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PREVIOUSLY ON
"DAVID, KING OF ISRAEL..."

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In the name of the Lord, my God!

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The Philistine
fortress has fallen.

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Thanks be to God.

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You live in my house.

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You eat from my table.

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You bed my daughter!

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What have I done to grieve you?

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I sent you not for victory,
but to die!

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No, Father! No!

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If you don�t escape tonight,
you�ll be dead by morning.

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- Do not forget about me.
- I will not.

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Sleep.

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Silence! Enough!

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Hi, I�m Zachary Levi
and welcome back to our story.

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David, the famed giant-killer,
defender of Israel,

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chosen by God
as the future king,

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is now an outlaw.

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There�s a price on his head,

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put there by his own
father-in-law, King Saul.

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Shattered and abandoned,

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he hides from Saul
in the caves of Adullam,

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about 13 miles
west of Bethlehem.

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King Saul wants to kill David

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so that he cannot be
a threat to the house of Saul.

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But for Christians,
David�s struggle in the cave

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takes on a much larger meaning.

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When David becomes king,

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his line
will be prophesied to extend

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all the way to the future
Messiah, Christ the Lord.

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So here in the cave,

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even the demonic forces
want David dead.

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This is not only a war
of flesh and blood,

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it�s a battle for David�s soul
and the future Messiah.

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Awake my soul.

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I cry aloud to the Lord.

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I lift up my voice
to the Lord for mercy.

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I have no refuge...

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no one cares for my life.

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I cry to you, O Lord.

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You are my refuge, my champion
in the land of the living.

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Listen to my cry,
for I am in desperate need.

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Rescue me
from those who pursue me,

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for they are too strong for me.

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Set me free from my prison,

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that I may praise your name.

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In the Psalms, David exposes us

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to what is in his very soul,

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in his heart.

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God is with him when he succeeds

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and God is with him
when he fails.

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God is with him at every momen.

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Psalms give us a model

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of how to relate to God
at every moment in our life.

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God wants to hear from us
when we are delirious with joy.

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God wants to hear from us when
we are overcome with sorrow.

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And God seeks
to be part of our lives

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at every one of those moments.

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Then the righteous
will gather about me.

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DAVID HOLDS ON
TO THE PROMISE OF GOD

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THAT HE WILL
ONE DAY BE KING OF ISRAEL.

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BUT ONCE AGAIN SUBMITS TO GOD N
HOW AND WHEN THAT WILL HAPPEN.

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JUST AS DAVID
IS FAITHFUL TO THE LORD,

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SO IS THE LORD
FAITHFUL TO DAVID.

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KING SAUL HAS NOT ONLY
PUT A DEATH SENTENCE ON DAVID,

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BUT ON HIS ENTIRE FAMILY.

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ALONG WITH JESSE AND HIS SONS,

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OTHER OUTCASTS
HAVE JOINED THE JOURNEY

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TO FIND THE OUTLAW DAVID.

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EVERY MAN IN DISTRESS,
EVERY MAN WITH A CREDITOR,

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AND EVERY MAN
EMBITTERED IN SPIRIT,

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GATHERED TO DAVID
AND HE BECAME THEIR LEADER.

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Who are the people
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choose to associate with David?

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When he is on the run.

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When he is
the number one outlaw.

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Who�s going
to associate with him?

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People who have nothing to los.

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People who,
they themselves, are outlaws.

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They themselves have no home.

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They themselves
have no sense of connection

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to the greater society.

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David, essentially,
is bringing in the broken,

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the homeless,
the unloved, the unwanted.

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Because David, in many ways,
is all those things himself.

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THEY BRING WITH THEM
NEWS FROM PRINCE JONATHAN.

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NEWS THAT KING SAUL
HAS GIVEN DAVID�S WIFE,

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PRINCESS MICHAL, TO ANOTHER MA.

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DAVID HAS BEEN STRIPPED OF HIS
TITLE AS THE KING�S SON-IN-LAW,

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MAKING HIS BANISHMENT FINAL.

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I am sorry, my son.

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Truly, I am.

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YET, AS KING SAUL�S
PARANOID DELUSIONS INTENSIFY...

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FAR AWAY
IN THE SHADOWS OF THE CAVE,

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DAVID PRAYS TO THE LORD
FOR STRENGTH.

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David�s in the caves of Adulla.

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I mean, the passage that talks
about him in those caves

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is just one of deep searching

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and trying to find
the resolve to carry on.

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That�s what takes place
in the dark night of the soul.

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Not everyone comes out
of those caves like he did.

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WORD REACHES KING SAUL
THAT MEN ARE RALLYING TO DAVID.

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SAUL FEARS THAT
IN THE DARKNESS OF THE CAVES,

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AN INSURRECTION
IS BEING PLANNED.

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Listen, men of Benjamin!

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Has that son of Jesse

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promised every one of you
fields and vineyards?

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Has he promised
to make you all generals

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and captains in his army?

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Is that why you...
you conspired against me?

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For not one of you
told me when my own son

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made a solemn pact
with the son of Jesse.

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You�re not even sorry for me.

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Think of it!

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My own son...

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encouraging David to kill me,

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as he�s trying to do
this very day!

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My king!

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My king.

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I saw David
at the Holy Village of Nob.

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The High Priest Ahimelech
consulted the Lord for him.

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Then he gave him food

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and the sword of Goliath,
the Philistine.

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Bring me Ahimelech.

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- Yes, my king.
- Bring them all!

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All the priests of Nob.

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Saul�s mad rage
is about to explode

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with horrific consequences.

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And yet David�s faith
in the Lord is unflinching.

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From this cave, his humble
prayer is captured in Psalm 57.

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Have mercy on me, O God.
Have mercy on me,

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for in You my soul takes refuge.

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I will take refuge
in the shadow of Your wings

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until the disaster has passed.

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But the disaster has not passed,

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either for David
or for the priests of Nob.

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Quite the contrary.

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Father! Father!

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GENERAL ABNER INFORMS AHIMELECH
THAT SAUL DEMANDS THAT HE

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AND ALL THE PRIESTS OF NOB
APPEAR BEFORE THE KING.

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WORD OF THIS REACHES DAVID

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AND HE KNOWS THAT HIS OWN
FAMILY IS NOW IN MORTAL DANGER.

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We can�t stay here.

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It isn�t safe.

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Come with me.

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DAVID IS ABLE TO BROKER A DEAL
WITH THE KING OF MOAB

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FOR HIS FAMILY
TO TAKE REFUGE THERE

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UNTIL THE DANGER HAS PASSED.

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OF THE REMAINING REFUGEES,

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THOSE WHO WANT TO STAY
WITH DAVID IN THE CAVES

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MUST LEARN TO SURVIVE, HUNT,

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AND MOST IMPORTANTLY
DEFEND THEMSELVES.

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SAUL WOULD STOP AT NOTHING
TO FIND AND KILL DAVID

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AND ALL OF THOSE
WHO SIDE WITH HIM.

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Why have you and the son of
Jesse conspired against me?

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Why did you give him food

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and a sword?

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Why have you
consulted God for him?

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Why have you
encouraged him to kill me,

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as he is trying to do
this very day?

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But sir,

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is anyone among all your
servants as faithful as David,

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your son-in-law?

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Why, he�s captain
of your bodyguard

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and an honored
member of your household!

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Certainly not the first time
I have consulted God for him?

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May the king
not accuse me and my family

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in this matter,

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for we had no idea
of a plot against you.

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Kneel before your King.

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We shall not kneel.

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You will surely die, Ahimelech,
you and all of your kind.

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King Saul?!
What do you speak of?

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Kill them all.

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You heard me!

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Do as commanded.
You and your men.

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My king?

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You want us to strike
down the Priests of the Lord?

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Yes. Of course!

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They are all allies
and conspirators with David!

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They knew he was
running away from me,

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but they didn�t tell me!

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My king...

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I will not raise a hand
against the Lord�s priests.

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Nor will any of my men.

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You betray your King!

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Saul has killed his thousands
and David his tens of thousand.

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WHILE SAUL RAGES AGAINST THE
PRIEST OF NOB, WORD REACHES SAL

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THAT THE PHILISTINES
ARE ONCE AGAIN ON THE MOVE.

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ISRAEL�S ENEMY IS ABOUT TO
INVADE, AT A TIME SAUL�S ARMIES

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ARE WEAK
AND UNPREPARED FOR BATTLE.

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ANTICIPATING HIS FATE,
AHIMELECH REMOVES THE EPHOD

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USED BY ALL HIGH PRIESTS
SINCE THE TIME OF AARON

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TO COMMUNICATE WITH GOD,

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AND GIVES IT
TO HIS SON ABIATHAR.

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Commander...

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Kill these men.

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My king...

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Our enemies are gathering
to invade. We need to prepare.

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Enough of this talk of...
killing priests.

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I am surrounded by cowards!

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Are there none here
who will obey my orders?

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Or do you all side with David?

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You!

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Here. You do it.

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Strike down the priests!

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You and your men
will be greatly rewarded.

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Serve the one
who serves the Lord.

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Run!

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The Lord God shall judge you!

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My king.

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AS DEMONIC WHISPERS
MIX WITH THE SOUNDS OF DEATH,

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THE KING OF ISRAEL HAS INVITED
HELL INTO HIS THRONE ROOM.

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IN ORDER TO FINALIZE
SAUL�S EVIL EDICT,

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DOEG THE EDOMITE AND HIS MEN

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RETURN TO
THE HOLY VILLAGE OF NOB.

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AND ON KING SAUL�S ORDERS THEY
KILL EVERY MAN, WOMAN AND CHIL.

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THEY KILL INFANTS,
CATTLE, DONKEYS AND SHEEP.

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The wiping out
of the priests of Nob

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is one of the darkest
episodes in the Bible.

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Of all the crimes that Saul
commits, it�s by far the worst.

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And it only-- again,
it shows the extent of where,

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when someone thinks
that they know better than God,

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which is the genesis
of Saul�s problem,

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we see the places
that it can lead one to.

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The atrocious thing,
the horrific thing is

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those insecurities lead to
the assassination of godly men

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and the whole family line.
Only one escapes.

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It is a terrible thing.

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They acted in good conscience

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and doing the right thing,

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and Saul misinterpreted.

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He was being led by fear,

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not by truth, not by principle.

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By fear, and when fear
guides us, lives get destroyed.

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AFTER FINDING THEIR WAY
TO DAVID, THE THREE...

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DAVID�S MOST ELITE WARRIORS,

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REPORT THAT WHILE SAUL
OBSESSED OVER DAVID,

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AND WAS THREATENING
THE PRIESTS OF NOB,

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THE PHILISTINES HAD LAID SIEGE
TO THE ISRAELITE CITY OF KEILA.

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THE CITY IS THE MAIN
FOOD SUPPLIER OF THE REGION .

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THOUSANDS OF ISRAELITES
ARE AT RISK OF STARVATION

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IF ACTION ISN�T TAKEN SOON.

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WHAT�S MORE, DAVID AND
THE THREE SOON COME TO LEARN

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THAT SAUL HAD
GONE THROUGH WITH HIS THREATS,

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WHEN THEY ARE JOINED BY THE ONY
SURVIVOR OF THE PRIESTS OF NOB,

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THE HIGH PRIEST�S SON, ABIATHA.

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David!

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The king has killed my father...

250
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and all of our kind.

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I am the last
of our clan of priests.

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I knew on that day that
Doeg the Edomite was there...

253
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and that he would
certainly inform Saul.

254
00:20:49,890 --> 00:20:53,727
I am responsible for the death
of your father�s whole family.

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Forgive me.

256
00:21:00,401 --> 00:21:03,070
The man who is seeking your life

257
00:21:03,071 --> 00:21:05,006
is also seeking mine.

258
00:21:09,677 --> 00:21:11,712
You will be safe with me...

259
00:21:13,215 --> 00:21:14,583
I swear it.

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DAVID ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THE MASSACRE OF THE PRIESTS

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AND ASKS FOR FORGIVENESS.

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DAVID IS QUICK TO DISPLAY
A LEADERSHIP TRAIT

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THAT HAS LONG BEEN LACKING
IN THE HOUSE OF SAUL...

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HUMILITY.

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00:21:29,566 --> 00:21:32,669
THIS FURTHER ENDEARS THE THREE
AND THE OUTLAWS TO DAVID.

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THIS FUTURE KING CAN BE TRUSTE.

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As David�s in the cave,
Abiathar comes to him.

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He�s the last of
all these priests who...

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who were slaughtered.

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And David commits to him
and makes him his priest,

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his high priest, if you will,
for the rest of his days.

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There was a commitment.

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And there was a unity there.

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And there was also a recognitin

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that this position
in his group was important.

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You think about it,
he needed soldiers...

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and he�s saying,
this is my priest.

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You have cast your lot with mine

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in hopes of finding
a better life.

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I cannot say I am the one
to lead you to that better life.

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Look where you find me?

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Hiding in a hole
like a lost and frightened lamb

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waiting for the lion
to have his way.

284
00:22:43,580 --> 00:22:46,483
Is that the same fate
you wish upon yourselves?

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00:22:53,691 --> 00:22:57,228
For those of you who think
I plan to lead an insurrection

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00:22:57,328 --> 00:22:59,529
against King Saul...

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know now that will never happen.

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No matter if he pursues me
to the ends of the earth

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I will not harm
God�s anointed King of Israel.

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God will be his judge...

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00:23:21,054 --> 00:23:22,889
Not I.

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Should you choose to stay with
me, you will take that same vow.

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00:23:36,103 --> 00:23:37,972
So...

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00:23:40,075 --> 00:23:42,244
if you won�t fight your enemy,

295
00:23:43,211 --> 00:23:45,380
what is your plan?

296
00:23:46,348 --> 00:23:51,887
Hide in your hole
until the lion pounces?

297
00:23:52,889 --> 00:23:54,657
I did not say
I will not fight the enemy.

298
00:23:55,691 --> 00:23:58,928
I said I will not fight
God�s anointed king.

299
00:24:14,112 --> 00:24:18,283
I took an oath to defend
Israel from her enemies.

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00:24:20,218 --> 00:24:22,220
I plan on keeping that vow.

301
00:24:23,755 --> 00:24:28,159
Should you choose to stay with
me you will take that same vow.

302
00:25:03,065 --> 00:25:05,467
You�re going to lead
this bunch into battle?

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00:25:07,503 --> 00:25:09,605
If the Lord commands.

304
00:25:36,635 --> 00:25:38,869
THE LORD CONFIRMS
THAT DAVID SHOULD LEAD

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00:25:38,870 --> 00:25:42,006
HIS BAND OF RAG TAG OUTLAWS
TO ATTACK THE PHILISTINES,

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00:25:42,107 --> 00:25:44,676
WHO HAD CAPTURED
THE ISRAELITE CITY OF KEILAH.

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00:25:45,778 --> 00:25:47,513
ALTHOUGH MANY
ARE NOT TRAINED WARRIORS,

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00:25:47,613 --> 00:25:50,216
THE MEN ARE EMBOLDENED
BY THE WORD OF THE LORD

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00:25:50,316 --> 00:25:53,553
AND BY THE BRAVERY
OF DAVID AND THE THREE.

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00:25:54,253 --> 00:25:55,221
DAVID�S ARMY FIGHTS FIERCELY

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00:25:55,321 --> 00:25:57,890
AND DOES WHAT KING SAUL
HAD FAILED TO DO.

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00:25:57,991 --> 00:26:01,161
THEY FIGHT TO FREE THE PEOPLE
OF ISRAEL FROM THEIR ENEMY.

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00:26:03,397 --> 00:26:07,433
GOD GIVES A MIRACULOUS VICTORY
TO DAVID AND HIS RENEGADE ARMY.

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00:26:07,434 --> 00:26:09,303
THE PHILISTINES ARE OVERCOME

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00:26:09,404 --> 00:26:13,041
AND THE CITY OF KEILAH
IS RETURNED TO HER PEOPLE.

316
00:26:14,042 --> 00:26:17,077
The job of a lion
is to defend the pack.

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00:26:17,078 --> 00:26:20,315
David, the descendant of Judah,

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00:26:20,416 --> 00:26:22,283
will be a great leader

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00:26:22,284 --> 00:26:26,187
because he feels as we see from
the very beginning of the story

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00:26:26,188 --> 00:26:28,323
in the stand against Goliath

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00:26:28,424 --> 00:26:33,462
a covenantal responsibility
for the entire people.

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00:26:34,598 --> 00:26:37,466
He�s not just the leader
of the pack, if you will,

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00:26:37,467 --> 00:26:40,737
he is the defender of the pack.

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00:26:42,072 --> 00:26:46,942
That�s why Judah, and ultimately
the monarchy of Judah,

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00:26:46,944 --> 00:26:48,913
is compared to a lion.

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00:26:50,548 --> 00:26:53,283
WORD OF THE MIGHTY DEEDS OF
DAVID THE WARLORD

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00:26:53,284 --> 00:26:55,586
SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE KINGDOM.

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00:26:56,722 --> 00:27:00,793
He had a Special Forces
that was a core of his army.

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00:27:00,892 --> 00:27:03,461
In places in scripture,
it will recount

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00:27:03,462 --> 00:27:05,563
the great feats of these people

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00:27:05,564 --> 00:27:08,132
and it�s amazing, the kinds
of things that they did.

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00:27:08,134 --> 00:27:11,503
And so, he starts with three
and he ends up in his life

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00:27:11,504 --> 00:27:13,805
with the Special Force
of thirty or more.

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00:27:13,806 --> 00:27:17,743
All powerful,
committed warriors.

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00:27:20,281 --> 00:27:23,351
WHEN KING SAUL HEARS OF DAVID�S
VICTORY OVER THE PHILISTINES,

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00:27:23,450 --> 00:27:25,786
HE QUICKLY MOBILIZES AN ARMY.

337
00:27:25,886 --> 00:27:27,553
AN ARMY NOT TO AID DAVID

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00:27:27,554 --> 00:27:30,456
WITH THE LIBERATION
AND REBUILDING OF KEILAH,

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00:27:30,458 --> 00:27:34,362
BUT AN ARMY TO CAPTURE AND KILL
DAVID AND HIS REBEL ARMY.

340
00:27:36,665 --> 00:27:38,133
They are near!

341
00:27:38,233 --> 00:27:40,902
Just on the other side of
the canyon. Thousands of them!

342
00:27:41,804 --> 00:27:43,272
Our men are too tired
to keep running.

343
00:27:43,372 --> 00:27:45,808
And definitely too
tired to fight that number.

344
00:28:22,047 --> 00:28:24,917
Wait here.
I need to relieve myself.

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00:28:25,017 --> 00:28:26,519
Guards!

346
00:28:27,153 --> 00:28:28,655
- Let me alone!
- Go.

347
00:28:30,223 --> 00:28:32,125
- My king.
- I said leave me!

348
00:28:54,649 --> 00:28:56,151
The Lord
has answered your prayers

349
00:28:56,251 --> 00:28:57,753
and given your enemy
over to you.

350
00:28:57,853 --> 00:29:00,155
This is a very good thing.

351
00:29:00,255 --> 00:29:01,623
David�s followers,
they�re egging him on.

352
00:29:01,724 --> 00:29:04,926
They�re, like, go get him! This
is the moment God has given you.

353
00:29:04,927 --> 00:29:06,428
We�ve all been waiting
for this moment.

354
00:29:06,429 --> 00:29:09,432
Here it is. Go kill Saul.

355
00:29:11,367 --> 00:29:13,536
David, what do you want to do?

356
00:30:12,134 --> 00:30:13,402
And the people, they�re upset.

357
00:30:13,502 --> 00:30:15,037
They�re, like,
we�re living on the run.

358
00:30:15,137 --> 00:30:17,106
And they viewed this
as a golden opportunity.

359
00:30:17,206 --> 00:30:20,842
And David tells him no.
That�s just not how we do it.

360
00:30:20,844 --> 00:30:23,011
Right? That�s not how
I�m going to become king.

361
00:30:23,012 --> 00:30:25,748
That is--
We will not have a hand

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00:30:25,849 --> 00:30:28,650
in taking out
the king of Israel.

363
00:30:28,651 --> 00:30:30,552
The anointed of God.

364
00:30:30,553 --> 00:30:32,555
My lord! My king!

365
00:30:35,726 --> 00:30:38,562
Is that your voice,
David, my son?

366
00:30:39,530 --> 00:30:43,901
Look, Father,
at what I have in my hand.

367
00:30:44,002 --> 00:30:46,605
It is a piece
of the hem of your robe!

368
00:30:46,705 --> 00:30:49,441
I cut it off,
but I didn�t kill you.

369
00:30:50,442 --> 00:30:52,911
This proves that
I am not trying to harm you.

370
00:30:53,011 --> 00:30:54,512
I have not wronged you,

371
00:30:54,513 --> 00:30:57,850
and yet you are
hunting me down to take my life!

372
00:31:00,720 --> 00:31:04,556
May the Lord judge
which one of us is right

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00:31:04,557 --> 00:31:06,192
and punish the guilty one.

374
00:31:07,461 --> 00:31:11,198
He is my advocate, and He will
rescue me from your power.

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00:31:15,102 --> 00:31:16,971
My son, David.

376
00:31:18,907 --> 00:31:21,743
You are a better man than I am,

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00:31:22,610 --> 00:31:25,413
for you have
repaid me good for evil.

378
00:31:26,481 --> 00:31:27,849
Indeed, you have been
very kind to me today,

379
00:31:27,949 --> 00:31:29,751
for when the Lord
put me in a place

380
00:31:29,852 --> 00:31:32,555
where you could have
killed me, you didn�t do it.

381
00:31:35,257 --> 00:31:37,926
Who else would have
let his enemy get away

382
00:31:37,927 --> 00:31:39,629
when he had him in his power?

383
00:31:40,596 --> 00:31:42,096
May the Lord reward you well

384
00:31:42,098 --> 00:31:44,601
for the kindness
you have shown me today.

385
00:31:46,803 --> 00:31:49,104
The complexity
and tragedy of Saul

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00:31:49,105 --> 00:31:52,175
lies in the split
at the center of his soul.

387
00:31:53,511 --> 00:31:55,812
On the one hand,
he tries to kill David,

388
00:31:55,813 --> 00:31:59,984
on the other hand, when David
confronts him in the desert,

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00:32:00,084 --> 00:32:03,653
he weeps and pronounces
his love for David.

390
00:32:03,654 --> 00:32:05,923
Which one is it?
Does he want to murder David,

391
00:32:06,024 --> 00:32:09,961
or does he love David? Both.

392
00:32:14,766 --> 00:32:17,369
And now I realize...

393
00:32:18,271 --> 00:32:20,940
that you will surely be king.

394
00:32:23,843 --> 00:32:27,313
And that the kingdom of Israel
will flourish under your rule.

395
00:32:31,151 --> 00:32:34,287
Swear to me now by the Lord
that when that day comes

396
00:32:34,388 --> 00:32:36,990
you will not kill my family

397
00:32:36,991 --> 00:32:39,961
and destroy
my line of descendants.

398
00:32:49,237 --> 00:32:52,540
I give you my oath, my king,

399
00:32:52,642 --> 00:32:54,744
that I will forever honor

400
00:32:54,844 --> 00:32:57,880
and bring no harm
to the House of Saul.

401
00:33:02,152 --> 00:33:03,654
Good.

402
00:33:05,822 --> 00:33:08,325
Good, my son. Then this...

403
00:33:09,793 --> 00:33:11,862
Then this matter is settled.

404
00:33:17,702 --> 00:33:19,703
Picture that type of pressure
in that situation,

405
00:33:19,704 --> 00:33:20,872
where you�re on the run.

406
00:33:20,972 --> 00:33:23,907
And you�re all
a bunch of tough guy warriors,

407
00:33:23,908 --> 00:33:26,677
and Saul�s trying to kill him,
and we�re hiding from him,

408
00:33:26,679 --> 00:33:29,180
and then, oh my gosh,
we�re here. Victory�s at hand,

409
00:33:29,181 --> 00:33:31,417
and David�s like, no,
we�re not going to do that.

410
00:33:31,517 --> 00:33:35,521
David�s leadership comes through
big time. With these guys.

411
00:33:35,621 --> 00:33:38,756
Especially if you picture
the type of people they are.

412
00:33:38,758 --> 00:33:42,061
And David is--
David molds them...

413
00:33:42,896 --> 00:33:45,432
into righteous men.

414
00:33:45,532 --> 00:33:47,334
They didn�t start out
as righteous men.

415
00:33:47,435 --> 00:33:49,869
But he molds them
into his people.

416
00:33:49,870 --> 00:33:51,939
And they become the leadership.

417
00:33:52,039 --> 00:33:53,507
They become the people around
David,

418
00:33:53,607 --> 00:33:55,576
his trusted advisors
and his military leaders

419
00:33:55,676 --> 00:33:57,478
that we see
later on in his kingship.

420
00:33:57,578 --> 00:33:59,713
They all come out of that grou.

421
00:34:02,651 --> 00:34:06,088
A broken and weary King Saul
leaves David in the desert

422
00:34:06,188 --> 00:34:09,692
and leads his men back home
to his capital city of Gibeah.

423
00:34:10,993 --> 00:34:13,229
David has learned not to trust
the promise of the volatile king

424
00:34:13,329 --> 00:34:15,898
so he remains in the wilderness
with his warriors.

425
00:34:17,166 --> 00:34:19,969
Back in the town of Ramah,
the prophet Samuel,

426
00:34:20,069 --> 00:34:22,738
who anointed David
as the future king,

427
00:34:22,740 --> 00:34:24,508
is dying.

428
00:34:37,021 --> 00:34:40,124
One of the most important
verses in the book of Samuel,

429
00:34:40,225 --> 00:34:41,625
about Samuel,

430
00:34:41,626 --> 00:34:45,296
is the description of how
he spent his time as leader.

431
00:34:45,397 --> 00:34:47,132
He would make a circuit

432
00:34:47,133 --> 00:34:50,603
going all the way around
the Holy Land.

433
00:34:50,703 --> 00:34:53,004
Every year
was living for others,

434
00:34:53,005 --> 00:34:55,708
every year was fostering unity.

435
00:34:56,710 --> 00:34:59,413
Samuel�s greatest gift
was restoring unity.

436
00:35:12,326 --> 00:35:16,463
ISRAEL�S LAST AND GREATEST
JUDGE, THE RIGHTEOUS SAMUEL,

437
00:35:16,464 --> 00:35:20,034
WHO SERVED GOD
WITHOUT QUESTION, IS GONE.

438
00:35:20,135 --> 00:35:22,871
ALL OF ISRAEL MOURNS THE LOSS.

439
00:35:25,274 --> 00:35:30,278
DAVID, MEANWHILE, LEADS HIS MEN
DEEP INTO THE DESERT OF MAON.

440
00:35:30,279 --> 00:35:33,415
HE MUST LEARN TO SURVIVE
AND PROVIDE FOR HIS MEN.

441
00:35:33,516 --> 00:35:35,184
IN RETURN FOR PAYMENT,

442
00:35:35,185 --> 00:35:37,054
THEY PROVIDE PROTECTION
FOR THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL,

443
00:35:37,153 --> 00:35:40,356
WHO LIVE IN THESE REMOTE
AND DANGEROUS PLACES.

444
00:35:40,456 --> 00:35:45,161
PROTECTION FROM BANDITS, FOREIN
ENEMIES AND EVEN WILD ANIMALS.

445
00:35:47,598 --> 00:35:50,200
ONE OF THOSE UNDER DAVID�S
PROTECTION IS NABAL,

446
00:35:50,201 --> 00:35:54,204
A HARSH BARON WHO RULES OVER
HIS VAST PROPERTIES AND SLAVES

447
00:35:54,206 --> 00:35:56,141
WITH ARROGANCE AND CRUELTY.

448
00:35:57,309 --> 00:36:00,878
HIS VERY NAME, "NABAL,"
MEANS "PIGGISH," OR, "FOOLISH."

449
00:36:00,879 --> 00:36:02,547
HE IS BOTH.

450
00:36:05,685 --> 00:36:08,621
Hurry it up, you lazy asses!

451
00:36:08,721 --> 00:36:12,925
My merchants lose patience
while you piss away the day!

452
00:36:14,360 --> 00:36:16,295
Must I do everything myself?!

453
00:36:18,332 --> 00:36:22,503
Wine! Fetch me
more wine, you daft half-wit!

454
00:36:26,373 --> 00:36:30,410
Come now, husband.
Such behavior is beneath you.

455
00:36:31,412 --> 00:36:33,114
Carmi, go to the well
and get cleaned up.

456
00:36:33,214 --> 00:36:35,383
I will get the master�s wine.

457
00:36:36,551 --> 00:36:38,720
Your servant girl
is thick in the head!

458
00:36:40,122 --> 00:36:41,657
You must show strength

459
00:36:41,757 --> 00:36:43,959
or they�ll turn on you
like a caged beast!

460
00:36:45,127 --> 00:36:46,795
I�ve warned you of this before.

461
00:36:46,896 --> 00:36:49,132
You�d do well
to listen to me, wife!

462
00:36:49,698 --> 00:36:51,366
Of course, Nabal.

463
00:36:52,335 --> 00:36:54,571
- And bring a carafe!
- Of course, husband.

464
00:37:13,958 --> 00:37:15,626
We come to you
on behalf of David.

465
00:37:17,129 --> 00:37:20,164
He says long life and
shalom to you, your family,

466
00:37:20,165 --> 00:37:22,067
and everything you own.

467
00:37:24,403 --> 00:37:26,438
David heard that
it�s sheep shearing time.

468
00:37:27,407 --> 00:37:29,007
In the spirit
of this celebration,

469
00:37:29,008 --> 00:37:33,379
and for all the protection we
provided you and your property,

470
00:37:33,479 --> 00:37:34,980
would you please share,

471
00:37:34,981 --> 00:37:38,451
what you can,
with us and your friend David?

472
00:37:47,628 --> 00:37:50,131
Who is this, David?

473
00:37:52,801 --> 00:37:55,404
Another servant
on the run from his master?!

474
00:37:58,039 --> 00:38:02,477
Why must I take my bread,
my water, my meat...

475
00:38:02,578 --> 00:38:06,949
and give it to a band of outlaws
on the run from who knows where?

476
00:38:10,419 --> 00:38:16,325
Now, take your vagrants
and get off my land!

477
00:38:25,670 --> 00:38:29,007
We will report back to David
exactly what you have said.

478
00:38:56,736 --> 00:38:58,871
I hear we had visitors?

479
00:39:00,007 --> 00:39:02,543
Beggars sent
from that outcast, David.

480
00:39:03,711 --> 00:39:05,545
- And what did you say to them?
- Enough questions!

481
00:39:05,546 --> 00:39:07,548
This is no business of a wife!

482
00:39:08,549 --> 00:39:09,650
Quit your jabbering
and leave me in peace!

483
00:39:11,119 --> 00:39:14,589
One of the remarkable things
about the biblical story

484
00:39:14,689 --> 00:39:17,425
is that the voice of women
are frequently heard.

485
00:39:17,426 --> 00:39:21,463
It�s almost nowhere else found
in ancient literature,

486
00:39:21,564 --> 00:39:25,234
and one of the voices
that we hear is that of Abigail.

487
00:39:25,868 --> 00:39:27,870
She�s an amazing woman.

488
00:39:29,105 --> 00:39:30,673
Get the donkey.

489
00:39:30,773 --> 00:39:32,307
No!

490
00:39:32,309 --> 00:39:35,778
Go the back way. Do not let
the master see you. Be quick.

491
00:39:35,779 --> 00:39:38,982
She�s very wise, and she
understands that her husband

492
00:39:39,083 --> 00:39:40,851
is making a foolish decision.

493
00:39:41,919 --> 00:39:45,423
David lost it. He became angry.

494
00:39:46,691 --> 00:39:50,294
He felt like his rightful
response was not given to him

495
00:39:50,295 --> 00:39:53,163
and the normal self-control

496
00:39:53,164 --> 00:39:56,834
that we�ve seen him display
on several occasions

497
00:39:56,936 --> 00:39:58,604
was not there.

498
00:39:58,704 --> 00:39:59,705
Ah!

499
00:40:01,173 --> 00:40:04,309
After all that we�ve done for
him this is how we�re repaid?

500
00:40:04,877 --> 00:40:06,144
Get your weapons!

501
00:40:06,145 --> 00:40:08,613
By morning,
there will not be one male alive

502
00:40:08,615 --> 00:40:11,718
that belongs to
this fat and repulsive man!

503
00:40:45,588 --> 00:40:48,223
AS DAVID AND HIS MEN
APPROACH THE HOUSE OF NABAL

504
00:40:48,224 --> 00:40:49,592
WITH LETHAL INTENT,

505
00:40:50,293 --> 00:40:51,661
ABIGAIL AND HER SERVANT GIRL

506
00:40:51,761 --> 00:40:53,663
ARE THE ONLY ONES
STANDING IN THE WAY

507
00:40:53,764 --> 00:40:55,299
OF DAVID�S WRATH AND SWORD.

508
00:41:20,626 --> 00:41:24,630
It�s all my fault, my lord,
all my fault!

509
00:41:25,364 --> 00:41:28,467
Please, let your servant speak

510
00:41:28,569 --> 00:41:30,404
and listen to what
I have to say.

511
00:41:33,540 --> 00:41:37,711
I know Nabal is
a wicked and ill-tempered man.

512
00:41:38,713 --> 00:41:41,548
Please, don�t pay
any attention to him.

513
00:41:41,549 --> 00:41:44,986
He is a fool,
just as his name suggests.

514
00:41:46,554 --> 00:41:49,424
I didn�t see the men you sent...

515
00:41:53,729 --> 00:41:56,765
but, please, take this gift
of food that I�ve brought

516
00:41:56,865 --> 00:41:58,900
and share it with your men.

517
00:42:01,071 --> 00:42:03,240
Please, forgive me
if I say a little more.

518
00:42:06,142 --> 00:42:11,381
The Lord will always
protect you and your dynasty,

519
00:42:12,583 --> 00:42:14,585
because you fight for Him.

520
00:42:15,620 --> 00:42:17,922
I pray that you
won�t do anything evil

521
00:42:18,022 --> 00:42:19,757
as long as you live.

522
00:42:20,825 --> 00:42:23,227
The Lord your God
will keep you safe

523
00:42:23,327 --> 00:42:25,362
when your enemies
try to kill you,

524
00:42:25,464 --> 00:42:28,634
their lives will disappear
like stones from a sling!

525
00:42:30,135 --> 00:42:33,471
When the Lord
has done all He has promised

526
00:42:33,472 --> 00:42:37,343
and has made you
leader of Israel,

527
00:42:38,278 --> 00:42:42,115
don�t let this
be an obstacle to you,

528
00:42:43,449 --> 00:42:47,086
and your conscience won�t have
to bear the staggering burden of

529
00:42:47,187 --> 00:42:51,124
needless bloodshed
and vengeance.

530
00:42:51,225 --> 00:42:55,495
Do not lose
the blessing of the Lord

531
00:42:55,496 --> 00:42:58,833
over the death
of my foolish husband

532
00:42:59,968 --> 00:43:01,470
Please.

533
00:43:02,804 --> 00:43:05,740
Abigail, she has the confidenc.
And also, the sense of purpose.

534
00:43:05,840 --> 00:43:08,309
Just like David had.
Just like Jonathan had.

535
00:43:08,310 --> 00:43:10,345
She understood in that moment,

536
00:43:10,446 --> 00:43:12,781
that God was calling her
to do something

537
00:43:12,782 --> 00:43:15,383
that would ultimately ensure

538
00:43:15,384 --> 00:43:17,987
that David becomes the person
who he was meant to become.

539
00:43:18,087 --> 00:43:19,956
In this briefly recorded story
in the Bible,

540
00:43:20,056 --> 00:43:23,159
in the life of David, perhaps,
were among the most significant.

541
00:43:24,027 --> 00:43:27,831
Thank God for your good sense.

542
00:43:28,965 --> 00:43:31,200
May you be blessed
for your good judgment

543
00:43:31,201 --> 00:43:34,304
and for keeping me
from bloodshed on this day

544
00:43:34,405 --> 00:43:37,875
and from avenging myself
with my own hands.

545
00:43:37,975 --> 00:43:39,777
If you had not
hurried out to meet me,

546
00:43:39,877 --> 00:43:43,013
not one of Nabal�s men would
still be alive tomorrow morning.

547
00:43:45,551 --> 00:43:49,055
Go home in peace.
I have heard you.

548
00:43:51,390 --> 00:43:53,559
I will not kill your husband.

549
00:43:56,896 --> 00:43:58,431
My lord!

550
00:44:00,200 --> 00:44:01,902
Yes?

551
00:44:06,239 --> 00:44:07,707
Remember me.

552
00:44:10,177 --> 00:44:12,346
And what is the name
I�m to remember?

553
00:44:12,913 --> 00:44:14,548
My name is Abigail.

554
00:44:15,316 --> 00:44:17,618
Abigail... I will remember you.

555
00:44:41,377 --> 00:44:44,646
THE NEXT MORNING ABIGAIL
INFORMS THE NOW SOBER NABAL

556
00:44:44,648 --> 00:44:47,083
THAT SHE TALKED DAVID
OUT OF KILLING HIM

557
00:44:47,084 --> 00:44:49,787
AND DESTROYING
THE HOUSE OF NABAL.

558
00:44:50,954 --> 00:44:53,557
You are a fool, Nabal.
And you almost got us killed!

559
00:44:55,226 --> 00:44:57,729
Do you hear me, Nabal?
You almost got us killed!

560
00:45:10,776 --> 00:45:12,477
From the eighteenth psalm,

561
00:45:12,478 --> 00:45:13,778
to the faithful,

562
00:45:13,779 --> 00:45:15,781
you show yourself faithful.

563
00:45:15,881 --> 00:45:16,949
To the blameless,

564
00:45:17,050 --> 00:45:18,818
you show yourself blameless.

565
00:45:18,819 --> 00:45:22,521
To the pure,
you show yourself pure.

566
00:45:22,522 --> 00:45:25,525
But to the crooked,
you show yourself shrewd.

567
00:45:25,625 --> 00:45:26,993
You save the humble,

568
00:45:27,093 --> 00:45:29,963
but bring low those
whose eyes are haughty.

569
00:45:30,965 --> 00:45:33,301
Word reaches David
that Nabal is dead.

570
00:45:33,401 --> 00:45:36,803
David immediately sends his men
to Abigail with a message

571
00:45:36,804 --> 00:45:39,006
and a question.

572
00:45:40,175 --> 00:45:42,811
THE MESSAGE IS THAT DAVID
DID NOT FORGET HIS PROMISE

573
00:45:42,911 --> 00:45:44,880
TO REMEMBER ABIGAIL.

574
00:45:44,980 --> 00:45:48,350
AND THE QUESTION IS,
WILL YOU BE MY WIFE?

575
00:46:01,965 --> 00:46:05,702
THE COURAGEOUS DAVID AND ABIGAL
ARE MARRIED BEFORE THE LORD,

576
00:46:05,803 --> 00:46:09,807
FORMING A POWERFUL PARTNERSHIP
IN THE LEADING OF THEIR PEOPLE.

577
00:46:23,688 --> 00:46:27,191
In Abigail, David has found
a wise and courageous partner.

578
00:46:27,193 --> 00:46:28,560
Important qualities,

579
00:46:28,561 --> 00:46:31,431
as King Saul�s
pursuit of David is relentless.

580
00:46:31,531 --> 00:46:33,299
He must now find
a place of safety

581
00:46:33,399 --> 00:46:35,434
for his ever-expanding army.

582
00:46:35,535 --> 00:46:38,370
A place where David and his men
can be with their wives

583
00:46:38,372 --> 00:46:39,673
and start families.

584
00:46:54,789 --> 00:46:56,356
IN DESPERATION,

585
00:46:56,357 --> 00:46:58,759
DAVID DECIDES TO OFFER
HIS SWORD AND ARMY

586
00:46:58,760 --> 00:47:01,596
TO THE PHILISTINE ENEMY,
KING ACHISH.

587
00:47:09,905 --> 00:47:13,608
DAVID ASKS IF IN EXCHANGE
FOR HIS MERCENARY ARMY,

588
00:47:13,610 --> 00:47:16,078
THE PHILISTINE KING WOULD
GIVE REFUGE FOR THE FAMILIES

589
00:47:16,079 --> 00:47:17,781
OF DAVID�S MEN.

590
00:47:23,387 --> 00:47:25,923
It seems that David�s
not only gambling with his life

591
00:47:26,023 --> 00:47:28,425
as he had done before
at these very gates,

592
00:47:28,426 --> 00:47:31,461
he now appears to be gambling
with the lives of his new bride,

593
00:47:31,462 --> 00:47:34,332
his men and their families.

594
00:47:34,433 --> 00:47:36,634
But David
does not see it that way.

595
00:47:36,635 --> 00:47:38,837
For him,
this is an act of faith,

596
00:47:38,937 --> 00:47:40,304
believing that once again,

597
00:47:40,305 --> 00:47:43,275
if he steps out in boldness,
God will be faithful,

598
00:47:43,375 --> 00:47:46,143
and God�s name
will be made great.

599
00:47:46,145 --> 00:47:48,113
Join me next time
for another episode

600
00:47:48,114 --> 00:47:50,650
of "David, King of Israel."

601
00:47:55,021 --> 00:47:56,422
UP NEXT...

602
00:48:01,662 --> 00:48:03,130
A messenger from the king!

603
00:48:04,198 --> 00:48:06,333
Tell King Achish his loyal
champion is on his way.

604
00:48:07,701 --> 00:48:09,303
You cannot fight our own people.

605
00:48:09,404 --> 00:48:11,172
Fight Jonathan?

606
00:48:16,678 --> 00:48:18,713
Finally, I get to see you fight.

607
00:48:21,984 --> 00:48:24,720
The battle belongs to the Lord!

608
00:48:25,521 --> 00:48:27,356
There is a witch in Endor.

609
00:48:29,358 --> 00:48:31,727
Tell me, Witch. What do you see?

610
00:48:34,164 --> 00:48:36,999
You have
condemned yourself to death!

611
00:48:37,000 --> 00:48:47,143
I am counted among those
who go down to the pit.

612
00:48:47,193 --> 00:48:51,743
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