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so

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just shoot anywhere into the front row

those who fall will trip those coming

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after

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we have a job to finish there

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refill my cup

i want to offer a toast to my son

drink your fill jonathan today you won

your first victory

with the captured gold and silver will

finally have arms cast in metal they'll

be even better than the philistines

weapons

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i

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so

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do

that's not music it sounds as though

he's torturing an animal get rid of him

find me another if you value your life

but

yes sir

all right that's enough get out of here

we'll go down into the valley and face

them in battle and we'll beat them

may the gods stand witness we'll take

back what's ours

with our combined forces we'll destroy

them

i've had enough of those jewish rebels

we've been fighting them for years and

we never succeed in keeping them down

they've even managed to cast weapons in

metal now how can that be if it was

forbidden

every time we lost a battle they carried

off all our weapons

then they brought in arms makers from

tyre and cast as many as they could

no matter sir it won't do them any good

anyway saul was a violent uncouth

shepherd

now he considers himself a king

now he and every last one of his

barbarians will learn to fear goliath

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with goliath as our captain nothing can

stop us right men

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i won't kill him i'll put a collar on

him and make him guard my house

let's go get them

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so i sing to you oh my king victor of a

thousand

battles in the name of yahweh

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israelites listen to me why should you

all be forced to fight this terrible

battle

choose your champion and let him come

out and fight me let the two of us

settle this once and for all

don't tell me there isn't a man among

you who'll stand up to me

what's the matter didn't you hear me i'm

challenging you

send out your man and i'll fight him to

the death send saul you're king

what does the king do if not fight for

his people tall where are you come on

and fight

he's been threatening you for 40 days

now sire and my people

what have they been saying of me

father the people are convinced that

you'll stand up to the giant and beat

him

but he's 10 feet tall i wouldn't stand a

chance

huh and you why did you stop your

playing but i wouldn't disturb you by

lord as you reflected

you play your music boy what i need is

somebody good with a sword

i should go fight him myself there's

nobody better than me with a

what am i saying i might be beaten in

battle and where would my dignity be

then

trampled upon by a bunch of philistines

sire get away from me get out

just what do you think you're doing boy

victoria's king

i want the honor of facing goliath

myself

you what you weigh less than a fledgling

sparrow and you want to face goliath he

weighs as much as five bulls perhaps

even more

but yesterday i watched him very

carefully my lord

i went with some of the other boys when

i was a shepherd the lord saved me from

the claws of a bear and a lion and then

i

killed them with my bare hands but if

there's anyone else among your men who

wants to face goliath i would be more

than willing to leave him the owner of

victory

is anyone else interested

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a sad day it is indeed when a young boy

has more courage than all my courtiers

put together

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ah

oh victorious king i thank you but all

this letter will be less than useless to

defeat goliath

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what am i a dog that you come at me with

a stick

by the lord god of israel fight without

sword or spear

come forward you little pipsqueak so i

can share your flesh with the birds and

the beasts of the field

not even worth the effort is

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ugh

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yes

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david come

my lord i didn't hear you come up how

may i be of service

relax there are no giants around today

you don't know how god i'm to hear that

sire believe me

david you fought for israel and you won

so let it never be said that saul

doesn't reward a brave young warrior

a horse you mean you're giving it to me

and it'll be all mine and i can ride it

in everything

it's your just reward my boy it took a

lot of courage to face up to goliath

there's nothing to be afraid of jonathan

will teach you to ride won't you my son

sure it's easy watch

yeah come on

pass it over when you're done

got it

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oh

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there's not much we can do until it sets

but then their herds will be ours

not to mention they're women their women

are ours

their fluxes

there's nothing to be done all is in the

hands of yahweh our lives are finished

and soon yours will be a torment

i'm not gonna let them cut my throat as

though i were a sheep many of them will

die before i do i swear it

we'll fight as we always have in the

name of yahweh now and forever

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oh

it must be some sort of sign yes it is

the voice of yahweh blessed be his name

in the name of yahweh

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look you know what that is it's david

and he has more than a thousand men

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saul has killed a thousand but david

will kill ten thousand

yahweh is with you praise him always

honor his name and his sword will

forever be in your hand

we were lost but now we've been saved

may yahweh's name be praised

glory to yahweh

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may his name be blessed he alone is

victorious

um

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where's this man come from what does he

want well david sent him my lord

he says he has something for you really

and what would that be what would our

young hero want from us

he wishes you all good things my lord

i'm sure he does but tell me what's in

the bag sigh you sent my lord david

against the philistines

and he did what you asked him to do he

defeated them he defeated them

everywhere

i know that everybody knows that so you

had asked him to bring you at least 100

foreskins of philistine warriors

and that if he managed it you would give

him the hand of your daughter mikol in

marriage

well there you are he has done exactly

what you asked

a hundred philistine foreskins in your

name sire just as you asked him to do he

is victorious

be quiet woman just hold your piece and

let me take care of this

thank you good man tell your lord david

that saul the king intends to keep his

promise

everyone knows my lord that saul is a

great and generous king who always keeps

his word

of course i always keep my word

father look it's david that's the

problem

she sees david everywhere ridiculous

he's returning from battle with jonathan

and his men father

nicole i do not want to hear one more

word out of you about david do you

understand

don't you talk to your daughter that way

david is handsome and strong

hold your tongue woman don't you set my

daughter against me enough

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if you hate david so why did you decide

to have him called in from the desert

you could very easily have left him to

sleep at the wolves

what do you mean i don't hate him

everyone knows you do

now you're being absurd ever since he

killed goliath you've been envious of

his fame

well if it bothers you so much why

didn't you fight goliath saul

why why did you send that boy in your

place to gain the honor that should have

been yours

i told you to be quiet now do what i say

if you feel nothing but hatred for david

what possible reason could you have for

insisting that he marry your daughter

i told you to be quiet woman but if you

want the truth

the reason i want him married to my

daughter is so she can spy on him so he

can be put on a tight reign like a wild

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horse

david will kill ten thousands

david

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mccoy

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ugh

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uh

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oh

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mikko

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you hear what those fools are saying my

lord they mean you no harm

they're his friends let them shout their

praises of him keep your sword sheathed

because they fight for you

david my love never in my life would i

betray you

nicole you will always be saul's

daughter and you would obey him even if

he were to kill me

i love you i married you today before he

killed you i would kill him

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there he is with my son do you really

want to go through with this my lord

do you dare to doubt me it was the 12

tribes who chose me as their king i

alone am fit to lead them it was i who

protected their wives and their children

and their flocks from the philistines

and instead they do what they do they

acclaim him now you tell me lieutenant

whether i should allow him to live

express an opinion if you say i should

let him live i will

give us the order sire we're ready

nobody is to follow me inside that house

lieutenant do you understand

no one must know what happened let's go

back

david play some music for your song

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get out of here my children go on get

out

do as he says obey your father

my lord and father why do you hate me

have i not married your daughter have i

not defended your flocks the tents of

your tribe have i not defeated your

enemies

you have done much more than that you

have stolen my place in the hearts of my

people you have become first in their

eyes and i their ruler a poor second

they say saul has killed a thousand and

david will kill ten thousand but saul

will kill david

i can't believe i missed may the lord

protect my king

an invisible hand turned my spear and i

remained rooted to the spot when i

should have gone after him why was that

old woman why

my king you know well that god blinds

those who do not love

he escaped along the river sire not for

long come on

oh god most high i beg you to save the

three of us as you did for moses

good woman give me some water

well what are you waiting for get on

with it

find david the shepherd son of jesse and

kill him

jonathan my brother nicole

god never abandons those who love him

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i want to know what david's future is is

he angel or demon

you the king of israel are afraid of him

my people love him and my children

worship him

you want him to fear you like everyone

else but he doesn't fear you does he

what a miserable man is the king who

cannot make a shepherd fear him

instead it's the king who's afraid david

was anointed king

just as you were saw when by whom

tell me who has betrayed me long ago

when he was still born

tell me why it was the most high who

anointed him because you sinned then as

you continue to do with the vile sin of

pride

what was it i did that offended yahweh

in front of your people you sacrificed a

young calf as if you were a levite and

were purified and you are not to exalt

your power as king

offend samuel so the most high put david

on your throne and commanded samuel to

anoint him king

woman you must save me from him i can do

nothing my lord tell me how to get rid

of him then

there is nothing anyone can do my lord

the spirit of the most high is within

him and is very powerful

look

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samuel i knew you would seek me out my

boy

we've come to stay with you and praise

yahweh because i can no longer fight for

saul

my house is your house today we

celebrate

because yahweh has seen fit to bring

david here

heed my words well prepare my fatter

sheep and fresh fruit

david will soon be israel's righteous

king

and still you complain of king saul's

behavior when you asked me to anoint him

king of the tribes of israel

i warned you that he'd take your sons to

war and tax your harvest

but you said that you wanted a king to

better defeat your enemies

well you asked for a king and now you

have to live with him

where is he why have you come here saul

one reason only to kill you know it is

written thou

shalt not kill i have to kill him to

free my tortured soul

why do you want to live in sin why do

you insist on fighting god's will

you can't kill david you must know that

i live my life filled with anger and

envy my days are as black as night so

tell me where to find him

i won't because those who hate hate god

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who can believe you a king whose

promises are worthless

which way nayata tonight first

ah abel it's you i've been waiting for

you for three days

well where's david don't worry david has

left the road is clear

you certainly picked the wrong village

there's no money in all of nyaya to buy

your wares

and what's your name good woman who

might you be because

i have been sent by her father oh god

help you nicole

oh simon what are you doing here

i've been sent by your father the king

what does my father want

he wants you nicole and your son as well

i am not his

it was he who gave me to david as his

bride and this is my son by david so get

out of here david is no longer welcome

in the house of kings

off what are you doing you will wed pal

teal your father's friend and a better

man than david

in the whole world there is no better

man than david

i'll give you 20 horses and 100 sheep

that's not enough all right 30 horses

and 200 sheep

not even close david's a fearful warrior

yes i know that just tell me what you

want

if you promised me 100 horses and a

thousand sheep and goats i pledge

to be the king's servant and i promise

you that i will kill you

and all your people if you go back on

your word or if you so much as touch my

son jonathan

i only want david's head let go anyone

who escapes as they will surely come

back to me

why do you hate david so much my lord i

swear to you i don't know

the prize is worth the price yes but

difficult to catch

i know i know he defeated goliath with a

stone

but he's never come up against someone

like me

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ah quick jonathan

it's jonathan king saul's son is that

your fear it's good to see your face

here this will refresh you ah

jonathan you're my brother

tell me what brings you here you've got

to escape while there's still time

my father made a blood pact with the

tribe of matan for a hundred horses and

a thousand sheep to kill you and bring

back your head

and he can't be far behind me do you

know how many men there are hundreds of

them they're climbing the mountain down

below

there are only a few of us here i sent

the others to winter in the valleys

mata knows that i have always loved your

father as his loyal subject but in

exchange for my loyalty he steals my

wife and repays me with hate

years ago when you killed goliath in

that moment you planted in his breast a

seed of envy that has grown out of all

control

i can't believe that's it it's more than

that he knows that the most high has

repudiated him for his sins and that you

will reign over israel

he's not fighting me he's fighting god

he must be possessed by a demon

we'll fight as we always have yahweh is

with us

by the waters of vegeta they've got

those foils of silver

for the heavens fought the stars from

their courses they fought the cesaro

the tauren swept them away

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cursed

they were all asleep men

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keep your eyes open it's an ambush

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stay close to the rock so they won't hit

us

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you're like an angel said from the lord

you saved all of our lives

all i did was follow his voice in my

heart and so i came

why must you go back it is written that

i shall never be a rebellious son so i

must go where he commands and go back to

my father

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in the name of yahweh now and forever

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hatch

may yahweh be with you until the very

end

thank you jonathan take care my brother

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his men went to get him on the mountain

and now it appears as though they

brought the prize back my lord

show me

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um

you're not from around these parts

stranger who are you i am david son of

jesse

why have you come here don't you know

how dangerous it is king saul is looking

for you everywhere

if you don't hide he'll kill you you

must leave here immediately

there is no need for me to hide because

the most high has his hand upon my head

i've come here to his house to speak

with him as moses did because his people

have strayed far away from him for too

long

and their king has betrayed his trust

but the lord anointed him king

yes and it's the same lord who punishes

him for his sins

instead of going into the desert to

repent saul has abandoned the ark of the

covenant and persecutes the righteous

the day will come when the ark will have

a house of stone and high walls to

protect the wealth that israel carries

away from its enemies

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oh lord hear my prayer guide my steps

always and show me the path to

enlightenment but above all fill my

heart with courage

wait here i'll be right back

women i've brought these dates for

paltio my master sends them with his

compliments

and just who is your master

oh david nicole how is our son

my tears have washed away his memory

come away with me now this very minute i

brought a horse for your escape

have you told my father about it your

father what are you saying your father

wants to kill me

i can't come with you david i belong to

my father and he gave me to paul jill

it's my punishment for having loved you

if i were to run away with you we'd only

be

killed can't you see because wait

please let me call

we must be as silent as mice

he's all yours david kill him

what are you waiting for do it

kill him no i'm not going to kill a king

anointed by the most high his death will

come only in its appointed time then why

did you come here he would have killed

you

it'll be enough for him to know that he

was in my hands and didn't die

come on

welcome my king ah

david my son i was looking for you why

my lord to kill me

you had me at your mercy and you didn't

kill me tell me why there must be a

reason

because i'm faithful to yahweh and it's

written thou shalt not kill

but then that means you've come back to

help us fight the philistines of course

i'm sorry i didn't understand

i'll give you everything men horses all

the gold you could want

i'll never fight for you saul because

you betrayed me a thousand times over

but yahweh is trying to punish my sins

through defeat may his name always be

blessed

you can still save your people from

destruction and shame

stop wasting your word saul you know

i'll never help you again

fewer and fewer people would want to

know their future if they knew it was

filled with monsters

i plied you with gifts now change my

destiny

i only read the future i cannot change

it and you my lord are destined to die

but there is someone who can change it

and you know who that is samuel is dead

not even he could have changed it

then call him because it was he who

anointed me king and only he can save my

kingdom

i can't my king i can't it is against

the divine law

you will suffer no punishment if you do

what i ask

i'll do what you ask my lord please

spare me i'll do it

i see a powerful being rise from the

earth an old man in a white wrong

why have you called me the philistines

are winning even david is with them

because you have sinned against the most

high a thousand times injustice reigns

in your heart

you have not listened to the voice of

yahweh but i fight to make the kingdom

of israel greater than ever

you have profaned that kingdom and god

will give it to the philistines

change my destiny samuel you have sinned

too greatly against the most high

and for this he has abandoned you and

your kingdom

feel strange fighting with the

philistines sire we fight only for

yahweh and where he leads us we must

follow him

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hey

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ah

fire take out your sword and kill me so

the uncircumcised heathens won't have

the opportunity to vent their hatred of

me

i do not have the courage my lord i can

never do that

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take the weapons of the king and his

sons they belong to astarte then collect

the bodies and hang them on the walls of

bethshan

so everyone will know the kingdom of

israel is finished

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hey

charles

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treasure

yahweh gave us a king yahweh has taken

our king away

yahweh will give us a new king may

yahweh's name be blessed

we commend the souls of our king saul

and his commanders to your divine

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justice

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so

cry oh children of israel cry saul the

king

anointed by the lord is dead his son

jonathan

died at his side they were swifter than

eagles stronger than lions cry

children of israel cry the king dressed

jonathan in purple

hung gold and jewels on his clothes cry

children of israel cry

i loved jonathan as a brother we rode

together

his hair flowing free in the wind his

friendship was the most

precious thing i possessed cry children

of israel

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cry

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um

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yay

be silent be silent

david son of jesse it is now seven years

since saul died

for seven years the tribes of israel

have fought among themselves to decide

who would be their king although they

knew you had been anointed by samuel the

judge

when saul disobeyed the most high now

the tribes of israel are tired of

fighting they have seen their best sons

die

and the philistines and jebusites

triumph now they have no more tears

for this reason david the elders of

israel have brought the ark of the

covenant to hebron

as a sign of recognition that you are

their king

so they have written what say the sons

of reuben

our king is david son of jesse what

say the sons of simeon our king is

son of what say jesus sons of judah

our king is david son of jesus

what say the sons of issachar our king

is david son

of jesus what say the sons of zebulon

our king is david son of jesse what say

the sons of

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benjamin

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down there is where the lands of the

king of the jebesites begin the town of

jerusalem lies in the valley below us

it used to be the home of our father

abraham and furthermore it's in the land

of israel

if you defeat the jebusites you will

restore the capital to your new kingdom

sire

yahweh will give me my capital i will

conquer it for him

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keep up the pace keep up the pace we

must reach the town before sunset

oh

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if you ask me they must have seen us

it's as if they've been swallowed up by

the earth like the worms they resemble

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there's jerusalem the old impregnable

city of salem

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so

look the jebusites

i have a feeling the israelites will

attack tomorrow you must be dreaming

there's nobody out there

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we have patrolled far and wide sir there

is no sign of an

attack i spoke with several merchants

today and they don't share

your opinion

did you see any signs of movement out

there nothing special sir just a small

group of jews moving towards the city

how many men did you count they may have

been 100 out there sir

they hid from us it was hard to tell

we saw more than a hundred as well sir a

hundred coming from the north

more than a hundred coming from the east

side i was on patrol on the road to the

south sir we counted about 30 heading

towards the city every hour

it seems to me this is proof the

measures are right

the figures speak for themselves sir if

each patrol saw one or two hundred

that means there are well under two

thousand all together

there's nothing to worry about sir even

if there are three thousand out there

we'll beat them without any problem if

they storm the walls tomorrow

no marketer no if you think there are

three thousand that means there could be

at least thirty thousand

david is a shrewd commander

tomorrow morning we'll leave the city

with every available man

flush them out and destroy them before

they can mount a siege and trappers like

rats

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yahweh i await you here at the gates of

zion he who reigns in heaven will strike

down the enemies of israel with his

anger

like a fiery sword he who reigns in

heaven will confound them with his fury

he who reigns in heaven says i have

chosen my king

and i have placed him on my holy

mountain i have led him to zion

it's time let's go

the king of the jebusites uses jerusalem

as a base to raid the territory of the

tribe of judah

from here he can strike at the tribes of

benjamin of ruben and manassas

and all the tribes of the kingdom of

saul if we capture the city

he will no longer threaten our people

every attack's been driven back in the

past

the king knows he's safe in one of the

most impregnable cities in the world

that may be but joab has worked out a

strategy while king david and most of

his men keep the jebusites busy at the

city gates

i shall lead 300 courageous volunteers

along the kidron river

when we reach the spring of gian the

lord will lead us into the heart of the

city

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yahweh yahweh yahweh

israel israel israel israel

israel israel

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hello

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israel israel israel

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israel

you will go no further than this king

david you will die before you profane

our gods

listen to me jebesite he who reigns in

heaven has said i have chosen my king

i have placed him on my holy mountain i

have led him to zion

forward

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it is written i am the lord your god who

brought you out of bondage in egypt

you shall have no other gods before me

you shall not make for yourself

a graven image of anything that is in

the heavens or on earth or in the waters

you shall not bow down to them or serve

them so has yahweh

said

throw them outside

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um

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the almighty has today delivered

jerusalem into our hands

yahweh has won the battle for us and

reunited the tribes of israel

israel

from now on this city that yahweh has

given us will be known as the city of

david

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david will rule over all the tribes of

israel now and forever

david is the man whom yahweh ordered

samuel to anoint king of israel he is

our victorious ruler

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i shall send messengers to mesopotamia

and egypt

i shall call on the world's greatest

architects and carpenters to make this

city more beautiful than all the others

i shall build a temple to yahweh and

when it is ready i will bring here from

judea the ark of the covenant with the

sacred tables of the law

left to us by moses

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water please water

four sabbaths have passed since our men

left to fight with king david what

happened at jerusalem

the city's ours david and the tribes of

israel have won

now king david has ordered

representatives of all the tribes to go

immediately to bala in judea to fetch

the ark of the covenant and bring it to

the city of david

before my eyes close forever i'll see

the descendants of our forefathers

united

in a single kingdom

may the lord on high be blessed for in

his mercy he has blessed his humble

people

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people of israel today is a day of great

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celebration

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you see me cool your king is naked he's

not my king

i was abducted as part of the spoils of

war and he set me free but ever since

then he has never once smiled at me

he behaves as if i don't even exist

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nicole daughter of saul come dance with

us

shame on you david you covered and

dressed in front of your slaves as if

you were one of them

or merely a common performer what glory

have you gained from this

you're right in the eyes of yahweh i am

nothing but a performer but you are

angry because

he preferred me to your father and all

his house and he made me king of his

people i do not care if i appear

ridiculous in your eyes

i'm not dancing in praise of you i'm

dancing in praise of yahweh my god

ki has blessed me and all my actions

instead you mccall are destined to

remain alone

more alone than a widow in the desert

who has no tears left to shed

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the almighty god has blessed your reign

and rewarded your faith in him david

but there is one worry weighing on my

heart nathan i have conquered a capital

for my kingdom i have built a house for

myself and my children but i have not

yet completed the temple for the ark of

the covenant

i must keep the promise i made tomorrow

morning i will summon my architects and

commission them to build the most

beautiful temple in the world for yahweh

do whatever it is you have in your heart

david for yahweh is with you and will be

with you always

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i have been sent by joab our commander

to report that the campaign you ordered

against the ammonites has been

successful the country is now in your

hands sire

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all the young men have been put to the

sword and all the young women have been

made slaves of israel

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now you possess the livestock the horses

the wealth and riches of their kings the

triumph is yours

what news of the city of rabbah we are

holding it in a state of siege my lord

they are expecting reinforcements but we

will ambush them in the valleys and

destroy them before they can deploy

against us

honor to my courageous army let it be

known that when the tribes of israel are

faithful to their god

god is a faithful friend to israel

because it is he who has guided our

victory

sublime yahweh yahweh

one more time and so it shall be forever

no so it shall be until you betray him

king david

what are you saying nathan how could i

do such a thing

all men are tempted by sin david and you

are no exception

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there is one thing a king should never

forget god

loves those who are humble and punishes

those who are swept away by their pride

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uh

um

ur come out here

yes my lord do you see that house over

there the one with the cistern in the

yard

yes my lord i can see that house who

does it belong to

that is the house of uriah the hittite

one of your commanders my lord

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what do you want at this hour i wish to

speak to your mistress

what is your business here why do you

wish to speak to me

i wish to speak to you alone what i have

to say is of a confidential nature

please ask your maid to leave us

who has sent you here to see me my lord

the king

sends me the king that's who i said the

king of all israel

recognize this seal he wants to see you

your king bathsheba

why have you summoned me here my lord

because i saw you bathing in your yard

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bathsheba

no i am a married woman my lord as you

well know

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my lord

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um

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you

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okay

may the ground you tread be blessed my

lord you are welcome here among your

brethren

we are your faithful subjects now and

forever

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welcome my lord this exquisite necklace

is made with stones rested from the

heart of an african mountain

guarded by lions and poisonous snakes

all i ask for such beautiful

craftsmanship

is five pieces of gold my lord

it's just what i'm looking for

oh may god bless you king david

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you play with the sweetness of an angel

my lord

soon you will return to playing your

favorite music uriah brandishing your

sword fighting our enemies the music of

the battlefield

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the sweet sound of your music cannot

soothe my despair my lord

i will be led in chains to the place

where tortures and punishments are

carried out

then what bathsheba then i shall be

stoned

i can already see myself being dragged

through the streets of jerusalem

what are you saying what horrible dream

have you had my love

it is not a horrible dream it's a sweet

dream

but it is a dream that can never be for

i am burying your child

don't worry your king will never abandon

you bathsheba

the law of israel is more powerful than

its king what shall i say when people

see my condition and question me

soon my husband will leave for the wars

again

but uriah will sleep with you again

before he leaves

you have no choice woman you know what

must be done

i know but what if he doesn't want to

what if he doesn't sleep with me before

he leaves

he will know the truth and his anger

will know no bounds

as soon as we enter and destroy rama i

will bring you the news on the very same

day

but you may already give thanks to the

most high my lord

you are a man after my own heart uriah

one of the best soldiers

in all of israel thank you your words

are flattering my lord

i have been told that you've been so

busy with preparations that none of you

have slept with your wives in these days

is that so

our men are camped in the desert facing

the enemy they have little to eat and

risk their lives

instead of going home to our women we

prefer to share their hardship my lord

you are a brave man uriah and so are

your companions return to your men

outside the walls of rama and tell joab

that your king and all of israel are

with you

tell me are you afraid of dying uriah no

my lord i do not fear death

i will be writing a message to joab and

i want you to deliver it for me a

messenger will bring it to you before

your departure

now you are dismissed

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are you ready to write you tarius yes my

lord

to joab commander of the israelite army

you have gained many victories you will

continue to fight and you will continue

to win

because the most high is on our side i

want you to know i have great esteem for

uriah with whom you sent your report

i want you to place him in the forefront

of the battle to come

then when battle is joined you will

leave him there to fight alone without

fair support

until he is struck down and dies like a

hero he deserves that title

i shall never speak of him with you

again and you will never speak of him

either

signed david king of all the israelites

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right

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so

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god gave you victory over the jebusites

you received jerusalem as your reward

and you brought the ark of the covenant

here with the law of moses

from then on you have always been

victorious over your enemies

your flocks and the number of your

horses have greatly increased

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your strong boxes contain uncountable

wealth you have taken all the slaves and

concubines you ever wanted

you have had children many children

there is nothing possessed by the kings

you fight that can rouse your envy

what you say is true prophet why did you

force the hand of god your only superior

why did you commit the sin that now

festers in your heart

what are you talking about prophet what

are you saying

you know what i mean david today the

most high

is ashamed of you come right out with

your suspicions

say them to my face or is it the devil

and not god who piles accusations upon

your king

you are being arrogant nathan arrogant

i will not tolerate arrogance the blood

of uriah the hittite will fall on you

and on the child you have conceived in

sin

what can you possibly know about the

fate of uriah the hittite

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may god be with you my child he's dying

my king your son is dying

speak with the most high and ask him to

be merciful

not for us but for the baby tell him we

have sinned

tell him that we implore his forgiveness

that it is not right for the child to

pay for our sins

it will do no good bathsheba the most

high is angry he no longer speaks to me

no longer listens to my voice

but there is still someone in the land

of israel that he does listen to

and who could speak to him on our behalf

i shall go to him

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my king open the gate

i don't need you any longer go home

nathan i have sinned against the lord

i have sinned you will shed many tears

my son but the almighty will hear your

plea

and forgive you your sins what about

bathsheba's son

my son the child who was born to you is

without strength

will die that is the will of the

almighty god

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uh my lord

i've seen against the most high against

bathsheba against my people

why are you here prophet what have you

come to tell me

the will of the almighty yahweh has been

fulfilled

you mean he has taken the life of my son

yes

his soul is at rest

now that you have repented and the

lord's will has been done what will you

do about bathsheba

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help me to my feet nathan

you haven't answered my question david

what do you intend to do

i will install her as queen of my harem

she will bear me another son and i will

make sure she lacks for nothing for the

rest of her days

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i want the philistines capital raised to

the crown

may the most high be praised israel has

found her king again

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this first group is destined for your

harem my lord they were all rich and

their jewelry will end up in your

treasury

the second group will go to the officers

yahweh has been generous with us we have

conquered all the peoples who worship

gods of stone and untruth

now that the tribes of israel have no

enemies from egypt in the south to as

far north as syria it is time to go home

joab and await the reward that the great

yahweh has promised us

i thought our victory was our reward

sire the reward i look forward to comes

in flesh and blood

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bad sheep

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hey

yahweh this is solomon the son of david

your servant

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you