:46,588 He is first proving his worth. 15 00:00:46,672 --> 00:00:48,382 Something's not right here. 16 00:00:48,465 --> 00:00:49,800 It's a trap! 17 00:00:52,010 --> 00:00:53,136 Burn them alive. 18 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:58,642 Giant slayer! Your king betrayed you! Why do you fight for him? 19 00:00:59,268 --> 00:01:02,521 My king. The Philistine Forge is no more. 20 00:01:02,604 --> 00:01:05,148 I will have Mychal's hand in marriage. 21 00:01:05,232 --> 00:01:06,483 It will be done. 22 00:01:06,567 --> 00:01:09,444 I want you out of this house! 23 00:01:10,696 --> 00:01:11,905 You are banished! 24 00:01:19,997 --> 00:01:24,334 "He will love you and bless you and increase your numbers." 25 00:01:24,918 --> 00:01:28,797 He will bless the fruit of your womb, the crops of your land, 26 00:01:29,339 --> 00:01:32,759 the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks. 27 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:37,347 In the land he swore to your ancestors to give you. 28 00:01:38,891 --> 00:01:40,934 Listen to my words. 29 00:01:41,643 --> 00:01:43,604 When there is a prophet among you, 30 00:01:43,687 --> 00:01:47,983 I, the Lord, will reveal myself to them in visions. 31 00:01:48,817 --> 00:01:51,528 I will speak to them in dreams. 32 00:01:52,112 --> 00:01:55,908 And in the towns of Judah and the streets which are deserted, 33 00:01:56,700 --> 00:02:00,621 there will be heard once more the sounds of joy, gladness. 34 00:02:00,704 --> 00:02:05,459 -A donkey could do it in one day. -Voices of the bride and the bridegroom. 35 00:02:06,877 --> 00:02:09,338 Take water for you and the horse. Go. 36 00:02:10,797 --> 00:02:11,882 Here. 37 00:02:20,098 --> 00:02:21,141 What is it? 38 00:02:21,725 --> 00:02:23,936 An invitation. 39 00:02:24,895 --> 00:02:27,689 The Giant Slayer will wed the princess. 40 00:02:29,650 --> 00:02:30,776 It is Mychal. 41 00:02:31,652 --> 00:02:34,404 A new dawn in Israel. 42 00:03:12,401 --> 00:03:15,654 The silos! They're burning! 43 00:03:16,947 --> 00:03:17,948 Hurry, quick! 44 00:03:20,701 --> 00:03:22,119 Fire! Fire! 45 00:03:25,497 --> 00:03:28,792 Fetch water! Hurry! 46 00:03:30,169 --> 00:03:31,670 Fetch water! Hurry! 47 00:03:49,938 --> 00:03:51,273 Leave the weapons! 48 00:03:54,443 --> 00:03:56,111 Take him to the cart. 49 00:03:57,529 --> 00:03:58,989 Careful. 50 00:04:07,331 --> 00:04:09,750 We are fortunate the fires did not spread. 51 00:04:09,833 --> 00:04:14,963 Fortunate? All five grain silos filled just a few days ago. 52 00:04:16,006 --> 00:04:18,008 Our entire winter stock. 53 00:04:21,220 --> 00:04:22,554 More over there. 54 00:04:23,138 --> 00:04:24,473 Philistines. 55 00:04:24,556 --> 00:04:28,018 We killed their giant, but apparently not their spirit. 56 00:04:28,519 --> 00:04:31,021 Am I not dealing with enough? 57 00:04:32,523 --> 00:04:36,026 They're increasing their assaults. Forging better weapons. 58 00:04:36,109 --> 00:04:37,194 As are we. 59 00:04:38,445 --> 00:04:41,615 This is Achish. He is desperate for revenge. 60 00:04:42,407 --> 00:04:45,410 Without that grain, we could fall into famine before the spring. 61 00:04:46,161 --> 00:04:48,372 I suggest we tax the other tribes. 62 00:04:48,872 --> 00:04:52,459 Demand a ration of their supplies. We can start with Judah. 63 00:04:52,543 --> 00:04:56,088 I will not beg at anyone's feet. More weakness. 64 00:04:56,171 --> 00:04:58,131 Hunger is the greater threat. 65 00:04:58,674 --> 00:05:00,467 Starving people will do anything. 66 00:05:01,051 --> 00:05:02,511 What about Edom? 67 00:05:05,264 --> 00:05:08,642 The alliance of peace between us and Edom is fragile. 68 00:05:08,725 --> 00:05:11,562 Their king is a bitter and vindictive man. 69 00:05:12,104 --> 00:05:14,231 We have not spoken in 20 years. 70 00:05:15,232 --> 00:05:17,359 I fear stirring a hornet's nest. 71 00:05:18,068 --> 00:05:19,736 I will negotiate with them. 72 00:05:19,820 --> 00:05:23,407 And how do you intend to negotiate without losing your head? 73 00:05:23,490 --> 00:05:25,742 Father, this... 74 00:05:26,994 --> 00:05:31,415 This is one situation where my reckless and indulgent past 75 00:05:32,833 --> 00:05:34,209 may benefit us. 76 00:05:34,293 --> 00:05:37,671 Let's just say I once spent a memorable night in Edom 77 00:05:37,754 --> 00:05:39,381 with the king's closest adviser. 78 00:05:39,965 --> 00:05:43,093 We are friends... of a sort. 79 00:05:45,929 --> 00:05:47,222 Let me talk to him. 80 00:05:50,184 --> 00:05:51,351 Go and try. 81 00:05:53,687 --> 00:05:54,938 I will not fail you. 82 00:06:01,612 --> 00:06:04,031 A moment with my father, Abner. 83 00:06:08,619 --> 00:06:10,787 Do not take up the cause of your mother with me. 84 00:06:10,871 --> 00:06:12,206 No, I must. 85 00:06:13,540 --> 00:06:16,793 You cannot punish her forever. A queen deserves respect. 86 00:06:16,877 --> 00:06:20,380 And what does a king deserve? Betrayal? 87 00:06:20,964 --> 00:06:22,674 How exactly has she betrayed you? 88 00:06:28,347 --> 00:06:30,849 David was never meant to return from that mission, was he? 89 00:06:31,350 --> 00:06:32,976 The Philistines were waiting. 90 00:06:33,060 --> 00:06:35,062 This was your mother's doing! 91 00:06:35,145 --> 00:06:37,272 Perhaps now you understand my actions. 92 00:06:45,405 --> 00:06:50,661 David has proven himself. He is now worthy of this family. 93 00:06:52,246 --> 00:06:54,831 Ah, sometimes I wonder if this family is worthy of him. 94 00:07:43,714 --> 00:07:44,882 Mirab? 95 00:07:49,303 --> 00:07:51,930 What's happening to our family? 96 00:07:56,894 --> 00:07:58,437 What family? 97 00:08:26,215 --> 00:08:27,424 What is this one? 98 00:08:27,508 --> 00:08:29,593 The digging of wells in the north. 99 00:08:31,094 --> 00:08:33,222 Can they not dig wells themselves? 100 00:08:33,305 --> 00:08:34,848 With your money, they can. 101 00:08:43,982 --> 00:08:45,025 What bothers you? 102 00:08:48,612 --> 00:08:50,280 Do you fear to speak to your king? 103 00:08:50,364 --> 00:08:51,532 No, no. 104 00:08:52,783 --> 00:08:55,202 Yet I long to speak to my friend. 105 00:09:00,499 --> 00:09:02,376 I deeply believe in you, Saul. 106 00:09:04,127 --> 00:09:07,297 You know this. I... I've built my life on that belief. 107 00:09:10,342 --> 00:09:11,343 Continue. 108 00:09:12,511 --> 00:09:13,512 I'm concerned. 109 00:09:15,138 --> 00:09:18,475 -The silos. Our enemies cannot... -No, no, no, no, no. 110 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:20,102 Not the silos. Nor our enemies. 111 00:09:21,728 --> 00:09:24,147 No one can bring down the House of Saul... 112 00:09:26,191 --> 00:09:27,693 but Saul himself. 113 00:09:29,987 --> 00:09:32,990 What good is a king who gains the whole world, 114 00:09:33,991 --> 00:09:36,159 yet loses himself in the pursuit? 115 00:09:38,620 --> 00:09:40,289 Casting away Ahinoam. 116 00:09:41,707 --> 00:09:46,086 -Bringing in a... a servant into your bed. -Now she is my concubine. 117 00:09:46,670 --> 00:09:48,172 This is a king's right. 118 00:09:48,255 --> 00:09:49,631 Not the king of Israel. 119 00:09:51,341 --> 00:09:52,551 Not you. 120 00:09:54,636 --> 00:09:56,096 I beg of you, Saul. 121 00:09:56,930 --> 00:09:59,433 Remember the man you were. 122 00:10:15,824 --> 00:10:17,284 I think you've won. 123 00:10:19,286 --> 00:10:21,288 Would you like some good news? 124 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:23,290 What kind of good news? 125 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:30,964 No! 126 00:10:31,048 --> 00:10:32,591 Mm-hmm. 127 00:10:32,674 --> 00:10:33,717 What? 128 00:10:34,801 --> 00:10:36,553 Are you certain? 129 00:10:36,637 --> 00:10:40,182 I'm a healer, Jonathan, and a woman, so, yes, I am certain. 130 00:10:44,811 --> 00:10:46,813 Oh, goodness. Sorry. Ah. 131 00:10:46,897 --> 00:10:48,315 It's all right. I won't break. 132 00:10:48,398 --> 00:10:50,984 Does anyone else know? 133 00:10:55,364 --> 00:10:56,657 You will want for nothing. 134 00:10:57,449 --> 00:10:59,201 And I will teach him how to ride horses, 135 00:10:59,284 --> 00:11:02,371 -and... and how to pick vegetables. -And if she's a girl? 136 00:11:04,498 --> 00:11:06,834 Then I will do the same. 137 00:11:09,670 --> 00:11:12,089 We will live a peaceful and quiet life 138 00:11:12,172 --> 00:11:16,677 in your village, away from war and conflict. 139 00:11:17,511 --> 00:11:18,929 Sounds like quite the dream. 140 00:11:21,265 --> 00:11:22,808 Is it possible? 141 00:11:24,768 --> 00:11:26,478 Once the crown is on David's head, yes. 142 00:11:27,813 --> 00:11:32,234 I only need to ensure a peaceful path. Make sure my family is safe. 143 00:11:34,695 --> 00:11:37,614 In truth, I won't miss this place. 144 00:11:39,199 --> 00:11:40,784 Then I ask only this. 145 00:11:41,952 --> 00:11:44,079 Hold your secrets, hmm? 146 00:11:44,705 --> 00:11:48,709 Until our child is born and... and our lives are free and safe. 147 00:11:50,544 --> 00:11:51,712 Promise me. 148 00:11:51,795 --> 00:11:53,046 I promise. 149 00:12:07,811 --> 00:12:09,646 "This bath is a mikvah. 150 00:12:09,730 --> 00:12:13,150 A ritual immersion before marriage to honor this new beginning." 151 00:12:18,155 --> 00:12:20,407 "It's filled with living water from the earth." 152 00:12:27,372 --> 00:12:30,876 "Blessed are you, Eternal God, ruler of the universe, 153 00:12:30,959 --> 00:12:32,461 who sanctifies us through mitzvot." 154 00:12:34,505 --> 00:12:37,382 You are to immerse yourself three times completely. 155 00:12:46,266 --> 00:12:49,478 Blessed is the Eternal, God of all creation, 156 00:12:49,561 --> 00:12:51,271 who blessed me with life 157 00:12:51,855 --> 00:12:53,274 -and sustained me... -And sustained me, 158 00:12:53,357 --> 00:12:55,317 and allowed me to reach this moment. 159 00:13:05,869 --> 00:13:10,832 I will betroth you to me with righteousness and with justice, 160 00:13:10,916 --> 00:13:13,961 with goodness and compassion. 161 00:13:14,962 --> 00:13:17,923 I will betroth you to me forever. 162 00:13:18,674 --> 00:13:20,717 And we will come to know Adonai. 163 00:13:42,823 --> 00:13:44,074 Mychal. 164 00:13:45,242 --> 00:13:48,328 David, you can't see me like this. 165 00:13:48,412 --> 00:13:50,539 I'm... I'm a mess. 166 00:13:54,835 --> 00:13:56,461 I'm sorry about your mother. 167 00:13:59,798 --> 00:14:02,050 I know what it's like to see your family fractured. 168 00:14:02,634 --> 00:14:03,677 I know. 169 00:14:06,013 --> 00:14:09,099 But, listen, we don't have to be our parents. 170 00:14:10,434 --> 00:14:11,602 We can start new. 171 00:14:12,144 --> 00:14:14,938 -Hmm. -We will build our own future, 172 00:14:15,439 --> 00:14:16,690 our own family. 173 00:14:17,357 --> 00:14:23,363 One without the lies, betrayal and bloodshed, hmm? 174 00:14:24,364 --> 00:14:25,616 That sounds ambitious. 175 00:14:25,699 --> 00:14:27,034 It does sound ambitious. 176 00:14:34,958 --> 00:14:35,959 David, 177 00:14:37,211 --> 00:14:40,964 I need to know that I have all of you. 178 00:14:44,885 --> 00:14:45,969 Mmm? 179 00:14:46,470 --> 00:14:47,638 Mm-hmm. 180 00:15:05,155 --> 00:15:07,658 This is meant to take my mind off of the wedding? 181 00:15:08,242 --> 00:15:10,661 Do you want to go back to sulking in the palace? 182 00:15:10,744 --> 00:15:13,997 Yes. At least there, there is wine. 183 00:15:14,623 --> 00:15:17,918 And when we're finished here, there will be fresh meat for the wedding feast. 184 00:15:19,169 --> 00:15:21,046 Have you done this with my brother? 185 00:15:21,129 --> 00:15:24,007 Mmm. Eshbaal doesn't need my help. 186 00:15:25,259 --> 00:15:28,136 You have truly come to love him, haven't you? 187 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:30,848 Love? 188 00:15:31,515 --> 00:15:34,852 He intrigues me. I intrigue him, and that is all that is required. 189 00:15:35,352 --> 00:15:37,104 I never thought any man could tame you. 190 00:15:38,146 --> 00:15:39,356 I'll never be tamed. 191 00:15:44,069 --> 00:15:45,070 Ready your bow. 192 00:15:47,281 --> 00:15:48,323 -Are you ready? -Mmm. 193 00:15:52,995 --> 00:15:53,996 Go. 194 00:15:55,414 --> 00:15:57,124 I hit it. 195 00:15:58,041 --> 00:16:00,502 Come on. It's not over yet. Come on. 196 00:16:02,337 --> 00:16:04,256 Right. 197 00:16:04,339 --> 00:16:05,757 -What do we do? -Hold it down. 198 00:16:05,841 --> 00:16:07,259 Lie here, on its side. 199 00:16:07,342 --> 00:16:09,887 All right. 200 00:16:09,970 --> 00:16:12,556 I have to cut its throat, so look away if you must. 201 00:16:17,644 --> 00:16:19,771 Thank you for this gift. 202 00:16:19,855 --> 00:16:22,441 And let the blood return unto the earth and to you, Adonai. 203 00:16:32,159 --> 00:16:34,161 Mirab, it was a good kill. 204 00:16:39,416 --> 00:16:40,834 Death is never easy, 205 00:16:42,127 --> 00:16:44,838 but sacrifice brings new life. 206 00:16:46,340 --> 00:16:48,634 To accept this is how we move forward. 207 00:16:50,093 --> 00:16:51,595 To bless the suffering. 208 00:16:53,180 --> 00:16:54,264 Hmm? 209 00:17:00,521 --> 00:17:01,647 Wait here. 210 00:17:29,550 --> 00:17:30,968 Meet me back at the palace. 211 00:17:31,051 --> 00:17:33,470 -What? Dinah! -I need to take care of something. 212 00:17:40,018 --> 00:17:41,478 My king. 213 00:17:42,062 --> 00:17:46,149 Jesse, son of Obed, father of David. 214 00:17:46,733 --> 00:17:49,278 I owe you a great debt, Jesse. 215 00:17:49,361 --> 00:17:52,948 Such a strong and determined son you have given me. 216 00:17:53,031 --> 00:17:54,658 I have given nothing. 217 00:17:55,284 --> 00:17:57,619 David chose this for himself. 218 00:17:57,703 --> 00:17:59,997 Was he always this headstrong? 219 00:18:00,581 --> 00:18:03,166 Yes. A legacy from his mother. 220 00:18:04,001 --> 00:18:06,920 Tell me, Jesse, have we met before? 221 00:18:07,546 --> 00:18:09,840 I served in your army at the battle of Jabesh. 222 00:18:11,550 --> 00:18:16,597 I was also at Gilgal when Samuel crowned you king. 223 00:18:17,347 --> 00:18:19,016 Samuel. 224 00:18:21,018 --> 00:18:22,186 Do you know him? 225 00:18:24,354 --> 00:18:25,606 I revere him. 226 00:18:27,357 --> 00:18:28,859 Many revere him. 227 00:18:31,153 --> 00:18:32,738 I do not know him. 228 00:18:36,700 --> 00:18:40,829 Could you have imagined that one day your house would join with mine? 229 00:18:41,538 --> 00:18:44,708 It is the last thing I would have imagined. 230 00:18:48,295 --> 00:18:53,550 It is not much of a mohar, but it is all that I have. 231 00:18:53,634 --> 00:18:58,096 Oh, Jesse, please, it is I who should be gifting you. 232 00:18:59,014 --> 00:19:00,015 Abner. 233 00:19:01,225 --> 00:19:03,227 I do not want anything. 234 00:19:03,894 --> 00:19:05,437 All men want something. 235 00:19:05,521 --> 00:19:08,148 I have never been indebted to the throne. I... 236 00:19:09,900 --> 00:19:11,527 I have no wish to change that. 237 00:19:12,444 --> 00:19:15,531 You have an unusual way of accepting gratitude. 238 00:19:16,281 --> 00:19:17,282 Gratitude? 239 00:19:21,411 --> 00:19:23,497 I have lost a son in your service. 240 00:19:25,415 --> 00:19:26,834 Now I am losing another... 241 00:19:27,835 --> 00:19:31,004 to a future that I never would've chosen for him. 242 00:19:33,924 --> 00:19:35,175 This displeases you? 243 00:19:37,094 --> 00:19:41,056 Back in the hills of Bethlehem, my... my home... 244 00:19:42,516 --> 00:19:43,767 I will miss my sons. 245 00:19:45,394 --> 00:19:46,520 I will miss them. 246 00:19:47,271 --> 00:19:50,399 Come, Father. 247 00:19:50,482 --> 00:19:54,194 This is a celebration. Mark it as one. 248 00:19:54,695 --> 00:19:55,696 Yes. 249 00:19:59,616 --> 00:20:00,617 Come. 250 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:07,684 Red. I want all the pillows red. 251 00:21:09,186 --> 00:21:12,231 Everything must be ready before our guests arrive. 252 00:21:14,942 --> 00:21:16,527 Go help in the garden. 253 00:21:17,528 --> 00:21:18,779 Very impressive. 254 00:21:20,989 --> 00:21:24,243 I'm looking for my father. Seems you're the one to ask. 255 00:21:25,494 --> 00:21:27,704 I think you'll find him on his throne. 256 00:21:34,795 --> 00:21:37,422 Edom will send 20 wagons of grain before Yom Teruah. 257 00:21:37,506 --> 00:21:39,091 Twenty more by Sukkot. 258 00:21:39,174 --> 00:21:42,678 That and a small tithe from the tribes should see us through the winter. 259 00:21:42,761 --> 00:21:45,180 I wouldn't have thought it possible. 260 00:21:45,264 --> 00:21:48,350 All things are possible, Father. 261 00:21:56,733 --> 00:21:57,818 Come. 262 00:21:59,194 --> 00:22:03,699 The king of Edom would not offer this if there was not something in it for him. 263 00:22:04,408 --> 00:22:07,494 Of course, the details I leave to you. 264 00:22:08,453 --> 00:22:11,206 But the king intends to travel here shortly to discuss. 265 00:22:11,290 --> 00:22:12,291 Mm-hmm. 266 00:22:13,041 --> 00:22:15,043 And you were right. He is bitter. 267 00:22:16,170 --> 00:22:19,840 But he is also wise enough to recognize that we are much more powerful. 268 00:22:20,716 --> 00:22:22,467 And he needs new alliances. 269 00:22:23,927 --> 00:22:27,264 He seemed eager to move on from old grievances. 270 00:22:33,312 --> 00:22:36,315 I have underestimated you, my son. 271 00:22:50,913 --> 00:22:53,415 You don't think it's... it's a bit... ...heavy? 272 00:22:53,999 --> 00:22:55,125 No, I think it's nice. 273 00:23:03,592 --> 00:23:05,302 May I have a moment with my sister? 274 00:23:09,431 --> 00:23:10,432 Of course. 275 00:23:17,481 --> 00:23:18,899 What do you want? 276 00:23:27,991 --> 00:23:30,202 How long have we talked about this day? 277 00:23:30,786 --> 00:23:33,872 We dreamed about it with Mother for years. 278 00:23:35,290 --> 00:23:37,167 I... I couldn't miss it. 279 00:23:38,585 --> 00:23:41,004 And I cannot let you wear that monstrosity. 280 00:23:41,088 --> 00:23:43,549 Mychali, it's awful. 281 00:23:46,134 --> 00:23:48,387 I-I knew it. I knew it wasn't right. 282 00:23:48,971 --> 00:23:50,556 Go with gold. 283 00:23:51,557 --> 00:23:52,808 You always wear gold. 284 00:24:01,316 --> 00:24:02,734 There. 285 00:24:09,449 --> 00:24:10,450 It's better? 286 00:24:11,410 --> 00:24:12,452 It's better. 287 00:24:22,129 --> 00:24:23,255 Mother should be here. 288 00:24:28,177 --> 00:24:29,553 She should. 289 00:24:31,638 --> 00:24:34,975 But since she is not, I will be. 290 00:24:36,560 --> 00:24:39,646 There has been enough suffering in this family lately. 291 00:24:40,731 --> 00:24:44,484 And so she would probably want you to have this. 292 00:24:48,488 --> 00:24:51,325 That you know that she is always with you. 293 00:24:52,743 --> 00:24:55,829 It's... It's beautiful. 294 00:24:58,248 --> 00:25:00,042 Thank you. 295 00:25:04,213 --> 00:25:06,548 Now, what are we going to do about that face? 296 00:25:55,639 --> 00:25:56,974 Where have you been? 297 00:25:57,057 --> 00:25:58,642 A conversation for later. 298 00:25:59,601 --> 00:26:02,437 -Is that blood on your hands? -Yes, I was hunting. I'm sorry. 299 00:26:03,188 --> 00:26:04,690 Like I said, we'll talk later. 300 00:26:07,943 --> 00:26:09,945 Hmm. Look, David is coming. 301 00:26:21,248 --> 00:26:23,709 Look at you. David. 302 00:26:34,970 --> 00:26:37,556 The Princess, Avva. The Princess, look. 303 00:27:17,262 --> 00:27:18,639 My king... 304 00:27:19,723 --> 00:27:21,475 I have come into your house 305 00:27:21,558 --> 00:27:25,229 that you may give me your daughter, Mychal, as my wife. 306 00:27:26,104 --> 00:27:28,982 And may the lord make this woman like Rachel and Leah, 307 00:27:29,816 --> 00:27:32,986 who together built the family of our nation. 308 00:27:33,737 --> 00:27:37,616 May we be established in Gibeah, and famous in Bethlehem... 309 00:27:38,242 --> 00:27:40,869 ...and all the tributes of Israel. 310 00:27:44,164 --> 00:27:48,377 And may our children profess their loyalty to this kingdom 311 00:27:49,795 --> 00:27:52,673 and their love to Adonai for all eternity. 312 00:27:54,424 --> 00:27:57,928 To my beautiful daughter, Mychal, 313 00:27:58,011 --> 00:27:59,429 and my new son, 314 00:28:00,848 --> 00:28:02,099 the Giant Slayer! 315 00:28:14,945 --> 00:28:16,446 You will be my wife 316 00:28:17,447 --> 00:28:19,783 for all the time God affords us together. 317 00:28:19,867 --> 00:28:21,201 Long may it be. 318 00:28:23,328 --> 00:28:25,122 I love you, David. 319 00:28:25,205 --> 00:28:26,707 I love you, Mychal. 320 00:29:02,075 --> 00:29:05,495 Princess Mychal, David. It is a beautiful ceremony. 321 00:29:07,122 --> 00:29:09,002 -It's a beautiful gift. Thank you. -Thank you. 322 00:29:10,709 --> 00:29:12,711 What will we do with all of this? 323 00:29:12,794 --> 00:29:16,173 I don't know. We've received five of the same pot. 324 00:29:16,673 --> 00:29:17,925 Thank you. 325 00:29:18,550 --> 00:29:19,968 -I'll be right back. -Sure. 326 00:29:24,223 --> 00:29:27,309 Father, why must you leave so early? 327 00:29:28,310 --> 00:29:30,938 I have proudly witnessed your marriage, Son. 328 00:29:32,022 --> 00:29:34,358 Now I must return to our flocks. 329 00:29:35,359 --> 00:29:37,194 Thank you for coming all this way. 330 00:29:38,403 --> 00:29:39,613 David. 331 00:29:42,866 --> 00:29:44,952 Seems your mother was right. 332 00:29:45,994 --> 00:29:47,412 King David. 333 00:29:49,206 --> 00:29:51,959 Two words I never imagined together. 334 00:29:53,627 --> 00:29:56,129 But how will you rule, hmm? 335 00:29:56,213 --> 00:29:57,631 How will you be different? 336 00:30:00,259 --> 00:30:03,136 I think we both know how history will remember Saul. 337 00:30:04,930 --> 00:30:06,181 How will it remember you? 338 00:30:08,600 --> 00:30:10,269 I will pray for you, Son. 339 00:30:10,978 --> 00:30:12,020 God above all, yes? 340 00:30:12,563 --> 00:30:13,564 Of course. 341 00:30:17,359 --> 00:30:18,360 I love you, Son. 342 00:30:20,028 --> 00:30:21,196 I love you, Father. 343 00:30:23,323 --> 00:30:25,742 Do not let this place corrupt you, David. 344 00:30:25,826 --> 00:30:27,536 Okay, Father, let's go. 345 00:30:27,619 --> 00:30:29,580 I've been given permission to take you home. 346 00:30:29,663 --> 00:30:32,249 -No, I don't need a guide. -Stop complaining, Father. 347 00:30:32,332 --> 00:30:33,917 Just enjoy the company, huh? 348 00:30:35,377 --> 00:30:37,212 -David. -Avva. 349 00:30:38,505 --> 00:30:39,506 Let us go. 350 00:30:43,594 --> 00:30:44,595 Bye, Son. 351 00:30:46,471 --> 00:30:47,723 Let's go, baby. 352 00:30:47,806 --> 00:30:50,225 David. 353 00:30:50,309 --> 00:30:52,561 You have exalted the tribe of Judah. 354 00:30:53,270 --> 00:30:55,522 For this, I bless you. 355 00:30:56,523 --> 00:30:57,858 What is it you want, Adriel? 356 00:30:58,442 --> 00:31:01,945 Come now. I'm here to celebrate your rise 357 00:31:02,029 --> 00:31:05,616 and remind you who cleared the path along the way. 358 00:31:05,699 --> 00:31:07,701 God clears my path. 359 00:31:07,784 --> 00:31:11,622 Yes, but God gives you friends as well, does He not? 360 00:31:12,122 --> 00:31:15,125 And if you are to achieve your ambitions, 361 00:31:16,084 --> 00:31:18,378 you will need them, huh? 362 00:31:18,462 --> 00:31:20,130 Hmm. 363 00:31:27,387 --> 00:31:28,972 I know what you did. 364 00:31:29,890 --> 00:31:32,726 My family grieved Tobiah and his kin. 365 00:31:33,810 --> 00:31:34,895 They were innocent. 366 00:31:35,938 --> 00:31:40,651 And do you know who put the blade to his heart and his family? 367 00:31:40,734 --> 00:31:42,361 Even the baby? 368 00:31:42,903 --> 00:31:44,071 Huh? 369 00:31:44,154 --> 00:31:46,490 Your own brother, Eliab. 370 00:31:48,158 --> 00:31:51,453 So tell me, is he innocent? Are you? 371 00:31:53,080 --> 00:31:54,581 Oh, David. 372 00:31:55,123 --> 00:31:59,086 There is much you do not know, my little shepherd boy. 373 00:31:59,169 --> 00:32:03,090 And nothing... nothing escapes my ears. 374 00:32:03,173 --> 00:32:05,133 And you expect me to reward you for this? 375 00:32:05,217 --> 00:32:07,886 When you have taken the throne, yes. 376 00:32:07,970 --> 00:32:09,638 Or one word from me to Saul, 377 00:32:09,721 --> 00:32:12,099 and the next blood on the ground will be yours. 378 00:32:16,979 --> 00:32:19,106 And what do you expect happens then, huh? 379 00:32:19,815 --> 00:32:24,945 When the king finds out you lied about Samuel's anointed, huh? 380 00:32:25,696 --> 00:32:30,701 Speak the truth, and they will be the last words to ever leave your mouth. 381 00:32:34,746 --> 00:32:36,206 I owe you nothing. 382 00:32:44,506 --> 00:32:46,133 Eliab, I need to talk to you. 383 00:32:52,389 --> 00:32:53,807 I know what you did. 384 00:32:55,976 --> 00:32:57,394 What you were made to do. 385 00:33:00,731 --> 00:33:05,402 Well, then, you also know that there is nothing for us to talk about. 386 00:33:08,447 --> 00:33:09,990 You enjoy your wedding day, brother. 387 00:33:16,163 --> 00:33:18,165 Enjoy. Lovely to speak to you. 388 00:33:18,916 --> 00:33:20,334 Eshbaal. 389 00:33:21,502 --> 00:33:23,879 Congratulations on your sister's special day. 390 00:33:24,463 --> 00:33:25,881 Thank you, Adriel. 391 00:33:25,964 --> 00:33:28,133 Although, let's be honest, 392 00:33:28,217 --> 00:33:31,011 this union cannot be helpful to you, huh? 393 00:33:31,094 --> 00:33:32,679 Oh, and why is that? 394 00:33:33,263 --> 00:33:38,352 Well, David is just one more obstacle between you and the throne. 395 00:33:38,435 --> 00:33:41,021 Oh, I was never destined for the throne. 396 00:33:41,104 --> 00:33:42,689 You're speaking to the wrong brother. 397 00:33:42,773 --> 00:33:45,609 Am I? Come, Eshbaal. 398 00:33:48,445 --> 00:33:51,406 I know how a man like you thinks. 399 00:33:52,032 --> 00:33:54,701 I see you for who you are. 400 00:33:55,827 --> 00:33:56,954 What do you see? 401 00:33:57,955 --> 00:34:00,332 Ambition. Fierceness. 402 00:34:00,415 --> 00:34:03,210 All the makings of a king. 403 00:34:04,461 --> 00:34:07,714 If only there was someone who could help clear those obstacles, huh? 404 00:34:09,967 --> 00:34:11,385 I no longer drink wine. 405 00:34:12,135 --> 00:34:15,514 Trust me, you'll want to drink when you hear this. 406 00:34:23,480 --> 00:34:26,817 I have been holding a secret. The truth. 407 00:34:30,028 --> 00:34:33,615 David is not at all who he says he is. 408 00:34:41,623 --> 00:34:42,624 Come. 409 00:35:10,736 --> 00:35:13,530 Father, I need to tell you a story 410 00:35:14,531 --> 00:35:17,284 about an outcast from a nearby tribe. 411 00:35:17,951 --> 00:35:19,578 A bastard in his family. 412 00:35:20,621 --> 00:35:22,080 A shame to his people. 413 00:35:23,123 --> 00:35:25,042 A curse to his father's name. 414 00:35:26,376 --> 00:35:29,213 This outcast joined your household, 415 00:35:29,713 --> 00:35:31,632 comforted you with his music, 416 00:35:31,715 --> 00:35:34,468 married your daughter, and, yet, he never told you the truth. 417 00:35:35,677 --> 00:35:38,764 That the Prophet Samuel journeyed to his home, 418 00:35:39,389 --> 00:35:41,391 which is why his curse was passed to you. 419 00:35:42,059 --> 00:35:45,145 All along, he was the cause of the very torment 420 00:35:45,229 --> 00:35:47,648 from which he was meant to comfort you. 421 00:35:49,566 --> 00:35:50,734 We have been deceived. 422 00:35:52,152 --> 00:35:54,029 You killed the wrong son of Judah. 423 00:35:54,613 --> 00:35:56,949 Think of it, Father. He slayed the giant. 424 00:35:57,658 --> 00:36:01,578 God has favored him in battle time after time, as he once favored you. 425 00:36:02,204 --> 00:36:03,914 The traitor you seek 426 00:36:04,498 --> 00:36:05,916 has been here in your house 427 00:36:06,583 --> 00:36:07,876 the whole time. 428 00:36:08,460 --> 00:36:10,337 Right in front of you. 429 00:36:11,839 --> 00:36:13,048 The anointed one... 430 00:36:16,760 --> 00:36:18,262 is David. 431 00:36:31,900 --> 00:36:34,069 Dinah. What's so important that you wanted to talk to me about? 432 00:36:34,152 --> 00:36:36,154 -Eshbaal. -What is it? 433 00:36:36,238 --> 00:36:39,408 We don't know who in the palace we can trust. 434 00:36:40,617 --> 00:36:41,702 What do you mean? 435 00:36:41,785 --> 00:36:45,914 Today in the woods, I witnessed a man with a patch over one eye. 436 00:36:45,998 --> 00:36:48,041 It was the same man who killed my father. 437 00:36:50,335 --> 00:36:51,587 How can you be sure? 438 00:36:51,670 --> 00:36:52,880 Because I followed him. 439 00:36:52,963 --> 00:36:54,423 What? 440 00:36:54,506 --> 00:36:56,300 Eshbaal, he was meeting with Doeg. 441 00:36:57,342 --> 00:36:59,720 I told you I had a bad feeling about that man. 442 00:36:59,803 --> 00:37:00,804 Oh. 443 00:37:01,513 --> 00:37:04,099 What if the attack on our convoy wasn't just bandits? 444 00:37:04,183 --> 00:37:06,185 What if it was planned? 445 00:37:06,268 --> 00:37:11,023 -I mean, someone here in the palace is... -Dinah, Dinah, a conspiracy? Who? 446 00:37:11,106 --> 00:37:13,233 -We have to go to the king now. -No. No, no, no. 447 00:37:13,317 --> 00:37:15,986 My father has been... off-balance lately. 448 00:37:16,069 --> 00:37:17,738 The smallest thing could set him off. 449 00:37:18,488 --> 00:37:20,491 And he'd never believe that about Doeg. Not without proof. 450 00:37:20,574 --> 00:37:21,909 I have proof. 451 00:37:22,910 --> 00:37:25,329 Here. Read it. 452 00:37:28,916 --> 00:37:30,918 The silos weren't burned by the Philistines, 453 00:37:31,001 --> 00:37:32,336 and more attacks are planned. 454 00:37:38,759 --> 00:37:39,843 You must... 455 00:37:40,844 --> 00:37:43,096 You must leave this with me. Speak of it to no one. 456 00:37:43,180 --> 00:37:45,849 Eshbaal, they murdered my father. 457 00:37:45,933 --> 00:37:48,435 Dinah... Stop. 458 00:37:48,519 --> 00:37:49,645 Why? 459 00:37:50,354 --> 00:37:52,147 No, I won't let this rest. I can't. 460 00:37:55,943 --> 00:37:57,027 What? 461 00:37:58,946 --> 00:38:01,782 What is it? 462 00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:04,284 Huh? 463 00:38:05,494 --> 00:38:07,871 -I didn't expect this. -What? 464 00:38:13,043 --> 00:38:14,461 To fall in love with you. 465 00:38:18,715 --> 00:38:19,800 Eshbaal. 466 00:38:26,890 --> 00:38:29,935 -I'm sorry. -For what? 467 00:38:43,740 --> 00:38:47,077 No. No. Not a sound. 468 00:38:47,160 --> 00:38:49,204 Sister, you cannot make a sound. 469 00:38:50,372 --> 00:38:51,582 Do you understand? 470 00:39:01,091 --> 00:39:02,342 You killed her. 471 00:39:03,677 --> 00:39:06,180 It's not as simple as that. There are things you don't know. 472 00:39:06,263 --> 00:39:07,639 Eshbaal... 473 00:39:07,723 --> 00:39:11,268 ...you murdered your wife. You murdered Dinah. 474 00:39:11,351 --> 00:39:13,228 Calm down. I need you to compose yourself. 475 00:39:13,312 --> 00:39:16,607 Eshbaal! I don't know who you are! 476 00:39:16,690 --> 00:39:17,858 I don't know anything! 477 00:39:20,777 --> 00:39:22,362 I need to find Mother. 478 00:39:22,446 --> 00:39:24,615 -I need to go. I need to leave. -Stop, stop! 479 00:39:28,702 --> 00:39:30,370 Listen to me for a moment. 480 00:39:33,123 --> 00:39:35,417 Remember you asked me what happened while I was gone? 481 00:39:37,794 --> 00:39:39,004 I will tell you. 482 00:39:45,177 --> 00:39:47,888 Mirab, my life ended. 483 00:39:50,057 --> 00:39:51,975 The life that I knew ended. 484 00:39:54,478 --> 00:39:56,980 And from the wreckage of that weak, pitiful boy... 485 00:39:59,983 --> 00:40:01,818 I emerged with a purpose, 486 00:40:02,486 --> 00:40:06,114 and I will do whatever I must to see it through. 487 00:40:10,202 --> 00:40:11,453 The silos. 488 00:40:13,247 --> 00:40:15,582 You burned down the grain silos. 489 00:40:20,170 --> 00:40:22,339 Yes. 490 00:40:25,175 --> 00:40:26,927 You had Mother crown you. 491 00:40:28,512 --> 00:40:30,931 You tore her and Father apart. 492 00:40:32,224 --> 00:40:34,351 You pushed me to marry David. 493 00:40:36,103 --> 00:40:37,187 Why? 494 00:40:38,063 --> 00:40:39,690 Eshbaal, to what end? 495 00:40:40,774 --> 00:40:44,444 A better future, for all of us. 496 00:40:45,612 --> 00:40:47,823 You've lost your mind. 497 00:40:47,906 --> 00:40:49,700 -You've lost your mind. -No. No. 498 00:40:49,783 --> 00:40:52,286 I have finally found it. 499 00:40:53,120 --> 00:40:55,205 Father's weak and corrupt. You've seen it. 500 00:40:55,289 --> 00:40:56,582 -You're hurting me, Esh... -We all have. 501 00:40:56,665 --> 00:40:59,376 His kingdom is rotting under him, and if we do not act... 502 00:40:59,459 --> 00:41:01,378 If I do not act... 503 00:41:03,505 --> 00:41:05,007 we will lose everything. 504 00:41:08,677 --> 00:41:10,470 You saw what happened to Mother. 505 00:41:13,640 --> 00:41:17,352 I do not want that for you. Or for Mychal. 506 00:41:19,980 --> 00:41:21,231 Don't you touch her. 507 00:41:22,357 --> 00:41:25,652 I'm going to build something new. Something so much better. 508 00:41:28,989 --> 00:41:30,073 But... 509 00:41:33,118 --> 00:41:36,496 no one can know what you saw today. 510 00:41:39,833 --> 00:41:41,168 Do you understand? 511 00:41:44,296 --> 00:41:46,173 Are you threatening me? 512 00:41:48,175 --> 00:41:49,426 Mirab... 513 00:41:51,678 --> 00:41:54,765 Dinah stumbled into something bigger than her. 514 00:41:56,183 --> 00:41:57,476 I had no choice. 515 00:41:59,269 --> 00:42:01,688 But you are my sister, 516 00:42:02,606 --> 00:42:04,358 the other half of my soul. 517 00:42:06,944 --> 00:42:10,364 You were the only one who mourned my banishment. 518 00:42:10,989 --> 00:42:14,284 My one true ally in this family. 519 00:42:16,119 --> 00:42:19,373 And I need you now more than ever... 520 00:42:21,834 --> 00:42:22,960 by my side. 521 00:42:26,004 --> 00:42:27,589 It is the only way. 522 00:42:31,885 --> 00:42:33,011 Yes? 523 00:43:02,749 --> 00:43:04,001 My wife. 524 00:43:05,669 --> 00:43:06,920 My love. 525 00:43:08,755 --> 00:43:10,841 How could this happen? 526 00:43:11,675 --> 00:43:13,427 She was found by a guard. 527 00:43:13,510 --> 00:43:16,597 He heard a scream near the foot of the western gates. 528 00:43:25,355 --> 00:43:26,857 I'm so sorry, Eshbaal. 529 00:43:27,983 --> 00:43:29,776 This could not have been an accident. 530 00:43:30,485 --> 00:43:33,071 This is our enemy striking against us. 531 00:43:33,155 --> 00:43:35,616 What reason could anyone possibly have to kill Dinah? 532 00:43:38,118 --> 00:43:39,203 A threat? 533 00:43:39,828 --> 00:43:42,080 If a princess could be killed within the castle walls... 534 00:43:42,164 --> 00:43:45,751 And they simply walked past the guards? Killed her unseen? 535 00:43:47,669 --> 00:43:48,670 No. 536 00:43:49,963 --> 00:43:52,382 Someone in this palace is responsible. 537 00:43:52,466 --> 00:43:53,842 No one is responsible. 538 00:43:59,306 --> 00:44:01,391 Dinah had been confiding in me. 539 00:44:03,519 --> 00:44:04,937 She pretended to be strong, 540 00:44:05,020 --> 00:44:08,190 but the death of her father affected her more than we knew. 541 00:44:10,234 --> 00:44:12,569 She often spoke about ending her own life. 542 00:44:16,573 --> 00:44:17,991 She never told me this. 543 00:44:20,494 --> 00:44:26,083 She was afraid that you would not love her in her weakness. 544 00:44:26,667 --> 00:44:27,918 But nobody could. 545 00:44:30,504 --> 00:44:32,923 I am so sorry, brother. 546 00:44:34,758 --> 00:44:37,845 More than you could ever know. 547 00:44:44,351 --> 00:44:45,435 My love. 548 00:45:09,793 --> 00:45:13,088 Apologies, my prince. The king calls for you. 549 00:45:13,172 --> 00:45:14,631 He needs to hear you play. 550 00:45:16,049 --> 00:45:18,468 Now? Is he unwell? 551 00:45:18,552 --> 00:45:20,387 I'm sure he'll be fine. 552 00:45:36,361 --> 00:45:38,655 Abner, what troubles him? 553 00:45:39,198 --> 00:45:40,949 There are many things that trouble the king. 554 00:45:41,033 --> 00:45:42,659 I'm sure seeing you will remedy them. 555 00:46:13,690 --> 00:46:15,275 It is you, isn't it? 556 00:46:22,616 --> 00:46:23,784 My king? 557 00:46:26,453 --> 00:46:27,955 I loved you. 558 00:46:28,956 --> 00:46:30,290 Trusted you... 559 00:46:31,792 --> 00:46:33,710 and you still betrayed me. 560 00:46:35,045 --> 00:46:37,047 My king, I am loyal to you. 561 00:46:39,299 --> 00:46:40,467 I always have been. 562 00:46:45,597 --> 00:46:47,432 Hmm. Loyal. 563 00:46:51,603 --> 00:46:52,938 Are you? 564 00:46:57,442 --> 00:46:58,819 No more deception. 565 00:46:59,653 --> 00:47:01,071 Speak the truth. 566 00:47:03,490 --> 00:47:04,950 Did Samuel choose you? 567 00:47:06,410 --> 00:47:08,662 -My king, please just sit down... -Did he choose you? 568 00:47:10,122 --> 00:47:11,123 Did he? 569 00:47:12,332 --> 00:47:14,251 -Did Samuel choose you? -No. 570 00:47:16,670 --> 00:47:17,754 No. 571 00:47:20,090 --> 00:47:21,884 God chose me.