WEBVTT 00:00:04.463 --> 00:00:06.549 align:center [Mirab] Previously on House of David. 00:00:06.632 --> 00:00:08.217 align:center As a reward for your bravery, 00:00:08.300 --> 00:00:11.303 align:center I give you command of a thousand men! 00:00:11.387 --> 00:00:14.306 align:center [crowd cheering] 00:00:15.891 --> 00:00:17.977 align:center We are worthy. We always have been. 00:00:18.060 --> 00:00:21.272 align:center And if you truly believed that, what would you ask for? 00:00:21.355 --> 00:00:25.609 align:center I offer you my beautiful daughter in marriage. 00:00:25.693 --> 00:00:26.777 align:center Mirab. 00:00:28.112 --> 00:00:29.613 align:center You shamed my daughter. 00:00:29.697 --> 00:00:31.073 align:center Did you defile this man's daughter? 00:00:31.157 --> 00:00:32.742 align:center I mean, probably, I… Uh… 00:00:32.825 --> 00:00:34.493 align:center I choose to banish my son. 00:00:34.577 --> 00:00:36.704 align:center [Yahir] He can never return without paying his debt. 00:00:37.371 --> 00:00:39.373 align:center [Besai] I would use dark magic. 00:00:39.457 --> 00:00:40.708 align:center He will not change the law. 00:00:40.791 --> 00:00:42.418 align:center [Besai] Perhaps you will have to. 00:00:42.501 --> 00:00:45.337 align:center You and I are the only two of our line who will survive. 00:00:45.421 --> 00:00:47.006 align:center You must crown me king. 00:00:47.089 --> 00:00:48.257 align:center [Ahinoam] Keep this between us for now. 00:00:48.340 --> 00:00:49.717 align:center We did this out of necessity. 00:00:49.800 --> 00:00:52.678 align:center -[Adriel] Great prophet. -Send for the family of Jesse. 00:00:52.762 --> 00:00:55.973 align:center What I know has a currency worth more than gold. 00:00:56.557 --> 00:00:58.142 align:center [Eshbaal gasps, grunts] 00:00:58.225 --> 00:01:00.311 align:center [yells, grunts] 00:01:10.070 --> 00:01:12.072 align:center [Eshbaal] I'll start with a question. 00:01:13.324 --> 00:01:14.575 align:center Can people change? 00:01:15.826 --> 00:01:17.912 align:center Can they rise above their nature? 00:01:19.121 --> 00:01:23.292 align:center Life has taught me we emerge through fire. 00:01:26.003 --> 00:01:27.755 align:center We transform through suffering. 00:01:30.382 --> 00:01:31.759 align:center Let me tell you my story. 00:01:32.259 --> 00:01:35.262 align:center [shouting, panting] 00:01:38.349 --> 00:01:42.019 align:center You are Eshbaal? Prince of Israel? 00:01:42.603 --> 00:01:46.106 align:center Banished to Endor by his own family. Yes? 00:01:46.816 --> 00:01:48.400 align:center [breathes shakily] Yes. 00:01:49.485 --> 00:01:50.486 align:center Good. 00:01:52.988 --> 00:01:53.989 align:center [exhales sharply] 00:01:57.868 --> 00:01:58.869 align:center Are you coming? 00:02:01.080 --> 00:02:03.249 align:center [breathes heavily] 00:02:15.803 --> 00:02:17.805 align:center [groaning] 00:02:20.266 --> 00:02:21.851 align:center [panting, groaning] 00:02:23.227 --> 00:02:24.353 align:center [door opens] 00:02:28.440 --> 00:02:31.026 align:center If you plan to ransom me, I have disappointing news. 00:02:31.986 --> 00:02:34.280 align:center I hold no value in my father's eyes. 00:02:34.780 --> 00:02:39.326 align:center Perhaps, I see much more than he does. 00:02:40.327 --> 00:02:43.914 align:center Come, my friend, we have no need for conflict. 00:02:44.999 --> 00:02:48.878 align:center I'm no friend of yours, or your gods. 00:02:50.462 --> 00:02:53.424 align:center You will learn in time. 00:02:53.507 --> 00:02:55.092 align:center [Eshbaal breathing heavily] 00:02:58.137 --> 00:03:00.180 align:center [Eshbaal grunting] 00:03:00.264 --> 00:03:02.766 align:center -[groans, shouts] -[whip cracks] 00:03:06.061 --> 00:03:08.898 align:center Do as you are told, and I will spare you the whip. 00:03:12.359 --> 00:03:14.028 align:center It's not a trick. 00:03:15.195 --> 00:03:16.780 align:center Have your fill. 00:03:20.200 --> 00:03:21.827 align:center [grunting] 00:03:27.750 --> 00:03:33.005 align:center Tell me, Prince, have you ever seen an elephant? 00:03:35.174 --> 00:03:36.842 align:center [sighs] What do you want of me? 00:03:37.468 --> 00:03:43.223 align:center [captor] Enormous, powerful creatures, but easy to tame. 00:03:44.058 --> 00:03:48.729 align:center When they are young, you simply have to tie them to a pole by a rope. 00:03:49.730 --> 00:03:54.568 align:center No matter how much they try, they cannot break their restraint. 00:03:54.652 --> 00:03:59.490 align:center They resist, they fight, but in time they give up. 00:03:59.573 --> 00:04:01.659 align:center [Eshbaal grunting, shouts] 00:04:02.368 --> 00:04:04.119 align:center -[whip cracks] -[grunts] 00:04:04.203 --> 00:04:05.329 align:center Once grown, 00:04:05.412 --> 00:04:11.335 align:center the massive beast can be tied to the same pole by a simple string. 00:04:11.418 --> 00:04:12.544 align:center [Eshbaal grunts, shouts] 00:04:13.796 --> 00:04:19.134 align:center Because it thinks of itself what it has been taught to believe. 00:04:19.218 --> 00:04:20.219 align:center [coughs] 00:04:21.053 --> 00:04:24.807 align:center Power begins in the mind, 00:04:24.890 --> 00:04:27.393 align:center -not in the body. -[whimpers] 00:04:29.186 --> 00:04:32.106 align:center [Eshbaal] What do you want of me? 00:04:33.107 --> 00:04:37.361 align:center [captor] You will suffer until you understand who you really are. 00:04:39.655 --> 00:04:42.074 align:center -[whip cracking] -[Eshbaal grunting, shouts] 00:04:42.157 --> 00:04:43.575 align:center [whimpers] 00:04:50.833 --> 00:04:52.084 align:center [Eshbaal] No more. 00:04:53.419 --> 00:04:54.503 align:center I'll do anything. 00:04:58.340 --> 00:04:59.341 align:center Please. 00:05:08.517 --> 00:05:13.188 align:center Remove his bindings. He is of no threat anymore. 00:05:20.904 --> 00:05:21.905 align:center Sit down. 00:05:29.455 --> 00:05:30.748 align:center Drink. 00:05:37.880 --> 00:05:40.883 align:center [slurping] 00:05:51.226 --> 00:05:53.103 align:center Why do you show me mercy now? 00:05:54.104 --> 00:05:55.105 align:center [scoffs] 00:05:56.857 --> 00:05:58.942 align:center Like the elephant, Eshbaal… 00:06:00.861 --> 00:06:04.740 align:center you ceased resisting the rope that held you back. 00:06:06.158 --> 00:06:08.494 align:center You became compliant, 00:06:08.577 --> 00:06:13.332 align:center allowing lesser men to choose your fate, 00:06:14.041 --> 00:06:15.125 align:center but now… 00:06:18.045 --> 00:06:22.174 align:center it's time for you to decide your path… 00:06:24.551 --> 00:06:28.013 align:center To decide for yourself. 00:06:28.097 --> 00:06:30.015 align:center -[screams, grunts] -[gasps] 00:06:30.099 --> 00:06:33.519 align:center I am loyal to the house of my father, Saul, son of Kish. 00:06:34.103 --> 00:06:35.187 align:center Servant to none. 00:06:41.985 --> 00:06:43.153 align:center I didn't break, Father. 00:06:44.238 --> 00:06:48.242 align:center I killed my captors, freed the other prisoners, 00:06:49.368 --> 00:06:51.245 align:center and together we escaped. 00:06:51.328 --> 00:06:55.249 align:center [inhales deeply] It's quite the story, Eshbaal. 00:06:57.334 --> 00:06:59.294 align:center I passed through the fire, Father. 00:07:00.921 --> 00:07:02.506 align:center Do I not seem different to you? 00:07:03.507 --> 00:07:07.052 align:center A man proves his substance by what he does, not what he says. 00:07:08.887 --> 00:07:13.142 align:center Then allow me to earn your trust… with honesty. 00:07:15.310 --> 00:07:19.189 align:center Before you returned in triumph, I was crowned king by Mother. 00:07:19.273 --> 00:07:21.483 align:center We believed you had been defeated and killed, 00:07:21.984 --> 00:07:25.696 align:center that someone had to step up and lead what was left of our people, and so I did. 00:07:25.779 --> 00:07:28.991 align:center -You took your opportunity. -To protect my queen and your legacy. 00:07:29.074 --> 00:07:32.870 align:center And yet neither of you spoke a word of it until now… 00:07:34.830 --> 00:07:38.458 align:center You think I didn't hear whispers about your coronation? 00:07:40.627 --> 00:07:43.755 align:center There are no secrets that time does not betray, Eshbaal. 00:07:46.842 --> 00:07:48.594 align:center Mother would have told you in time. 00:07:50.929 --> 00:07:52.431 align:center But I am telling you now. 00:07:53.557 --> 00:07:57.144 align:center I have made more mistakes in my life than I care to admit, 00:07:57.227 --> 00:08:00.772 align:center but I promise you I wish to redeem them all. 00:08:01.732 --> 00:08:02.941 align:center How so? 00:08:04.943 --> 00:08:08.071 align:center The woman I defiled and was banished for, 00:08:09.740 --> 00:08:13.911 align:center I will marry her, in accordance with the Law of Moses. 00:08:14.578 --> 00:08:17.247 align:center Ease the burden on our family and the kingdom, 00:08:17.831 --> 00:08:18.916 align:center all for your glory… 00:08:20.584 --> 00:08:21.668 align:center my king. 00:08:42.397 --> 00:08:46.151 align:center David… David. [breathes shakily] 00:08:47.527 --> 00:08:49.029 align:center I'm sorry. [sniffles] 00:08:51.573 --> 00:08:53.283 align:center I don't know why he would do that. 00:08:53.367 --> 00:08:55.452 align:center -My father he's just-- -[shushes] I know. 00:08:55.535 --> 00:08:58.538 align:center [breathes heavily] I don't know what to do now. 00:08:59.373 --> 00:09:01.208 align:center I know. But we cannot give up. 00:09:06.588 --> 00:09:07.589 align:center What are you reading? 00:09:08.590 --> 00:09:10.342 align:center -The story of Joseph. -Mmm. 00:09:10.926 --> 00:09:12.010 align:center It's my favorite. 00:09:13.303 --> 00:09:17.307 align:center -Would you read it to me? -Yes. Yes. 00:09:21.436 --> 00:09:24.523 align:center "And Joseph said to them, do not be afraid… 00:09:27.859 --> 00:09:29.319 align:center Am I in the place of God? 00:09:30.445 --> 00:09:35.242 align:center You intended to harm me, but the Lord used it for good. 00:09:36.034 --> 00:09:38.287 align:center -To…" -"To accomplish what is now being done." 00:09:41.581 --> 00:09:42.791 align:center It's beautiful. 00:09:43.417 --> 00:09:46.336 align:center These words, they give me hope. 00:09:48.088 --> 00:09:49.840 align:center Hope… [chuckles] 00:09:50.799 --> 00:09:52.592 align:center …would be a welcome gift right now. 00:09:53.343 --> 00:09:54.636 align:center Have you spoken to Mirab? 00:09:54.720 --> 00:09:55.971 align:center Not yet. 00:09:56.054 --> 00:10:02.311 align:center I need to speak with my father, uh, but I know all too well how that will go. 00:10:03.061 --> 00:10:04.354 align:center Then let me speak to him. 00:10:05.230 --> 00:10:07.274 align:center You don't know him like I do, David. 00:10:07.357 --> 00:10:09.651 align:center He's… He's stubborn. 00:10:09.735 --> 00:10:12.195 align:center He doesn't listen. [sniffles] 00:10:12.279 --> 00:10:16.366 align:center [breathes shakily] Why is this so difficult? 00:10:17.451 --> 00:10:19.411 align:center [stammers] We'll be fine, don't worry. 00:10:19.494 --> 00:10:22.831 align:center It's like the world has conspired to hold us back. 00:10:23.415 --> 00:10:26.585 align:center [stammers] It's constantly pushing us against the current. 00:10:26.668 --> 00:10:27.878 align:center [sighing] No. 00:10:28.545 --> 00:10:30.964 align:center Well, then we… we will keep swimming. 00:10:32.716 --> 00:10:36.386 align:center Or better yet, we will change the course of the river altogether. 00:10:37.012 --> 00:10:41.016 align:center Mychal, the Lord helped me defeat a giant, 00:10:42.017 --> 00:10:44.394 align:center I'm sure he will help me speak to your father. 00:10:44.478 --> 00:10:45.479 align:center Mmm. 00:10:46.688 --> 00:10:48.065 align:center Well, my father, 00:10:49.274 --> 00:10:51.026 align:center he will not fall so easily. 00:10:52.944 --> 00:10:54.071 align:center What word, Abner? 00:10:54.154 --> 00:10:55.781 align:center Samuel has escaped the city. 00:10:55.864 --> 00:10:58.116 align:center He must have had help to get beyond the walls. 00:10:58.200 --> 00:10:59.534 align:center We held Samuel captive? 00:11:00.243 --> 00:11:03.538 align:center To help him remember the former days, yes. 00:11:03.622 --> 00:11:05.540 align:center I have scouts searching for him. 00:11:06.124 --> 00:11:08.085 align:center Anything more overt could have consequences-- 00:11:08.168 --> 00:11:10.587 align:center The people revere him. As do I. 00:11:10.670 --> 00:11:14.132 align:center That old snake will slither into the grass and bide his time. 00:11:14.216 --> 00:11:15.926 align:center Surely he'll show up at the tabernacle? 00:11:16.009 --> 00:11:18.345 align:center And there he will kiss my ring. 00:11:18.428 --> 00:11:19.513 align:center And if he refuses? 00:11:20.597 --> 00:11:21.598 align:center [Eshbaal] No. 00:11:21.681 --> 00:11:24.101 align:center You cannot harm Samuel, Father. 00:11:24.184 --> 00:11:25.727 align:center People would rise up. 00:11:25.811 --> 00:11:27.687 align:center [clears throat] My king. 00:11:27.771 --> 00:11:29.189 align:center Now is not the time, David. 00:11:29.272 --> 00:11:31.024 align:center What troubles you? Come. 00:11:31.733 --> 00:11:33.318 align:center There has been a great mistake. 00:11:35.404 --> 00:11:36.780 align:center I cannot marry Mirab… 00:11:37.864 --> 00:11:39.449 align:center when it is Mychal who I love. 00:11:40.784 --> 00:11:42.285 align:center She wants us to be together. 00:11:42.369 --> 00:11:45.288 align:center Surely her wishes matter, and-and my choice is-- 00:11:45.372 --> 00:11:47.290 align:center -Choice? -Okay, you should go now. 00:11:47.374 --> 00:11:50.335 align:center No, no, no, Abner. Let me tell you something about "choice." 00:11:51.545 --> 00:11:55.674 align:center Men go to war and death when I order them to. 00:11:55.757 --> 00:11:58.510 align:center I feed my people, or they starve. 00:11:59.094 --> 00:12:04.516 align:center They live free or are enslaved because I choose one way or the other. 00:12:04.599 --> 00:12:08.603 align:center No one dares question the wisdom of my actions. 00:12:08.687 --> 00:12:10.981 align:center Who gave you the right? 00:12:11.982 --> 00:12:15.819 align:center -I only ask that you reconsider. -Reconsider? 00:12:15.902 --> 00:12:19.156 align:center All right, all right. That's enough. 00:12:19.906 --> 00:12:23.535 align:center The King's gratitude is a cup not many get to drink from. 00:12:24.786 --> 00:12:26.037 align:center Try and not choke on it. 00:12:27.497 --> 00:12:28.582 align:center Go. 00:12:38.425 --> 00:12:40.260 align:center Can you believe him? Why would he do this? 00:12:40.343 --> 00:12:43.096 align:center You know what he's like. I'm sure he has his reasons. 00:12:43.180 --> 00:12:48.351 align:center What reasons? David loves me and I love him. Father knows this. 00:12:48.894 --> 00:12:52.063 align:center There…There is no good reason why he would have David marry you. 00:12:53.023 --> 00:12:54.774 align:center [sighs] We should go. 00:12:54.858 --> 00:12:57.861 align:center We should go and talk to him. You know, together. 00:12:57.944 --> 00:12:59.070 align:center We can convince him, 00:12:59.154 --> 00:13:01.114 align:center -get him to come to his senses-- -Will you stop cleaning? 00:13:01.198 --> 00:13:02.199 align:center [sighs] 00:13:03.700 --> 00:13:06.203 align:center -Father has made up his mind. -No. 00:13:06.286 --> 00:13:09.164 align:center And I am the older sister, so it does make sense. 00:13:09.247 --> 00:13:10.624 align:center Mirab. 00:13:10.707 --> 00:13:14.002 align:center Perhaps Father thinks you are too softhearted for David, 00:13:14.085 --> 00:13:16.296 align:center for what he needs to become. 00:13:17.130 --> 00:13:19.549 align:center -Softhearted? -No, relax. 00:13:19.633 --> 00:13:21.343 align:center I didn't mean to offend. 00:13:22.219 --> 00:13:23.887 align:center I'm sure you didn't either. 00:13:24.971 --> 00:13:25.972 align:center Right. 00:13:33.605 --> 00:13:34.689 align:center [sighs] 00:13:34.773 --> 00:13:35.899 align:center [soldiers grunting] 00:13:36.858 --> 00:13:39.069 align:center I cannot marry Mirab. I will not. 00:13:40.111 --> 00:13:41.780 align:center -[grunts] -[Abinadab] David. 00:13:41.863 --> 00:13:43.698 align:center You cannot let frustration distract you. 00:13:43.782 --> 00:13:45.242 align:center [clicks tongue] 00:13:46.576 --> 00:13:48.453 align:center [David grunts] 00:13:48.537 --> 00:13:52.290 align:center -[grunts, breathes heavily] -See? Distracted. 00:13:57.587 --> 00:13:58.922 align:center You're our new commander? 00:13:59.506 --> 00:14:02.217 align:center -I'm David. -Yes, yes, I know who you are. 00:14:03.301 --> 00:14:04.678 align:center It's an honor to serve under you. 00:14:06.346 --> 00:14:07.806 align:center Uriah. 00:14:09.057 --> 00:14:10.433 align:center Uriah. 00:14:10.517 --> 00:14:13.061 align:center And I am Oaz. 00:14:13.144 --> 00:14:14.521 align:center Oaz. 00:14:14.604 --> 00:14:16.147 align:center Nice to meet both of you. 00:14:16.231 --> 00:14:17.816 align:center Thank you for the hand, Uriah. 00:14:17.899 --> 00:14:19.526 align:center [Jonathan] Don't you all have duties? 00:14:20.235 --> 00:14:21.987 align:center -[Oaz grunts] -[Abinadab] My prince. 00:14:24.489 --> 00:14:26.825 align:center -[Jonathan] You're improving. -Am I? 00:14:27.409 --> 00:14:29.035 align:center -No. -[David] Hmm. 00:14:29.119 --> 00:14:33.081 align:center I was disarmed and humiliated more than a few times when I was learning. [sighs] 00:14:33.164 --> 00:14:36.835 align:center Yes, well, you were a boy, not a commander. 00:14:36.918 --> 00:14:38.712 align:center We're all capable of becoming more. 00:14:42.132 --> 00:14:43.550 align:center Take up your sword. 00:14:44.175 --> 00:14:45.176 align:center [David sighs] 00:14:45.260 --> 00:14:47.512 align:center Less sparring, more footwork… 00:14:49.014 --> 00:14:50.015 align:center and balance. 00:14:50.599 --> 00:14:51.683 align:center You see? 00:14:53.310 --> 00:14:55.312 align:center A soldier is not just brute force. 00:14:56.605 --> 00:14:57.814 align:center He is finesse. 00:14:58.398 --> 00:15:00.066 align:center [grunts] You try. 00:15:02.235 --> 00:15:04.696 align:center Keep your weight low, your feet light. 00:15:05.572 --> 00:15:06.656 align:center With confidence. 00:15:06.740 --> 00:15:08.908 align:center You have to trust that you deserve this. 00:15:08.992 --> 00:15:11.077 align:center You see, my father taught me long ago… 00:15:12.579 --> 00:15:14.914 align:center a leader must believe he is cut from that cloth. 00:15:15.498 --> 00:15:17.500 align:center Whether it started as fine silk or wool, 00:15:18.501 --> 00:15:20.211 align:center a king can be fashioned from either. 00:15:24.341 --> 00:15:26.593 align:center [sniffs] Who told you to stop? Keep moving. 00:15:26.676 --> 00:15:28.470 align:center -Oh… Yes. -Again. 00:15:28.553 --> 00:15:30.555 align:center Yes. Let it flow. 00:15:31.431 --> 00:15:32.515 align:center Use your hips. 00:15:32.599 --> 00:15:33.600 align:center Be strong. 00:15:34.768 --> 00:15:36.144 align:center -Let's go. -Mm-hmm. 00:15:36.811 --> 00:15:37.812 align:center Again. 00:15:37.896 --> 00:15:39.898 align:center -Balance. -[groans] 00:15:39.981 --> 00:15:41.983 align:center [Achish grunting] 00:15:50.992 --> 00:15:52.577 align:center -You ready? -It's a bet. Ow! 00:15:53.328 --> 00:15:54.913 align:center [David grunts] 00:15:54.996 --> 00:15:56.998 align:center -[Jonathan] Better. -[chuckles] 00:16:03.046 --> 00:16:05.548 align:center [Jonathan] Pointing towards your enemy always. Nice. 00:16:08.093 --> 00:16:11.054 align:center And forward on the same foot, cut down. 00:16:13.515 --> 00:16:17.644 align:center [grunting, roaring] 00:16:26.194 --> 00:16:28.029 align:center [both grunting, panting] 00:16:28.613 --> 00:16:30.323 align:center -[Jonathan] Good. -[David chuckles] 00:16:31.074 --> 00:16:33.451 align:center -[Jonathan, David grunting] -[swords clashing] 00:16:42.502 --> 00:16:44.087 align:center [Saul] The boy is a natural. 00:16:45.171 --> 00:16:46.631 align:center A hero in the making. 00:16:46.715 --> 00:16:47.757 align:center [Ahinoam] Yes. 00:16:49.092 --> 00:16:53.930 align:center But if he shines too bright even a king may find himself blinded. 00:16:54.681 --> 00:16:56.266 align:center I know what I'm doing. 00:16:58.727 --> 00:17:01.312 align:center And yet you invited chaos into our home. 00:17:01.396 --> 00:17:02.564 align:center Our daughters… 00:17:04.399 --> 00:17:08.528 align:center Why must you make these decisions without discussing with me first? 00:17:09.237 --> 00:17:10.238 align:center [Jonathan] Remember. 00:17:10.864 --> 00:17:12.198 align:center You're right. 00:17:13.908 --> 00:17:16.077 align:center Part of love is trust and honesty. 00:17:16.786 --> 00:17:21.416 align:center A husband and wife should keep no secrets from each other. 00:17:22.709 --> 00:17:23.877 align:center Do you agree? 00:17:29.674 --> 00:17:30.675 align:center Who told you? 00:17:33.136 --> 00:17:34.304 align:center Does it matter? 00:17:34.929 --> 00:17:38.558 align:center I was meaning to tell you myself when the time was right. 00:17:39.225 --> 00:17:40.727 align:center And yet, you did not. 00:17:43.021 --> 00:17:46.024 align:center I understand. You did what you felt you had to. 00:17:52.489 --> 00:17:56.743 align:center But admit it, you did grieve me a bit quickly. 00:17:58.745 --> 00:18:00.538 align:center May I never have to again. 00:18:02.999 --> 00:18:05.251 align:center -[Jonathan, David grunting] -[swords clashing] 00:18:10.507 --> 00:18:12.008 align:center [Saul sighs] 00:18:14.427 --> 00:18:15.720 align:center [Saul] My love… 00:18:18.973 --> 00:18:20.767 align:center Never lie to me again. 00:18:29.859 --> 00:18:31.945 align:center [Abner] Supplies are low with ore. 00:18:32.779 --> 00:18:34.531 align:center We must continue this another time. 00:18:36.616 --> 00:18:38.618 align:center -Give us a few days. -Yes. 00:18:41.204 --> 00:18:42.539 align:center You summoned us, Father? 00:18:42.622 --> 00:18:44.666 align:center There are many matters to be resolved. 00:18:44.749 --> 00:18:46.668 align:center Not least is Eshbaal's return. 00:18:46.751 --> 00:18:49.587 align:center Mmm. So how do we settle the dispute with Yahir? 00:18:49.671 --> 00:18:53.633 align:center Eshbaal will wed Dinah, the daughter of Yahir of Dan. 00:18:55.969 --> 00:18:57.053 align:center This was my decision. 00:18:57.136 --> 00:19:00.181 align:center The Law of Moses will be respected. 00:19:00.265 --> 00:19:02.475 align:center The kingdom will be stronger for it. 00:19:03.560 --> 00:19:06.479 align:center You and your men will escort your brother to negotiate. 00:19:06.563 --> 00:19:08.439 align:center Be wise and respectful. 00:19:09.023 --> 00:19:11.317 align:center Show Yahir we take him seriously. 00:19:12.527 --> 00:19:13.945 align:center David should lead. 00:19:15.697 --> 00:19:18.199 align:center Yes, teach him. 00:19:18.283 --> 00:19:20.201 align:center A leader of men is more than just a warrior. 00:19:21.119 --> 00:19:24.205 align:center You must also be capable of crafting peace. 00:19:24.914 --> 00:19:26.332 align:center Thank you, my king. 00:19:27.792 --> 00:19:29.252 align:center [Abner] You have your orders. 00:19:35.300 --> 00:19:37.260 align:center You're really going to marry her? 00:19:37.760 --> 00:19:40.013 align:center -I thought you said she had a lumpy back. -[scoffs] 00:19:40.096 --> 00:19:42.515 align:center In truth, I don't remember. 00:19:46.644 --> 00:19:48.104 align:center [Mychal] You have everything? 00:19:48.688 --> 00:19:49.772 align:center Be safe. 00:19:57.238 --> 00:19:59.741 align:center You may want to keep a closer eye on him. 00:20:04.203 --> 00:20:05.997 align:center Good luck on your little adventure. 00:20:06.748 --> 00:20:10.084 align:center When you return, we can begin to make arrangements. 00:20:11.127 --> 00:20:13.254 align:center Can't let Eshbaal be the first to marry, can we? 00:20:13.338 --> 00:20:15.882 align:center [chuckles] 00:20:15.965 --> 00:20:17.550 align:center I must be going. 00:20:25.224 --> 00:20:26.225 align:center Hello. 00:20:43.076 --> 00:20:44.202 align:center My queen. 00:20:48.539 --> 00:20:49.791 align:center My friend. 00:20:49.874 --> 00:20:52.543 align:center The king has been restored. 00:20:54.629 --> 00:20:58.716 align:center Now is the time when magic and witchcraft must return to the shadows. 00:21:02.845 --> 00:21:06.641 align:center I'm afraid it is not safe for you to remain here in Gibeah. 00:21:07.392 --> 00:21:09.102 align:center So I am to be banished? 00:21:09.185 --> 00:21:12.355 align:center No. No, this is not a punishment. 00:21:13.189 --> 00:21:14.565 align:center I am protecting both of us. 00:21:16.776 --> 00:21:19.278 align:center I owe you a debt of gratitude… 00:21:20.613 --> 00:21:22.240 align:center for your friendship… 00:21:23.408 --> 00:21:24.617 align:center and discretion. 00:21:28.204 --> 00:21:30.039 align:center If you ever need me again… [shivers] 00:21:31.749 --> 00:21:33.501 align:center I will find you. [chuckles] 00:21:38.339 --> 00:21:39.382 align:center [Besai sniffles] 00:21:55.606 --> 00:21:57.942 align:center -[hooves clattering] -[horses neighing] 00:22:16.044 --> 00:22:18.296 align:center -[grunts, chokes] -[demonic animal sounds] 00:22:19.839 --> 00:22:22.258 align:center -[grunts] -[demonic sounds continue] 00:22:22.341 --> 00:22:25.136 align:center -[growling] -[grunts, whimpers] 00:22:25.219 --> 00:22:27.138 align:center [shouts, groans] 00:22:29.932 --> 00:22:30.933 align:center [grunts] 00:22:35.313 --> 00:22:37.565 align:center [pigeon cooing] 00:22:52.955 --> 00:22:54.582 align:center [door opens] 00:22:56.959 --> 00:22:58.002 align:center [door opens] 00:23:04.967 --> 00:23:06.761 align:center The room has been done already. 00:23:07.720 --> 00:23:10.348 align:center The jeweler has repaired your necklace. 00:23:10.431 --> 00:23:11.682 align:center I was returning it. 00:23:14.644 --> 00:23:17.605 align:center Your duties are with the princesses. See to those. 00:23:17.688 --> 00:23:19.190 align:center Yes, my queen. 00:23:20.525 --> 00:23:21.859 align:center [gasps] 00:23:24.821 --> 00:23:28.574 align:center I trust you've checked every corner for scorpions? 00:23:29.158 --> 00:23:30.827 align:center Scorpions, my queen? 00:23:31.410 --> 00:23:34.372 align:center Yes, elusive little things. 00:23:35.581 --> 00:23:37.917 align:center Crawling through the smallest crack, 00:23:38.793 --> 00:23:41.796 align:center hoping to catch their prey unaware. 00:23:42.380 --> 00:23:47.009 align:center We must be careful to crush them before they can do any harm. 00:23:50.054 --> 00:23:51.222 align:center You're hurting me. 00:23:55.935 --> 00:23:58.354 align:center [gasps, breathes shakily] 00:24:04.068 --> 00:24:08.197 align:center The people would celebrate a union between David and either princess. 00:24:08.281 --> 00:24:09.574 align:center Why can it not be me? 00:24:09.657 --> 00:24:12.827 align:center Even in victory there are still wolves at my door. 00:24:13.786 --> 00:24:16.497 align:center I need the giant killer at my side. 00:24:17.165 --> 00:24:19.000 align:center He is a symbol of God's faith in me. 00:24:19.083 --> 00:24:20.877 align:center [stammers] And I could make him happy. 00:24:21.460 --> 00:24:24.380 align:center [sighs] This is not about making him happy. 00:24:25.006 --> 00:24:30.052 align:center This is about shaping him into the man I need him to become to serve my will. 00:24:30.136 --> 00:24:31.846 align:center -But, Father-- -Mychal. 00:24:32.555 --> 00:24:35.850 align:center I love you with the light of a thousand stars. 00:24:38.895 --> 00:24:40.730 align:center But your sister is right. 00:24:40.813 --> 00:24:42.940 align:center She is the better choice. 00:24:45.067 --> 00:24:48.279 align:center Did Mirab ask you for this? 00:24:48.362 --> 00:24:49.530 align:center She did. 00:24:49.614 --> 00:24:51.032 align:center [gasps] 00:24:51.115 --> 00:24:53.451 align:center It is what best serves our nation. 00:24:54.243 --> 00:24:56.245 align:center My-Mychal. 00:24:56.871 --> 00:24:59.081 align:center [sniffles, breathing shakily] 00:25:02.501 --> 00:25:04.337 align:center -Mirab. -Mychal? [gasps] 00:25:04.420 --> 00:25:06.756 align:center -[exclaims] -[gasps, grunts] 00:25:06.839 --> 00:25:11.260 align:center It's not just… [sobbing] …men who climb ladders to reach their ambition. 00:25:12.428 --> 00:25:14.180 align:center It's petty sisters too. 00:25:15.556 --> 00:25:18.017 align:center [crying] 00:25:22.521 --> 00:25:25.399 align:center [horses neighing] 00:25:29.237 --> 00:25:30.738 align:center How much further 'til Dan? 00:25:32.531 --> 00:25:35.159 align:center Are you finding horse riding uncomfortable, brother? 00:25:36.369 --> 00:25:39.372 align:center Or we could always arrange a donkey for you. 00:25:40.373 --> 00:25:41.624 align:center Or you could just walk. 00:25:46.170 --> 00:25:49.048 align:center Your brother does not hide his jealousy well. 00:25:49.131 --> 00:25:50.132 align:center [scoffs] 00:25:50.716 --> 00:25:52.593 align:center I didn't ask to be in command of him. 00:25:53.219 --> 00:25:55.263 align:center I just want him to think I'm worthy. 00:25:57.098 --> 00:25:59.558 align:center Well, if you seek it from those who won't give it, 00:26:00.768 --> 00:26:02.436 align:center it says more about you than them. 00:26:07.275 --> 00:26:10.361 align:center So, do you know how much further to Dan? 00:26:18.119 --> 00:26:22.623 align:center Make way for the princes of Israel, Jonathan and Eshbaal. 00:26:23.666 --> 00:26:24.792 align:center [guard] In what cause? 00:26:24.875 --> 00:26:27.545 align:center An audience with your lord, Yahir of Dan. 00:26:31.507 --> 00:26:33.634 align:center [guard] You won't find him at his court. 00:26:33.718 --> 00:26:34.969 align:center He's in the woods beyond. 00:26:53.612 --> 00:26:56.073 align:center [Jonathan] No matter what happens, don't lose your temper. 00:26:56.157 --> 00:26:58.409 align:center When do I ever lose my temper, my prince? 00:27:03.039 --> 00:27:04.040 align:center Yahir of Dan. 00:27:04.582 --> 00:27:07.668 align:center I heard that a little dog was on the loose again. 00:27:07.752 --> 00:27:09.754 align:center Come to grovel at my feet, hmm? 00:27:09.837 --> 00:27:12.131 align:center [Jonathan] We are here on the orders of your king. 00:27:12.214 --> 00:27:15.301 align:center Oh? The same king whose wife ordered her son into banishment 00:27:15.384 --> 00:27:16.635 align:center for his sins against my house? 00:27:16.719 --> 00:27:18.220 align:center Yet there he is. 00:27:18.304 --> 00:27:19.680 align:center We only wish to talk. 00:27:20.264 --> 00:27:21.474 align:center We're not talking. 00:27:22.224 --> 00:27:23.225 align:center We're hunting. 00:27:23.934 --> 00:27:25.227 align:center Hunting what? 00:27:26.020 --> 00:27:27.396 align:center Wild boar. 00:27:27.897 --> 00:27:29.148 align:center Boar is unclean. 00:27:30.775 --> 00:27:34.403 align:center You invoke the law to me while standing beside your brother who broke it? 00:27:35.404 --> 00:27:36.906 align:center Still, we don't eat it, 00:27:37.490 --> 00:27:41.535 align:center but the Philistines do, and they have metal to trade for it. 00:27:41.619 --> 00:27:42.620 align:center Brother. 00:27:44.580 --> 00:27:46.457 align:center I offer what you first requested. 00:27:47.625 --> 00:27:50.628 align:center A union by marriage of our two houses. 00:27:51.253 --> 00:27:52.254 align:center [grunts] 00:27:53.464 --> 00:27:58.344 align:center No, I am not interested in lifting your shame. 00:27:59.220 --> 00:28:01.514 align:center Do not turn your back on your prince. 00:28:03.682 --> 00:28:05.684 align:center Perhaps, uh, I could speak with Dinah. 00:28:07.520 --> 00:28:10.564 align:center -Ask her thoughts? -[scoffs] When did her thoughts matter? 00:28:11.941 --> 00:28:14.944 align:center I think you have traveled many miles for nothing. 00:28:15.027 --> 00:28:17.071 align:center Best be on your way. 00:28:18.322 --> 00:28:21.075 align:center [whispering] 00:28:22.451 --> 00:28:25.079 align:center Are you the one they call the giant killer? 00:28:26.205 --> 00:28:27.915 align:center Actually, it's, uh, giant slayer. 00:28:28.666 --> 00:28:31.335 align:center Yes, I am David. 00:28:31.419 --> 00:28:34.880 align:center I wonder if you are as quick with a blade as you are with a sling? 00:28:36.090 --> 00:28:37.550 align:center Only one way to find out. 00:28:38.968 --> 00:28:39.969 align:center Join me. 00:28:40.511 --> 00:28:42.430 align:center I will not hunt an unclean animal. 00:28:44.140 --> 00:28:45.266 align:center Very well. 00:28:46.183 --> 00:28:48.018 align:center But you walk, don't you? 00:28:51.814 --> 00:28:53.190 align:center Come. 00:28:53.274 --> 00:28:54.358 align:center Let's hunt! 00:28:59.363 --> 00:29:00.489 align:center Quiet now. 00:29:01.365 --> 00:29:03.492 align:center Boars are clever animals. 00:29:04.910 --> 00:29:06.287 align:center Dangerous too, when cornered. 00:29:06.871 --> 00:29:08.456 align:center [scoffs] Much like the king. 00:29:08.539 --> 00:29:10.040 align:center [chuckles] 00:29:11.083 --> 00:29:12.126 align:center [boar grunting] 00:29:12.877 --> 00:29:14.253 align:center [shushes] 00:29:15.921 --> 00:29:17.465 align:center [grunting continues] 00:29:28.184 --> 00:29:30.978 align:center [boar grunts loudly] 00:29:32.104 --> 00:29:33.397 align:center [boar squeals] 00:29:34.023 --> 00:29:35.191 align:center [grunts] 00:29:37.359 --> 00:29:40.112 align:center -[hunter grunting] -[boar squealing] 00:29:42.573 --> 00:29:44.992 align:center [boar croaking] 00:29:45.993 --> 00:29:46.994 align:center [grunts] 00:29:47.912 --> 00:29:49.747 align:center Dead by my blade! 00:29:49.830 --> 00:29:52.333 align:center [soldiers cheering] 00:29:53.083 --> 00:29:54.210 align:center Dinah, 00:29:54.710 --> 00:29:57.046 align:center we have royal company. 00:29:58.380 --> 00:30:00.799 align:center Here to beg for your dainty hand. 00:30:05.429 --> 00:30:07.014 align:center You don't remember me? 00:30:11.227 --> 00:30:13.354 align:center [Jonathan] Well, the king has secured a great victory. 00:30:13.437 --> 00:30:17.233 align:center The leaders who did not support him in his hour of need, they face consequences. 00:30:17.316 --> 00:30:19.026 align:center [chuckles] 00:30:19.109 --> 00:30:20.569 align:center Are you threatening me? 00:30:22.696 --> 00:30:24.365 align:center We're handing you an opportunity. 00:30:24.448 --> 00:30:28.035 align:center Marrying Eshbaal and Dinah could prove mutually beneficial. 00:30:29.703 --> 00:30:31.288 align:center [chuckles] 00:30:31.372 --> 00:30:33.916 align:center After a war, a king has debts. 00:30:34.500 --> 00:30:37.419 align:center What better way to pay them than lean on the wealthiest leader in all the land? 00:30:38.921 --> 00:30:42.174 align:center And yet your mother… [spits] 00:30:43.509 --> 00:30:44.510 align:center …disrespected me. 00:30:44.593 --> 00:30:46.845 align:center Yeah, a mistake she regrets. I assure you. 00:30:50.266 --> 00:30:52.935 align:center What of you, giant slayer? 00:30:53.018 --> 00:30:54.853 align:center What wisdom do you have for me? 00:31:00.734 --> 00:31:02.361 align:center You spoke of disrespect before. 00:31:03.696 --> 00:31:05.239 align:center It is a feeling I know well. 00:31:06.699 --> 00:31:12.204 align:center All my life, so many voices telling me I was less than who I know I am. 00:31:12.955 --> 00:31:16.792 align:center But I chose to draw strength from their words, and not be wounded by them. 00:31:18.210 --> 00:31:19.420 align:center To rise above. 00:31:23.549 --> 00:31:24.550 align:center Well said. 00:31:26.218 --> 00:31:29.972 align:center You could reject the king's offer, and gain nothing. 00:31:31.765 --> 00:31:34.685 align:center Or you could show strength and see what there is to gain. 00:31:38.230 --> 00:31:40.190 align:center Surely, profit heals many wounds. 00:31:41.400 --> 00:31:44.737 align:center Huh? [chuckles] 00:31:45.237 --> 00:31:47.364 align:center Spoken like a true man of commerce. 00:31:48.365 --> 00:31:49.408 align:center I'd be careful. 00:31:50.451 --> 00:31:52.870 align:center This one's more of a leader than he yet realizes. 00:31:52.953 --> 00:31:54.163 align:center [chuckles] 00:32:13.515 --> 00:32:14.975 align:center You're quite handy with that. 00:32:18.687 --> 00:32:19.813 align:center For a woman? 00:32:20.397 --> 00:32:21.398 align:center For anyone. 00:32:22.900 --> 00:32:24.610 align:center Were you not joining in the celebration? 00:32:26.111 --> 00:32:27.946 align:center It was your kill after all. 00:32:28.030 --> 00:32:30.324 align:center That's not how my father tells it. 00:32:37.456 --> 00:32:38.957 align:center I am sorry, Dinah… 00:32:41.794 --> 00:32:43.671 align:center for all the shame I brought upon you. 00:32:46.799 --> 00:32:47.925 align:center Careful, Eshbaal… 00:32:50.427 --> 00:32:52.429 align:center I've already gutted one pig today. 00:32:56.141 --> 00:32:59.144 align:center I've heard the stories about how your father treats you. 00:33:00.729 --> 00:33:02.314 align:center I wasn't the son he wanted. 00:33:03.357 --> 00:33:07.569 align:center [inhales deeply] I'm the one enduring symbol of his failures. 00:33:08.529 --> 00:33:09.697 align:center Well, that we share. 00:33:12.825 --> 00:33:14.743 align:center Perhaps together we could change it? 00:33:15.953 --> 00:33:18.789 align:center I'm not marrying you, Eshbaal, just so you can escape the Law of Moses. 00:33:18.872 --> 00:33:20.958 align:center No, it would be an escape for both of us. 00:33:22.167 --> 00:33:25.087 align:center You don't like me. [chuckles] Fair enough. 00:33:25.170 --> 00:33:27.965 align:center But marriage doesn't have to be for love. 00:33:28.048 --> 00:33:33.470 align:center -Oh, whisper in my ear, sweet prince. -[chuckles] Dinah. 00:33:34.012 --> 00:33:39.476 align:center Dinah, I'm giving you the chance at freedom from this place. 00:33:41.103 --> 00:33:42.104 align:center Take it. 00:33:51.864 --> 00:33:53.449 align:center I will not birth you an heir. 00:33:54.366 --> 00:33:56.034 align:center And I want a stallion, 00:33:56.118 --> 00:33:59.329 align:center along with the king's grace to go hunting as much as I like. 00:33:59.413 --> 00:34:01.081 align:center Those are my terms. 00:34:03.292 --> 00:34:04.543 align:center Of course. 00:34:12.384 --> 00:34:13.594 align:center And, Eshbaal… 00:34:15.387 --> 00:34:17.139 align:center I won't pretend to love you. 00:34:19.349 --> 00:34:20.851 align:center I don't have it in me. 00:34:34.114 --> 00:34:37.576 align:center [gasps, pants] 00:34:37.659 --> 00:34:40.370 align:center Abner… [breathing shakily] 00:34:43.832 --> 00:34:45.167 align:center Is it come to this? 00:34:47.461 --> 00:34:48.921 align:center I wish there was another way. 00:34:50.047 --> 00:34:52.216 align:center So you're just another knife for the king? 00:34:53.550 --> 00:34:57.012 align:center A tool for his aimless wrath? 00:34:58.013 --> 00:34:59.014 align:center I swore an oath. 00:35:00.140 --> 00:35:04.228 align:center We are kin, Abner. Blood means more than oaths. 00:35:06.271 --> 00:35:08.690 align:center You used to be noble. [gasps] 00:35:09.483 --> 00:35:12.277 align:center Please. Please, Abner. 00:35:12.361 --> 00:35:14.613 align:center -[Abner inhales sharply, grunts] -[Besai gasps] 00:35:16.281 --> 00:35:19.117 align:center You get out of here. Get out of Israel. 00:35:19.701 --> 00:35:23.205 align:center Say a word to no one, or I will find you and I will kill you. 00:35:24.206 --> 00:35:25.207 align:center Go! 00:35:26.667 --> 00:35:29.211 align:center Goodbye, Abner. [pants] 00:35:34.466 --> 00:35:36.301 align:center -[metal rasps] -[Besai grunts, gasps] 00:35:41.014 --> 00:35:43.350 align:center [Besai choking] 00:35:46.186 --> 00:35:48.939 align:center [Besai gasping] 00:36:16.383 --> 00:36:17.509 align:center [Mirab] More wine. 00:36:42.367 --> 00:36:46.204 align:center It appears there is no more for you to take, sister. 00:37:06.224 --> 00:37:08.310 align:center [stammers] I'll do this. Thank you. 00:37:13.190 --> 00:37:14.566 align:center Where is your father? 00:37:15.233 --> 00:37:16.652 align:center I'm not sure. 00:37:19.363 --> 00:37:20.656 align:center [sighs] 00:37:26.495 --> 00:37:30.749 align:center I wish I could make things easier for you, but… 00:37:33.961 --> 00:37:35.545 align:center we all have obligations. 00:37:36.171 --> 00:37:40.467 align:center Please, Mother, I do not need one more person telling me to get over this. 00:37:40.550 --> 00:37:43.387 align:center It's so much more than that. 00:37:43.470 --> 00:37:47.307 align:center You saw your father before the battle? How far he's fallen? 00:37:48.725 --> 00:37:51.311 align:center And part of his torment was of your making. 00:37:51.979 --> 00:37:54.815 align:center -Spells and witchcraft-- -Hush now. 00:37:54.898 --> 00:37:58.485 align:center [scoffs] They weren't even legal, but you saw fit to change that, 00:37:58.568 --> 00:37:59.778 align:center -didn't you? -[gasps] 00:38:01.113 --> 00:38:02.280 align:center Where did you hear that? 00:38:02.364 --> 00:38:05.325 align:center Ahimelech. He was-- [grunts] 00:38:05.409 --> 00:38:08.161 align:center -Leave us. -[grunts, exhales sharply] 00:38:12.124 --> 00:38:16.169 align:center [whispering] You will never speak of this again to anyone. 00:38:17.212 --> 00:38:19.506 align:center I know what you did, Mother. 00:38:19.589 --> 00:38:23.093 align:center And poor Ahimelech was made to transcribe your sin. 00:38:26.054 --> 00:38:29.599 align:center [whispering] One day you will know what it feels like 00:38:30.475 --> 00:38:35.272 align:center to make terrible decisions in order to save the ones you love. 00:38:37.232 --> 00:38:38.942 align:center Do you care about this family? 00:38:41.945 --> 00:38:43.113 align:center Of course I do. 00:38:44.281 --> 00:38:48.035 align:center Then you will respect your father's decision… 00:38:50.454 --> 00:38:51.997 align:center and let this go. 00:38:55.250 --> 00:38:56.251 align:center All right. 00:39:05.427 --> 00:39:06.428 align:center [sighs] 00:39:11.683 --> 00:39:13.477 align:center [Jonathan] Well handled, David. 00:39:14.811 --> 00:39:16.897 align:center Yahir would have turned us away but for you. 00:39:16.980 --> 00:39:18.273 align:center I only told him the truth. 00:39:18.356 --> 00:39:23.320 align:center No. No, you offered him an alternative. Found a middle path. 00:39:23.403 --> 00:39:27.324 align:center I suppose I learned that from my mother. She was a woman of patience. 00:39:27.407 --> 00:39:30.243 align:center Perhaps, but you have something that cannot be taught. 00:39:31.870 --> 00:39:32.996 align:center Conviction. 00:39:34.414 --> 00:39:38.085 align:center You see, soldiers, they'll follow orders without respecting their leader. 00:39:39.127 --> 00:39:42.714 align:center But if you can convince them that you would just as willingly die in their cause 00:39:42.798 --> 00:39:44.049 align:center as you would your own, 00:39:44.841 --> 00:39:47.552 align:center those men would follow you into the fires of hell. 00:40:06.363 --> 00:40:10.367 align:center I thought I was being called to breakfast, just the two of us. 00:40:11.034 --> 00:40:13.161 align:center Didn't we agree no more secrets? 00:40:14.538 --> 00:40:18.750 align:center And yet you took my signet ring from my finger while I suffered. 00:40:18.834 --> 00:40:21.461 align:center Changed my law without consent! 00:40:27.342 --> 00:40:31.930 align:center [Ahinoam] I had no other choice. I was protecting you. 00:40:32.514 --> 00:40:36.726 align:center I told you not to lie to me, and yet here we are again. 00:40:38.103 --> 00:40:41.565 align:center You were foolish to assume someone wouldn't reveal the truth to me. 00:40:46.945 --> 00:40:50.365 align:center A scorpion… after all. 00:40:54.286 --> 00:40:55.704 align:center Saul… 00:41:00.667 --> 00:41:04.296 align:center I made a mistake. It pains me. 00:41:04.880 --> 00:41:08.008 align:center You will not accompany me and our family to the tabernacle. 00:41:09.009 --> 00:41:15.265 align:center Instead, you will remain in the palace and consider how you wish to carry on… 00:41:17.309 --> 00:41:19.686 align:center Of all the dangers I face, 00:41:21.354 --> 00:41:23.106 align:center I never believed you would be one. 00:41:23.190 --> 00:41:24.316 align:center [gasps] 00:41:29.112 --> 00:41:30.447 align:center -Saul-- -Go! 00:41:31.781 --> 00:41:33.283 align:center Now! 00:41:36.494 --> 00:41:37.495 align:center Kezia. 00:41:40.207 --> 00:41:41.333 align:center You stay. 00:42:14.741 --> 00:42:17.285 align:center Whoa, whoa, whoa. Whoa, whoa. 00:42:23.917 --> 00:42:24.918 align:center What is it? 00:42:25.585 --> 00:42:27.504 align:center Why are the guards no longer standing watch? 00:42:53.738 --> 00:42:54.864 align:center [grunts] 00:42:55.365 --> 00:42:56.366 align:center [gasps] 00:42:56.449 --> 00:42:58.034 align:center [grunting] 00:42:58.118 --> 00:43:00.870 align:center -Take arms! Take arms! -[choking] 00:43:05.417 --> 00:43:06.876 align:center [soldiers shouting] 00:43:12.924 --> 00:43:14.843 align:center [grunting] 00:43:14.926 --> 00:43:18.221 align:center [grunts, yells] 00:43:28.148 --> 00:43:29.357 align:center Abi, hold him up! 00:43:29.441 --> 00:43:31.443 align:center [panting] 00:43:51.546 --> 00:43:52.839 align:center [Jonathan chokes, grunts] 00:43:54.924 --> 00:43:56.468 align:center [grunting] 00:43:56.551 --> 00:43:59.054 align:center [Eshbaal] Jonathan! Get him down! 00:44:00.138 --> 00:44:01.264 align:center [screams] 00:44:19.949 --> 00:44:22.619 align:center [yells, distorted] 00:44:24.329 --> 00:44:25.955 align:center [thud, distorted] 00:44:32.879 --> 00:44:34.964 align:center [yells, distorted] 00:44:35.632 --> 00:44:38.301 align:center [pants, grunts] 00:44:38.843 --> 00:44:40.553 align:center -[shouts] -[assailant groans] 00:44:42.263 --> 00:44:43.264 align:center [breathes heavily] 00:44:58.071 --> 00:44:59.656 align:center -[screams] -[thud] 00:44:59.739 --> 00:45:02.492 align:center [gasping, coughing] 00:45:04.369 --> 00:45:06.871 align:center [soldiers shouting, clamoring] 00:45:13.795 --> 00:45:15.630 align:center [yells, grunts] 00:45:35.900 --> 00:45:37.735 align:center [grunting] 00:45:37.819 --> 00:45:40.321 align:center [groans, grunts] 00:45:44.659 --> 00:45:46.661 align:center [grunts, pants] 00:45:47.829 --> 00:45:51.249 align:center [groans, grunts] 00:45:52.709 --> 00:45:55.003 align:center [screams] 00:46:12.687 --> 00:46:13.897 align:center [grunts] 00:46:15.773 --> 00:46:18.193 align:center [sighs, pants] 00:46:23.948 --> 00:46:26.951 align:center -[people clamoring] -[horn resounds] 00:46:27.035 --> 00:46:28.161 align:center I think there's something wrong. 00:46:28.244 --> 00:46:31.122 align:center My princess, my name is Sara. I am a healer. I can help. 00:46:31.915 --> 00:46:34.626 align:center -[horses neighing] -[soldiers clamoring, groaning] 00:46:37.837 --> 00:46:39.464 align:center Mychal, help me. 00:46:41.424 --> 00:46:42.425 align:center Right here. 00:46:44.469 --> 00:46:45.887 align:center Sara… 00:46:47.013 --> 00:46:48.473 align:center Are you injured? 00:46:48.556 --> 00:46:49.599 align:center Not this time. 00:46:50.725 --> 00:46:53.019 align:center Then help us. Come. 00:46:55.230 --> 00:46:58.316 align:center Who would be so bold to attack a royal convoy? 00:46:58.399 --> 00:47:00.026 align:center They weren't Philistines. 00:47:00.109 --> 00:47:01.903 align:center More like a band of cutthroats. 00:47:01.986 --> 00:47:03.571 align:center With what intent? 00:47:03.655 --> 00:47:04.739 align:center [Abner] Kill a prince. 00:47:05.323 --> 00:47:07.492 align:center Rob one of the wealthiest lords in the kingdom. 00:47:07.575 --> 00:47:09.244 align:center [Jonathan] Whatever they wanted, 00:47:09.744 --> 00:47:11.412 align:center Yahir is the one who is dead. 00:47:11.496 --> 00:47:13.498 align:center And with him dies your accuser, Eshbaal. 00:47:14.541 --> 00:47:15.875 align:center I want answers, Abner. 00:47:16.459 --> 00:47:20.213 align:center Otherwise, allies of Yahir will suspect I had something to do with this. 00:47:20.880 --> 00:47:22.549 align:center -Go. -Yes, sir. 00:47:26.928 --> 00:47:28.221 align:center My king, may I have a moment? 00:47:28.304 --> 00:47:31.724 align:center Please, don't ask once again to marry Mychal. 00:47:31.808 --> 00:47:33.768 align:center No, my king, I come with a different request. 00:47:35.395 --> 00:47:40.316 align:center If I am to be joined with your family, I ask that you grant me time. 00:47:41.693 --> 00:47:45.405 align:center Like any good son, I wish my father to be here to bless my union. 00:47:46.364 --> 00:47:49.993 align:center But he and my family are still grieving the loss of my brother Nathaneel. 00:47:50.076 --> 00:47:51.953 align:center He will be remembered with honor. 00:47:55.373 --> 00:47:57.000 align:center More than this, 00:47:57.083 --> 00:48:00.545 align:center I know that Mychal and Mirab have different feelings about the marriage. 00:48:00.628 --> 00:48:03.840 align:center And they shouldn't be rushed to accept the wisdom of your choice. 00:48:06.134 --> 00:48:08.761 align:center And I… I need time 00:48:09.596 --> 00:48:12.890 align:center to become a commander and prince worthy of your house. 00:48:13.975 --> 00:48:14.976 align:center Hmm. 00:48:15.059 --> 00:48:18.896 align:center Your charm worked on Yahir, but I am not so easy. 00:48:18.980 --> 00:48:21.858 align:center [sighs] Consider this a compromise. 00:48:22.358 --> 00:48:23.610 align:center A middle path. 00:48:25.194 --> 00:48:27.655 align:center What I ask for is fair and compassionate. 00:48:28.698 --> 00:48:30.325 align:center Surely, a great king is both. 00:48:32.535 --> 00:48:33.661 align:center Very well. 00:48:36.080 --> 00:48:40.043 align:center For the sake of all, we will take time for the wedding. 00:48:41.586 --> 00:48:44.422 align:center Thank you. Thank you, my king. 00:48:46.799 --> 00:48:47.884 align:center But know this. 00:48:50.219 --> 00:48:53.222 align:center You still have much to learn. Hmm? 00:49:01.356 --> 00:49:05.902 align:center It's my mother's, so don't tell anyone. 00:49:07.862 --> 00:49:08.905 align:center Perfect. 00:49:12.533 --> 00:49:13.951 align:center [knocks on door] 00:49:18.956 --> 00:49:20.875 align:center -[whispers] I will let you talk. -Mmm. 00:49:21.959 --> 00:49:22.960 align:center Thank you. 00:49:23.836 --> 00:49:24.879 align:center Dinah… 00:49:28.132 --> 00:49:29.133 align:center Please. 00:49:36.307 --> 00:49:42.146 align:center I am truly sorry we could not protect your father, but with his death… 00:49:43.564 --> 00:49:45.316 align:center it will not be safe for you to return home. 00:49:46.442 --> 00:49:49.779 align:center Without a male heir, other nobles in your tribe will surely claim leadership. 00:49:49.862 --> 00:49:51.906 align:center Not a noble man amongst them. 00:49:51.989 --> 00:49:53.282 align:center And you would be easy prey. 00:49:53.366 --> 00:49:55.118 align:center Not so easy, and they know it. 00:49:55.201 --> 00:50:01.040 align:center [chuckles] Dinah, we both know a giant fell to a lesser man. 00:50:01.791 --> 00:50:03.501 align:center You must remain here. 00:50:03.584 --> 00:50:08.131 align:center The king will quickly tire of my company. He has no duty to me. 00:50:08.631 --> 00:50:10.758 align:center To the daughter of a fallen lord, no. 00:50:11.509 --> 00:50:12.927 align:center But to the wife of a prince? 00:50:13.553 --> 00:50:16.222 align:center I am in no need of your charity, Eshbaal. 00:50:16.305 --> 00:50:20.268 align:center [sighs] No, it's… [sighs] …it's more than that. I, uh… 00:50:23.062 --> 00:50:24.397 align:center I find you… 00:50:29.610 --> 00:50:30.737 align:center intriguing. 00:50:42.665 --> 00:50:43.666 align:center You know… 00:50:46.169 --> 00:50:48.004 align:center you never defiled me that night. 00:50:50.673 --> 00:50:53.676 align:center Drunk, full of the urge. 00:50:54.385 --> 00:50:56.804 align:center But you fell asleep at my side. 00:50:59.140 --> 00:51:02.310 align:center But your father, that… [scoffs] …that was his entire claim. 00:51:02.393 --> 00:51:08.191 align:center Yes, because he believed it happened even though I told him it did not. 00:51:09.692 --> 00:51:14.113 align:center You gave him an opportunity to rid himself of me and extort the king. 00:51:17.033 --> 00:51:18.075 align:center Eshbaal… 00:51:19.827 --> 00:51:21.287 align:center you owe me nothing. 00:51:26.751 --> 00:51:27.752 align:center Wait. 00:51:30.880 --> 00:51:32.465 align:center We owe it to ourselves then, 00:51:34.008 --> 00:51:36.093 align:center to become more than our fathers expected. 00:51:36.636 --> 00:51:38.638 align:center Together we can have a second chance. 00:51:39.680 --> 00:51:41.098 align:center We marry tomorrow. 00:51:41.849 --> 00:51:45.770 align:center Under the circumstances, we need no ceremony. 00:51:46.687 --> 00:51:48.272 align:center This is what I offer. 00:51:57.990 --> 00:51:59.158 align:center Can I tend to it? 00:52:01.577 --> 00:52:03.663 align:center I've just boiled this. It's cleaner. 00:52:04.205 --> 00:52:05.581 align:center [chuckles] 00:52:12.463 --> 00:52:14.006 align:center It seems to be healing nicely. 00:52:14.090 --> 00:52:16.217 align:center Well, it was tended to by an excellent healer. 00:52:17.510 --> 00:52:18.511 align:center Tell me. 00:52:20.304 --> 00:52:22.682 align:center Wise, yet defiant. 00:52:24.308 --> 00:52:26.727 align:center Perhaps not properly yet seen for her value. 00:52:31.899 --> 00:52:33.067 align:center Beautiful. 00:52:36.529 --> 00:52:38.614 align:center I would like to meet this healer. 00:52:38.698 --> 00:52:40.283 align:center -Well, you should. -[chuckles] 00:52:43.160 --> 00:52:44.579 align:center Why did you decide to come? 00:52:46.163 --> 00:52:50.418 align:center Your brother sent messengers and gifts on your behalf. 00:52:50.501 --> 00:52:52.962 align:center -Unrelenting, really. -[sighs] 00:52:53.796 --> 00:52:59.135 align:center But in truth, I couldn't stop wondering if you'd recovered. 00:53:00.553 --> 00:53:02.555 align:center So, I thought I would see for myself. 00:53:04.765 --> 00:53:05.766 align:center Up. 00:53:16.611 --> 00:53:17.612 align:center It seems you have. 00:53:23.659 --> 00:53:24.827 align:center Mostly. 00:53:25.995 --> 00:53:26.996 align:center Not fully. 00:53:28.915 --> 00:53:30.750 align:center That will take a great deal of time. 00:53:35.546 --> 00:53:40.676 align:center I'm a very slow healer… and I need constant care. 00:54:06.744 --> 00:54:10.331 align:center Ah! The ruthless warrior. 00:54:10.831 --> 00:54:13.668 align:center [chuckles] I am here for the king. 00:54:14.335 --> 00:54:16.587 align:center And what business do you have with the king? 00:54:16.671 --> 00:54:21.801 align:center I offer information in exchange for his grace. Now step aside. 00:54:24.220 --> 00:54:29.892 align:center You attempted a mutiny on the battlefield, traitor. 00:54:30.851 --> 00:54:35.022 align:center Whatever you have to say to the king, you will first say to me. 00:54:38.275 --> 00:54:39.276 align:center [scoffs] 00:54:45.449 --> 00:54:49.912 align:center My king, Adriel brings important news. 00:54:49.996 --> 00:54:52.206 align:center My king, please… 00:54:53.124 --> 00:54:57.461 align:center I kneel at your feet to beg of your mercy. 00:55:00.172 --> 00:55:01.173 align:center My king. 00:55:13.686 --> 00:55:14.729 align:center [shouts] 00:55:14.812 --> 00:55:16.147 align:center [gasps, breathing shakily] 00:55:19.650 --> 00:55:20.651 align:center Please. 00:55:22.278 --> 00:55:25.239 align:center You know well the punishment for traitors. 00:55:25.322 --> 00:55:28.034 align:center But what if I had information that would prove my loyalty? 00:55:28.117 --> 00:55:29.994 align:center Information of what kind? 00:55:30.828 --> 00:55:33.414 align:center [Adriel] I saw Samuel come to Bethlehem. 00:55:33.998 --> 00:55:36.333 align:center I know which house he visited. 00:55:40.087 --> 00:55:45.134 align:center My king, I know who he anointed. hlehem.