All language subtitles for Of Kings & Prophets S01E02

Saul, King of Israel!

Our enemies now are the Philistines.

When your sister marries Mattiyahu,

at last, the 12
tribes of Israel will unite.

And you fortify us against
the Philistines.

I have a spy in the House of Saul.

I am at your service.

Meet my general... Goliath.

Where's Mattiyahu? Where is he?!

You put yourself above the Lord.

You are not the Lord.

I am the prophet.

And I am the king!

The Lord... he will
take your throne from you

and choose another in your place.

Father, please do
your best to avoid more bloodshed.

That is why I
meet with King Achish

at war council, Michal.

She's pretty.

Isn't she?

I'm leaving your
brother Ishbaal here

to protect you and your sister.

He is in charge while I'm at
war council with King Achish.

You listen to him.

Daughter...

it would be wise to
remember I did not kill Mattiyahu.

It was the Philistines,

and I will seek
retribution for their act.

You can't be serious.

I just really like her.

Of course you do.

She's a beautiful princess.

I know. I know. But it's more than that.

Now that you're in the palace

rubbing shoulders with the royals,

have you forgotten all the stories?

Saul is ruthless.

What do you think he's gonna do

when he finds you under the skirts

of his favorite daughter?

Am I that unworthy a suitor?

For a princess,

you are the definition

of an unworthy suitor.

- You're a shepherd.
- No, Yoab.

Yesterday I was a shepherd.

Today I'm in the royal court.

So who's to say that tomorrow

I can't win the hand of a princess?

Do not align yourself with this family.

They will not be around much longer.

But then why did you go
and join their army?

Because the army will always be there!

It's the House of
Saul that's falling apart.

Everyone can feel it.

Samuel said, "Torn from the throne."

- Yeah.
- Yeah. That could mean anything.

Every king is torn from
the throne eventually.

It's called dying. It's
gonna happen to all of us.

This king is not gonna
die peacefully in his bed.

The Philistines are coming.

Do you want to be
sitting at the dinner table

with Saul when they arrive?

You killed Mattiyahu, a
son of the House of Judah.

That is an act of war I cannot ignore.

I am willing to overlook your atrocity

if you pull your troops
from the northern border.

You dragged me out of dinner for this?

You will never defeat us.

We have the higher ground.

We have 30,000 men.

The tribes will unite.

Judah will lead the charge.

Then there are more of you to kill.

You've stood in the way of our
trade routes for 20 years.

You're not interested in trade routes.

You want our land and our water.

And with our iron, we'll take it.

You've no weapons.

We have weapons.

Bronze?

Elohim.

Oh, Saul.

Everyone knows your
God has forsaken you.

Surrender your city.

I may let your children live.

We will be waiting.

Wherever you come, we will be there.

A gryphon outside! It attacked me!

It's a bad omen!

What's wrong?

The prophet's talking to God.

Prophet Samuel, what did God say?

Prophet?

Come.

Elohim has made his choice.

And he said we had to go now?

There are those who would stop me.

We must be on our way.

Where are we going?

To anoint a new king.

What is this?

The slaughter of the Amalekites.

The king thinks recreating the
battle will make us forget

the prophecy that he is
to be torn from the throne.

With the Lord by his side,

Saul slew the
Amalekites as was commanded.

Give praise to our
great king for victory.

Give praise!

- They're not cheering.
- Give praise!

It's the prophet.

His words still ring in their ears.

The Lord will take the throne from Saul

and put another in his place!

Elohim wants another
king! The prophet said it!

Saul is our king!

The prophet said it!

Then take this back to him.

Silence them!

Saul disobeyed Elohim!

Saul is our king!

They should be killed.

Ishbaal, you can't kill people

for being unruly in the town square.

It makes you look weak.

Weak? I have led my
people to victory after victory.

Which is why you can
dismiss one drunken idiot.

- It was more than one.
- Merav.

The whole place can come down.

Do you think I care?

My husband is dead!

My father
sent him to his death.

Well, Elohim commanded it to be so.

No! You just wanted your iron!

And now I've lost my
husband, and you've started a new war,

so go pray that the
tribes will fight by your side.

She is a foolish girl.

Right now we have to
attend to the tribes.

Call them to council.

Tell them you hold the
throne just as you always have,

until you pass it to
your eldest son... Jonathan.

Kingship must come with the
blessing of the prophet.

Forget Samuel. We're not
going to need his blessing.

The Lord commands us to
respect the prophet, Ishbaal!

Father.

Get the harpist.

He finds your music soothing.

Well, it's an honor to serve the king.

It's this way.

You're worried about your father,

but you needn't be.

He's a great king.

You killed a lion.

Surely you can handle my father.

Why have you stopped?

The song ended, my king.

What if I choose for
the song not to end?

You want me to play it again?

No. No, no, no, no.

That's not what I meant.

I said, what if I chose
for the song not to end?

I am the king.

I am allowed to
command a song, am I not?

Uh...

You're not from here.

No.

No. I'm a shepherd from Bethlehem.

A shepherd?

Ahh. I was a farmer.

Uh, well, I was a... farmer.

What did you grow?

A few things. Dates, wheat, olives.

My mother... she would,
uh, sell them at the market.

Do you miss it?

Yes, I-I do.

I miss it very much.

I... I was a very happy boy.

And then the prophet turned up,

and... and told me that
Elohim had chosen me

and I was meant to be king.

It was such an honor to be anointed.

It's an honor beyond reckoning.

Who would say no, hmm?

No one.

And I didn't.

I served the
prophet Samuel loyally.

And now I'm told Elohim doesn't want me.

Like a flame going out, he's gone.

He's not gone, my king.

Then why can't I feel him?

You. You are David of Bethlehem?

Yes, sir. I am.

I am Hanoch of Ruben.
This is Eitan of Judah.

It's an honor to meet you both.

We've heard of your
bravery with the lion.

Extraordinary.

With more men like you in our ranks,

Israel might have a chance.

Your fame has spread far and wide.

Is that all I'm to be remembered for?

You wish for more?

My father... how was he?

What did he say?

Well, with all due respect, Princess,

the king has taken
me into his confidence.

I wouldn't really feel comfortable
speaking about it.

But he's... he's all right.

You don't need to worry about him.

So many people doubt him now

because of what the prophet said.

Ishbaal said something
awful to my father.

The prophecy's hit
him the hardest of all.

Well, if anyone can
ease his mind, it's you.

Well, I should, uh...

Yes.

Hasn't got a blade.

That one hasn't got a handle.

Everything is in terrible condition.

Who are you?

I beg your pardon, highness.

My name's Yoab. I'm new to the palace.

I can see that. Question for you...

do you think a peasant has the right

to criticize the king's armory?

I'm not criticizing, sir. I'm observing.

Observe more silently.

Ishbaal, let's talk.

The Philistines are on the march.

The fires are lit.

We don't have the troops to repel them.

Father warned they would come

if we wasted our energy
fighting the Amalekites.

We did as the prophet commanded.

Yes.

Yes, we did.

And it will be the last
time he commands us.

Ishbaal, prince of the House of Saul.

Asriel.

It's late. What do you want?

There is turmoil in the city.

I need you, my best
assassin, to take care of it.

What's the name?

Samuel.

You want me to kill the prophet?

My father has spent his life

doing this prophet's bidding.

And now he's going to try and
tear him from the throne?

He is the mouthpiece of your God.

I want him dead before
he anoints another.

It's going to cost you.

I want him dead.

Today I call on the
loyalty of all 12 tribes of Israel.

War is coming, and our
troops prepare for battle

even as the Philistines march upon us.

We will prevail.

But the tribes must be united.

Perhaps you should have
thought of uniting the tribes

before you sent Mattiyahu to his death.

Your son's loss is our loss, too.

Your son was to marry my daughter.

We grieve as one.

Your grief does not bring him back.

We must now protect all our sons.

Hanoch speaks wisely, my friend.

We must unite the tribes

to protect our future generations.

How can we accept a leader

that does not have the
faith of the prophet?

The Philistines are animals.

They eat dog and pig.

They worship a sea monster,

and Saul has defeated
them again and again and again

with my sons at his
side defending you and yours.

This is how you repay him?

Because I did not hear the prophet
say, "Betray your king!"

The prophet said...

No one knows what the prophet meant,

and he is not here to explain himself,

but Saul is here.

As he's been here ever
since he was anointed.

The tribe of Ruben pledges
its loyalty to the House of Saul.

We thank you, Hanoch.

Eitan of Judah, will
you pledge your loyalty

to the House of Saul?

The 11 tribes together do
not equal the might of Judah.

Your men are fierce... it is true...

much like their chieftain.

If we do not join,

you and your bloodline are
wiped from this earth.

Some would say that's as it should be.

Eitan, we are old friends.

You once asked for my hand.

You chose Saul.

We must think of our children.

My heart aches at what
happened to your son... Mattiyahu.

But you also have a daughter...

and I a son,

who will one day be king and
has yet to take a wife.

Let's hope he comes back alive.

Our scouts say the Philistines

have mobilized over 30,000 men.

We have 1/3 their number.

Judah is with us.

We have their 10,000.

What did that cost?

His daughter and my first-born.

You arranged my
marriage without informing me?

I bring you 10,000 men to
help you fight this war.

You should be thanking me.

Thank you, Mother.

I have done it.

He wants Jonathan for his daughter.

Ah.

How quickly he sells his second child

to have a chance to
enter the House of Saul.

You knew he would.

But you...

you...

you were dazzling.

I...

I must rest before we march.

This day has taxed me.

See that I'm not disturbed.

You're a devout man, Goliath.

Perhaps that's why
you've never lost a battle.

I kneel to Dagon for
the protection of my family.

I don't need his help to kill.

Have you decided from
which direction we'll attack?

From the Valley of Elah, but
it's not going to matter.

We will destroy them wherever we meet.

Are you not concerned
the tribes will unite?

That won't happen.

I also have other strategies.

So, what news do you bring me, Rizpah?

I conveyed your
generous offer of silver.

It was accepted. Meet Hanoch of Ruben.

He commands 6,000 Israelite soldiers.

He will betray his King Saul

and bring his men to
the Philistine side.

They bring with
them 10,000 soldiers.

Saul hopes the addition of Judah's army

will discourage you from
invading the city.

Without knowing that your
army will desert him

as soon as battle commences.

Yesterday I pledged to
him the loyalty of my tribe.

He has no idea of my plan to betray him.

Saul is my friend and ally,

but our Lord has condemned him.

Who am I to disobey Elohim?

And if it comes with a
fortune in silver, so be it.

This has nothing to do with your silver.

I have a 9-year-old son.

I want to see him grow up.

It was only a jest.

Queen Zaphra,

I thank you for your hospitality.

It is dangerous for
you to come back and forth

to Gibeah this way.

A concubine is nothing to Saul.

As long as I take
care, he does not miss me.

Why return to Saul's bed?

It's torture to you.

I want to be there when it happens.

I want to see his face

when he realizes I
helped tear him from the throne.

Ishbaal?

Go on inside.

Is he dead?

Not yet.

I went to the
tabernacle, but he was gone.

No sign of Samuel, but, lo and
behold, this one shows up.

Tell him who you serve, Babesh.

Tell him.

The prophet.

I serve the prophet.

I won't hurt you.

Just tell me...

has he anointed another?

Not yet.

And where was he going?

I don't know.

When I left, he was south of Ramah.

Thank you.

Princess?

You startled me.

Sorry.

It's late.

I'm waiting for my brother Jonathan

to return from a war scout.

I have something
important I must discuss with him.

Yeah?

Ishbaal... he...

did something...

to protect my father, I know.

What did he do?

I have to talk to Jonathan.

I will wait all night if I must.

Okay.

I'll wait with you.

What do you really want?

Saul has stood in front of our
trade routes for too long.

We will take what we came to take.

We captured their Ark of the Covenant,

and their God rained
horror on our people...

plagues, boils, death.

Now you insist we
challenge this God again?

Zaphra...

Look.

Look.

Their God did this to me, Achish.

I see you.

I see you.

It's getting late.

You should go back inside the
palace and get some rest.

I must talk to Jonathan.

Can't you wait until the morning?

Ishbaal has hired an assassin...

to kill the prophet.

Oh, if this gets out,

it will destroy the
union of the 12 tribes.

He's terrified that Samuel

will anoint another in father's place.

But if this assassin kills Samuel,

Elohim will destroy us all.

Prophet, shall we make camp
and see if Babesh finds us?

We must keep moving.

If the Lord wills for
Babesh to find us, he shall.

Prophet.

We worried for you, Babesh.

I'm sorry, prophet, but I was lost.

Well, you are safe with us now.

Prophet.

Aah!

Elohim sees all.

He said it was a gift from the prophet.

Tell your prophet I
will meet him myself.

And if I see you again in my city,

I will not give you the mercy

that the prophet has
bestowed upon these two.

You will beg for mercy from
Elohim and from Samuel.

You will feel what it is like

when he does not answer your call.

Bury them.

Ishbaal, I know your plan.

I won't let you.

Move aside, sister.

If you kill Samuel, you'll
damn yourself and this whole family!

We're already damned, apparently,

because Samuel said so.

And do you know what
he's going to do next?

He will anoint a new king.

If... If that's God's will...

God's or Samuel's?

And how can you be sure?

And are you willing to
bet our father's life on it?

Because I'm not.

Let me tell you how this works, Michal.

Old kings and their heirs
must die to make way for the new.

Now, you've already seen how the people

are turning on our father.

A new king is all that they need

to spark a full-scale revolt.

And what will the people do

when they find out that the son of Saul

killed their beloved
prophet, the voice of Elohim?

Just get out of my...

What kind of
consequences might that spark?

Get out of my way.

I don't want to hurt you, okay?

I won't let you go.

I'm sorry.

What are you doing?

If it's a fight you
want, I'll give it to you.

No. Just stop.

Stop.

It's okay. Just stop.

Everything's okay.

Isn't it, brother?

Fine. Have it your way, sister.

Are you mad?

No, I don't think so.

You spent the night with the princess.

I was protecting her.

Oh, is that what we call it?

Yeah. Her brother...

Yeah! Her brother.

The next hole he has
me dig could be for you.

So if you want to live
a long and happy life,

I'd stay away from both of them.

Yeah, well, that's not gonna be easy.

I'm supposed to be
playing for them tonight.

You best go get
yourself cleaned up, then.

I'll finish this.

Our scots say the Philistines
are on the march

and are three days away.

But even though we face mortal danger,

we celebrate the future of our tribes

united against our enemies.

The House of Saul announces
the betrothal

or our beloved son Jonathan...

to Sarah, daughter of
the house of Judah.

It's a beautiful feast.

Wonderful.

You're not much of a talker.

We're about to go to war.

Did you tell the harp
player what we were arguing about?

I told no one.

I only prayed to Elohim to stop you,

and I'm grateful that he did.

You stopped me.

I don't know what you know
or what you think you know...

but if I catch you...

speaking about me to anybody...

I will kill you,

your family...

and every animal in your fields.

Keep out of my business.

Stop acting like a child.

You remind Judah of what he's lost

instead of what he's gained.

You know nothing about love.

Father doesn't even
invite you to his chambers

unless it's to talk about strategy.

He loves his concubine more than you.

I said to Achish...

He will think we are
waiting for him in the north,

so he will come down the valley.

It's the only other option.

And we will be waiting for him...

with Elohim by our side.

This is what it
means to unite the tribes.

This is the courage
we need from a leader.

Mm.

Hi. I'm Taavi.

Y-You killed a lion?

I did.

You want to know what it was like?

In my city, we give
alms to the musicians.

Thank you, my lord.

This is Philistine silver.

Where'd you get this?

My father.

He has bags of it under his bed.

Taavi...

time for bed.

I don't believe this.

Hanoch commands 6,000 men.

He has been beside me through
glories and defeats.

Even with Samuel's prophecies

he has stood by my side.

As any traitor might to
obscure his duplicity.

Michal, you know
nothing of these matters.

My king, I'm not making any claim
against Hanoch's loyalty.

I only make claim of my loyalty to you.

Aah!

I will have my guards
search Hanoch's chambers.

You did well to tell me of this.

You, at least, I can trust.

I'll call for you later.

- "I'll call for you later."
- That's what she said.

That's obviously a
call to the bedchamber.

But if I were you, I'd
keep my belt laced tight.

Mm. If she calls for me, I'm going.

David, think.

I am.

With your brain this time.

War is coming.

If this Hanoch of
Ruben has turned traitor

and you were the means of discovery,

then you need to stay out of it now.

Your presence is
requested in the palace.

Oi.

Belt.

Tight.

You must not speak a
word of this to anyone.

Of course not.

Where are we going?

She said to bring you downstairs.

Hello.

My queen.

You did us a great service tonight.

Hanoch's room was
filled with Philistine silver.

What will be done with him?

He'll be made an example of.

But I didn't ask you
here to talk about Hanoch.

The Philistines are but days away.

They march 30,000 strong,

and I'm not sure we will survive.

I need you.

I need you now.

My queen, I can't.

This could get me killed.

So could refusing your queen.

Father, what's happening?

- Taavi!
- Where are they taking us?

Have mercy, my king!

Father, what are they doing?

- Father! Father!
- Have mercy!

My king!

My king, I beg you!

Let them go.

Hanoch sold his
loyalty for Philistine silver.

This is what we do to traitors.

My king, not the boy!

All of them, now.

Do not betray me...

for I am your anointed king!

Play.

Um...

Ohh.

You are angry.

You think I went too
far, but it had to be done.

Hanoch was a traitor.

He would have brought the alliance down.

And the boy... well, boys grow into men.

If I hadn't have done what I did,

many more would have died.

This is the price of kingship!

But now I think on it,

I don't need music. I feel fine.

Hey. You can't just leave.

You were right. I don't belong here.

What did you expect, eh?

Something...

something... better.

Where are you going?

Home.

David?

I sent for you.

They couldn't find you.

You're leaving?

Yeah.

I wish I could leave, too.

My father... he...

My father should not
have killed the boy.

But when you're in his position,

you act as you think you must.

Then I pray... I'm
never in his position.

Goodbye, Michal.

- What's happened?
- The prophet is here.

And he's... he's looking for you.

David, son of Jesse.

Yes.

Kneel.

It is so that Elohim
has anointed you shepherd

over his inheritance,

over his people Israel.

He will be to you a father,

you will be to him a son...

and he will call you...

"The Beloved."

David, with this oil, you are anointed.

Elohim...

has chosen his king.