WEBVTT 00:04.463 --> 00:06.507 [Saul] Previously on House Of David… 00:06.590 --> 00:08.801 [Dinah] I don't understand why your father trusts him. 00:08.884 --> 00:11.387 Doeg? No, we don't trust him, but he is useful. 00:11.470 --> 00:12.638 I'm worried. 00:12.722 --> 00:14.014 [David] I wish I could explain. 00:14.098 --> 00:17.184 I only ever asked you for one thing, to not embarrass me. 00:17.268 --> 00:18.561 I know about the anointing. 00:18.644 --> 00:22.898 When you sit on your throne, remember who protected you. 00:22.982 --> 00:25.526 Give David what he wants. Let him marry Mychal. 00:25.609 --> 00:28.863 But only after he completes one last mission. 00:28.946 --> 00:30.197 One he will not survive. 00:30.281 --> 00:32.283 Did you tell David he could marry me? 00:32.366 --> 00:33.534 I did. 00:33.617 --> 00:35.578 He is first proving his worth. 00:35.661 --> 00:37.371 Something's not right here. 00:37.455 --> 00:38.789 -It's a trap! -[yells] 00:41.000 --> 00:42.126 Burn them alive. 00:42.710 --> 00:47.631 Giant slayer! Your king betrayed you! Why do you fight for him? 00:48.257 --> 00:51.510 My king. The Philistine Forge is no more. 00:51.594 --> 00:54.138 I will have Mychal's hand in marriage. 00:54.221 --> 00:55.473 It will be done. 00:55.556 --> 00:58.434 I want you out of this house! 00:59.685 --> 01:00.895 You are banished! 01:08.986 --> 01:13.324 [Mychal] "He will love you and bless you and increase your numbers. 01:13.908 --> 01:17.787 He will bless the fruit of your womb, the crops of your land, 01:18.329 --> 01:21.749 the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks. 01:22.750 --> 01:26.337 In the land he swore to your ancestors to give you. 01:27.880 --> 01:29.924 Listen to my words. 01:30.633 --> 01:32.593 When there is a prophet among you, 01:32.676 --> 01:36.972 I, the Lord, will reveal myself to them in visions. 01:37.807 --> 01:40.518 I will speak to them in dreams. 01:41.101 --> 01:44.897 And in the towns of Judah and the streets which are deserted, 01:45.689 --> 01:49.610 there will be heard once more the sounds of joy, gladness. 01:49.693 --> 01:54.448 -[Adriel] A donkey could do it in one day. -Voices of the bride and the bridegroom. 01:55.866 --> 01:58.327 Take water for you and the horse. Go. 01:59.787 --> 02:00.871 Here. 02:02.748 --> 02:05.084 [sighs, chuckles] 02:09.088 --> 02:10.130 What is it? 02:10.714 --> 02:12.925 [sighs] An invitation. 02:13.884 --> 02:16.679 The Giant Slayer will wed the princess. 02:18.639 --> 02:19.765 [Jordan] It is Mychal. 02:20.641 --> 02:23.394 A new dawn in Israel. 02:39.326 --> 02:41.161 -[grunts] -[groans] 02:41.245 --> 02:43.289 [breathing heavily] 02:45.124 --> 02:46.584 -[grunts] -[groans] 02:47.418 --> 02:48.919 [breathing heavily] 02:50.004 --> 02:51.046 -[grunts] -[shouts] 02:51.755 --> 02:53.507 [breathes heavily] 03:01.390 --> 03:04.643 [soldier] The silos! They're burning! 03:05.936 --> 03:06.937 Hurry, quick! 03:09.690 --> 03:11.108 Fire! Fire! 03:14.486 --> 03:17.781 Fetch water! Hurry! [speaks indistinctly] 03:19.158 --> 03:20.659 Fetch water! Hurry! 03:21.452 --> 03:25.039 [screaming] 03:29.126 --> 03:31.670 [yelling, groaning] 03:38.928 --> 03:40.262 [bandit] Leave the weapons! 03:43.432 --> 03:45.100 Take him to the cart. 03:46.518 --> 03:47.978 [groans] Careful. 03:56.320 --> 03:58.739 We are fortunate the fires did not spread. 03:58.822 --> 04:03.953 Fortunate? All five grain silos filled just a few days ago. 04:04.995 --> 04:06.997 Our entire winter stock. 04:10.209 --> 04:11.543 [soldier] More over there. 04:12.127 --> 04:13.462 Philistines. 04:13.545 --> 04:17.007 We killed their giant, but apparently not their spirit. 04:17.508 --> 04:20.010 [sighs] Am I not dealing with enough? 04:21.512 --> 04:25.015 They're increasing their assaults. Forging better weapons. 04:25.099 --> 04:26.183 As are we. 04:27.434 --> 04:30.604 This is Achish. He is desperate for revenge. 04:31.397 --> 04:34.400 Without that grain, we could fall into famine before the spring. 04:35.150 --> 04:37.361 I suggest we tax the other tribes. 04:37.861 --> 04:41.448 Demand a ration of their supplies. We can start with Judah. 04:41.532 --> 04:45.077 I will not beg at anyone's feet. More weakness. 04:45.160 --> 04:47.121 Hunger is the greater threat. 04:47.663 --> 04:49.456 Starving people will do anything. 04:50.040 --> 04:51.500 What about Edom? 04:51.583 --> 04:52.710 [scoffs] 04:52.793 --> 04:54.169 [sighs] 04:54.253 --> 04:57.631 [Saul] The alliance of peace between us and Edom is fragile. 04:57.715 --> 05:00.551 Their king is a bitter and vindictive man. 05:01.093 --> 05:03.220 -We have not spoken in 20 years. -[sighs] 05:04.221 --> 05:06.348 I fear stirring a hornet's nest. 05:07.057 --> 05:08.726 I will negotiate with them. 05:08.809 --> 05:12.396 And how do you intend to negotiate without losing your head? 05:12.479 --> 05:14.732 [grunts] Father, this… [sighs] 05:15.983 --> 05:20.404 This is one situation where my reckless and indulgent past 05:21.822 --> 05:23.198 may benefit us. 05:23.282 --> 05:26.660 Let's just say I once spent a memorable night in Edom 05:26.744 --> 05:28.370 with the king's closest adviser. 05:28.954 --> 05:32.082 We are friends… of a sort. 05:34.918 --> 05:36.211 Let me talk to him. 05:39.173 --> 05:40.340 Go and try. 05:42.676 --> 05:43.927 I will not fail you. 05:50.601 --> 05:53.020 A moment with my father, Abner. 05:57.608 --> 05:59.777 Do not take up the cause of your mother with me. 05:59.860 --> 06:01.195 No, I must. 06:02.529 --> 06:05.783 You cannot punish her forever. A queen deserves respect. 06:05.866 --> 06:09.369 And what does a king deserve? Betrayal? 06:09.953 --> 06:11.663 How exactly has she betrayed you? 06:11.747 --> 06:13.457 [inhales sharply] 06:17.336 --> 06:19.838 David was never meant to return from that mission, was he? 06:20.339 --> 06:21.965 The Philistines were waiting. 06:22.049 --> 06:24.051 This was your mother's doing! 06:24.134 --> 06:26.261 Perhaps now you understand my actions. 06:30.182 --> 06:31.183 [sighs] 06:34.394 --> 06:39.650 David has proven himself. He is now worthy of this family. 06:41.235 --> 06:43.821 Ah, sometimes I wonder if this family is worthy of him. 07:28.615 --> 07:31.201 -[whimpers] -[footsteps approaching] 07:32.703 --> 07:33.871 [Mychal] Mirab? 07:38.292 --> 07:40.919 What's happening to our family? [inhales sharply] 07:45.883 --> 07:47.426 What family? 07:51.096 --> 07:52.097 [sighs] 08:15.204 --> 08:16.413 [Saul] What is this one? 08:16.496 --> 08:18.582 The digging of wells in the north. 08:20.083 --> 08:22.211 Can they not dig wells themselves? 08:22.294 --> 08:23.837 With your money, they can. 08:26.506 --> 08:28.091 [Saul sighs] 08:32.971 --> 08:34.014 What bothers you? 08:37.601 --> 08:39.269 Do you fear to speak to your king? 08:39.353 --> 08:40.520 [Abner] No, no. 08:41.772 --> 08:44.191 Yet I long to speak to my friend. 08:49.488 --> 08:51.365 I deeply believe in you, Saul. 08:53.116 --> 08:56.286 You know this. I… I've built my life on that belief. 08:59.331 --> 09:00.332 Continue. 09:01.500 --> 09:02.501 I'm concerned. 09:04.127 --> 09:07.464 -The silos. Our enemies cannot-- -No, no, no, no, no. 09:07.547 --> 09:09.091 Not the silos. Nor our enemies. 09:10.717 --> 09:13.136 No one can bring down the House of Saul… 09:15.180 --> 09:16.682 but Saul himself. 09:18.976 --> 09:21.979 What good is a king who gains the whole world, 09:22.980 --> 09:25.148 yet loses himself in the pursuit? 09:25.774 --> 09:27.526 [sighs] 09:27.609 --> 09:29.278 Casting away Ahinoam. 09:30.696 --> 09:35.075 -Bringing in a… a servant into your bed. -Now she is my concubine. 09:35.659 --> 09:37.160 This is a king's right. 09:37.244 --> 09:38.620 [Abner] Not the king of Israel. 09:40.330 --> 09:41.540 Not you. 09:43.625 --> 09:45.085 I beg of you, Saul. 09:45.919 --> 09:48.422 Remember the man you were. 09:54.678 --> 09:56.138 [Jonathan grunts, groans] 10:04.813 --> 10:06.273 [Sara] I think you've won. 10:08.275 --> 10:10.277 -[chuckles] -Would you like some good news? 10:11.069 --> 10:12.279 What kind of good news? 10:18.869 --> 10:19.953 No! 10:20.037 --> 10:21.580 Mm-hmm. [chuckles] 10:21.663 --> 10:22.706 What? 10:23.790 --> 10:25.542 [stammers] Are you certain? 10:25.625 --> 10:29.171 I'm a healer, Jonathan, and a woman, so, yes, I am certain. 10:29.254 --> 10:31.256 [both laugh] 10:33.800 --> 10:35.802 Oh, goodness. Sorry. Ah. 10:35.886 --> 10:37.304 It's all right. I won't break. 10:37.387 --> 10:39.973 [pants] Does anyone else know? 10:44.353 --> 10:45.645 You will want for nothing. 10:46.438 --> 10:48.190 And I will teach him how to ride horses, 10:48.273 --> 10:51.360 -and… and how to pick vegetables. -And if she's a girl? 10:53.487 --> 10:55.822 -Then I will do the same. -[giggles] 10:58.658 --> 11:01.078 We will live a peaceful and quiet life 11:01.161 --> 11:05.665 in your village, away from war and conflict. 11:06.500 --> 11:07.918 Sounds like quite the dream. 11:10.253 --> 11:11.797 Is it possible? 11:13.757 --> 11:15.467 Once the crown is on David's head, yes. 11:16.802 --> 11:21.223 I only need to ensure a peaceful path. Make sure my family is safe. 11:23.683 --> 11:26.603 In truth, I won't miss this place. [chuckles] 11:28.188 --> 11:29.773 Then I ask only this. 11:30.941 --> 11:33.068 Hold your secrets, hmm? 11:33.693 --> 11:37.697 Until our child is born and… and our lives are free and safe. 11:39.533 --> 11:40.700 Promise me. 11:40.784 --> 11:42.035 I promise. 11:50.627 --> 11:52.379 -[Sara chuckles] -[sighs] 11:56.800 --> 11:58.635 [Sara] "This bath is a mikvah. 11:58.718 --> 12:02.139 A ritual immersion before marriage to honor this new beginning." 12:07.144 --> 12:09.396 [Jonathan] "It's filled with living water from the earth." 12:16.361 --> 12:19.865 [Sara] "Blessed are you, Eternal God, ruler of the universe, 12:19.948 --> 12:21.450 who sanctifies us through mitzvot." 12:22.409 --> 12:23.410 [exhales sharply] 12:23.493 --> 12:26.371 [Sara] You are to immerse yourself three times completely. 12:34.004 --> 12:35.172 [sighs] 12:35.255 --> 12:38.467 Blessed is the Eternal, God of all creation, 12:38.550 --> 12:40.260 who blessed me with life 12:40.844 --> 12:42.262 -and sustained me… -And sustained me, 12:42.345 --> 12:44.306 and allowed me to reach this moment. 12:44.389 --> 12:46.725 [pants, inhales] 12:53.773 --> 12:54.774 [sighs] 12:54.858 --> 12:59.821 [Mychal, David] I will betroth you to me with righteousness and with justice, 12:59.905 --> 13:02.949 with goodness and compassion. 13:03.950 --> 13:06.912 I will betroth you to me forever. 13:07.662 --> 13:09.706 And we will come to know Adonai. 13:13.585 --> 13:14.669 [sighs] 13:31.811 --> 13:33.063 [David] Mychal. 13:34.231 --> 13:37.317 David, you can't see me like this. 13:37.400 --> 13:39.528 I'm… I'm a mess. 13:43.823 --> 13:45.450 I'm sorry about your mother. 13:48.787 --> 13:51.039 I know what it's like to see your family fractured. 13:51.623 --> 13:52.666 I know. 13:55.001 --> 13:58.088 But, listen, we don't have to be our parents. 13:59.422 --> 14:00.590 We can start new. 14:01.132 --> 14:03.927 -Hmm. -We will build our own future, 14:04.427 --> 14:05.679 our own family. 14:06.346 --> 14:12.352 One without the lies, betrayal and bloodshed, hmm? 14:13.353 --> 14:14.604 That sounds ambitious. 14:14.688 --> 14:16.022 It does sound ambitious. 14:16.106 --> 14:17.566 [both laugh] 14:23.947 --> 14:24.948 David, 14:26.199 --> 14:29.953 I need to know that I have all of you. 14:33.873 --> 14:34.958 Mmm? 14:35.458 --> 14:36.626 [David] Mm-hmm. 14:38.003 --> 14:39.504 [Mychal sighs] 14:52.892 --> 14:54.060 [Mirab sighs] 14:54.144 --> 14:56.646 [Mirab] This is meant to take my mind off of the wedding? 14:57.230 --> 14:59.649 Do you want to go back to sulking in the palace? 14:59.733 --> 15:02.986 Yes. At least there, there is wine. 15:03.612 --> 15:06.906 And when we're finished here, there will be fresh meat for the wedding feast. 15:06.990 --> 15:08.074 [Mirab chuckles] 15:08.158 --> 15:10.035 Have you done this with my brother? 15:10.118 --> 15:12.996 Mmm. Eshbaal doesn't need my help. 15:14.247 --> 15:17.125 You have truly come to love him, haven't you? 15:17.709 --> 15:19.836 Love? [inhales sharply] 15:20.503 --> 15:23.840 He intrigues me. I intrigue him, and that is all that is required. 15:24.341 --> 15:26.092 I never thought any man could tame you. 15:27.135 --> 15:28.345 I'll never be tamed. 15:29.429 --> 15:30.513 [both chuckle] 15:33.058 --> 15:34.059 Ready your bow. 15:36.269 --> 15:37.312 -Are you ready? -Mmm. 15:41.983 --> 15:42.984 [Dinah] Go. 15:44.402 --> 15:46.112 [gasps] I hit it. 15:47.030 --> 15:49.491 Come on. It's not over yet. Come on. 15:51.326 --> 15:53.244 -[deer groans] -Right. 15:53.328 --> 15:54.746 -What do we do? -Hold it down. 15:54.829 --> 15:56.247 Lie here, on its side. 15:56.331 --> 15:58.875 [pants] All right. [grunts] 15:58.958 --> 16:01.544 I have to cut its throat, so look away if you must. 16:02.087 --> 16:04.506 [breathes heavily] 16:04.589 --> 16:06.549 [deer groans] 16:06.633 --> 16:08.760 [Dinah grunts] Thank you for this gift. 16:08.843 --> 16:11.429 And let the blood return unto the earth and to you, Adonai. 16:11.513 --> 16:12.847 [grunts] 16:12.931 --> 16:15.600 [panting] 16:16.518 --> 16:17.727 [Dinah grunts] 16:21.147 --> 16:23.149 Mirab, it was a good kill. 16:28.405 --> 16:29.823 Death is never easy, 16:31.116 --> 16:33.827 but sacrifice brings new life. 16:35.328 --> 16:37.622 To accept this is how we move forward. 16:39.082 --> 16:40.583 To bless the suffering. 16:42.168 --> 16:43.253 Hmm? 16:43.336 --> 16:46.548 [people chattering in distance] 16:49.509 --> 16:50.635 Wait here. 17:04.649 --> 17:08.570 [no audible dialogue] 17:18.538 --> 17:19.956 Meet me back at the palace. 17:20.039 --> 17:22.459 -What? Dinah! -I need to take care of something. 17:29.007 --> 17:30.467 [Abner] My king. 17:31.050 --> 17:35.138 Jesse, son of Obed, father of David. 17:35.722 --> 17:38.266 [Saul] I owe you a great debt, Jesse. 17:38.349 --> 17:41.936 Such a strong and determined son you have given me. 17:42.020 --> 17:43.646 I have given nothing. 17:44.272 --> 17:46.608 David chose this for himself. 17:46.691 --> 17:48.985 Was he always this headstrong? 17:49.569 --> 17:52.155 Yes. A legacy from his mother. 17:52.989 --> 17:55.909 Tell me, Jesse, have we met before? 17:56.534 --> 17:58.828 I served in your army at the battle of Jabesh. 18:00.538 --> 18:05.585 I was also at Gilgal when Samuel crowned you king. 18:06.336 --> 18:08.004 [sighs] Samuel. 18:10.006 --> 18:11.174 Do you know him? 18:13.343 --> 18:14.594 I revere him. 18:16.346 --> 18:17.847 Many revere him. 18:20.141 --> 18:21.726 I do not know him. 18:25.688 --> 18:29.818 Could you have imagined that one day your house would join with mine? 18:30.527 --> 18:33.696 [chuckles] It is the last thing I would have imagined. 18:37.283 --> 18:42.539 It is not much of a mohar, but it is all that I have. 18:42.622 --> 18:47.085 [Saul] Oh, Jesse, please, it is I who should be gifting you. 18:48.002 --> 18:49.003 Abner. 18:50.213 --> 18:52.215 [stammers] I do not want anything. 18:52.882 --> 18:54.425 All men want something. 18:54.509 --> 18:57.136 I have never been indebted to the throne. I… 18:58.888 --> 19:00.515 I have no wish to change that. 19:01.432 --> 19:04.519 You have an unusual way of accepting gratitude. 19:05.270 --> 19:06.271 Gratitude? 19:10.400 --> 19:12.485 I have lost a son in your service. 19:14.404 --> 19:15.822 Now I am losing another… 19:16.823 --> 19:19.993 to a future that I never would've chosen for him. 19:22.912 --> 19:24.163 This displeases you? 19:26.082 --> 19:30.044 Back in the hills of Bethlehem, my… my home… [inhales deeply] 19:31.504 --> 19:32.755 I will miss my sons. 19:34.382 --> 19:35.508 I will miss them. 19:36.259 --> 19:39.387 [Eliab sighs] Come, Father. [chuckles] 19:39.470 --> 19:43.182 This is a celebration. Mark it as one. 19:43.683 --> 19:44.684 Yes. 19:48.605 --> 19:49.606 Come. 20:01.034 --> 20:02.118 [chattering] 20:37.320 --> 20:39.489 [grunts, pants] 20:53.628 --> 20:56.673 Red. [sighs] I want all the pillows red. 20:58.174 --> 21:01.219 Everything must be ready before our guests arrive. 21:03.930 --> 21:05.515 Go help in the garden. 21:06.516 --> 21:07.767 Very impressive. 21:09.978 --> 21:13.231 I'm looking for my father. Seems you're the one to ask. 21:14.482 --> 21:16.693 I think you'll find him on his throne. 21:23.783 --> 21:26.411 [Eshbaal] Edom will send 20 wagons of grain before Yom Teruah. 21:26.494 --> 21:28.079 Twenty more by Sukkot. 21:28.162 --> 21:31.666 That and a small tithe from the tribes should see us through the winter. 21:31.749 --> 21:34.168 I wouldn't have thought it possible. 21:34.252 --> 21:37.338 [chuckles] All things are possible, Father. 21:45.722 --> 21:46.806 Come. 21:48.182 --> 21:52.687 The king of Edom would not offer this if there was not something in it for him. 21:53.396 --> 21:56.482 Of course, the details I leave to you. 21:57.442 --> 22:00.194 But the king intends to travel here shortly to discuss. 22:00.278 --> 22:01.279 [Saul] Mm-hmm. 22:02.030 --> 22:04.032 And you were right. He is bitter. 22:05.158 --> 22:08.828 But he is also wise enough to recognize that we are much more powerful. 22:09.704 --> 22:11.456 And he needs new alliances. 22:12.915 --> 22:16.252 He seemed eager to move on from old grievances. 22:22.300 --> 22:25.303 I have underestimated you, my son. 22:39.901 --> 22:42.403 You don't think it's… it's a bit… [sighs] …heavy? 22:42.987 --> 22:44.113 No, I think it's nice. 22:52.580 --> 22:54.290 May I have a moment with my sister? 22:58.419 --> 22:59.420 Of course. 23:06.469 --> 23:07.887 What do you want? 23:16.979 --> 23:19.190 How long have we talked about this day? 23:19.774 --> 23:22.860 We dreamed about it with Mother for years. 23:24.278 --> 23:26.155 I… I couldn't miss it. 23:27.573 --> 23:29.992 And I cannot let you wear that monstrosity. 23:30.076 --> 23:32.537 Mychali, it's awful. 23:35.123 --> 23:37.375 I-I knew it. I knew it wasn't right. [chuckles] 23:37.959 --> 23:39.544 Go with gold. 23:40.545 --> 23:41.796 You always wear gold. 23:45.883 --> 23:46.884 [sighs] 23:50.304 --> 23:51.722 There. 23:58.437 --> 23:59.438 It's better? 24:00.398 --> 24:01.440 It's better. 24:11.117 --> 24:12.243 Mother should be here. 24:17.165 --> 24:18.541 She should. 24:18.624 --> 24:20.543 [breathes shakily] 24:20.626 --> 24:23.963 But since she is not, I will be. 24:25.548 --> 24:28.634 There has been enough suffering in this family lately. 24:29.719 --> 24:33.472 And so she would probably want you to have this. 24:37.476 --> 24:40.313 That you know that she is always with you. 24:41.731 --> 24:44.817 [chuckles] It's… It's beautiful. 24:47.236 --> 24:49.030 [sniffles] Thank you. 24:53.201 --> 24:55.536 Now, what are we going to do about that face? 24:55.620 --> 24:58.331 [both chuckle] 24:58.414 --> 25:01.292 [bell pealing] 25:04.587 --> 25:06.923 [people chattering] 25:10.176 --> 25:12.428 [pealing continues] 25:18.059 --> 25:20.061 [chattering] 25:44.627 --> 25:45.962 [Eshbaal] Where have you been? 25:46.045 --> 25:47.630 A conversation for later. 25:48.589 --> 25:51.425 -Is that blood on your hands? -Yes, I was hunting. I'm sorry. 25:52.176 --> 25:53.678 Like I said, we'll talk later. 25:56.931 --> 25:58.933 Hmm. Look, David is coming. 26:10.236 --> 26:12.697 Look at you. David. 26:23.958 --> 26:26.544 The Princess, Avva. The Princess, look. 26:31.382 --> 26:35.219 [guests gasping, murmuring] 26:48.107 --> 26:49.942 [chuckles] 27:00.328 --> 27:01.329 [chuckles] 27:06.250 --> 27:07.626 My king… 27:08.711 --> 27:10.463 I have come into your house 27:10.546 --> 27:14.216 that you may give me your daughter, Mychal, as my wife. 27:15.092 --> 27:17.970 And may the lord make this woman like Rachel and Leah, 27:18.804 --> 27:21.974 who together built the family of our nation. 27:22.725 --> 27:26.604 May we be established in Gibeah, and famous in Bethlehem… 27:27.229 --> 27:29.857 -[Adriel grunts] -…and all the tributes of Israel. 27:33.152 --> 27:37.365 And may our children profess their loyalty to this kingdom 27:38.783 --> 27:41.660 and their love to Adonai for all eternity. 27:43.412 --> 27:46.916 To my beautiful daughter, Mychal, 27:46.999 --> 27:48.417 and my new son, 27:49.835 --> 27:51.087 the Giant Slayer! 27:51.170 --> 27:54.090 [guests cheering] 27:54.715 --> 27:56.050 [chuckles] 28:02.848 --> 28:03.849 [chuckles] 28:03.933 --> 28:05.434 You will be my wife 28:06.435 --> 28:08.771 for all the time God affords us together. 28:08.854 --> 28:10.189 Long may it be. 28:12.316 --> 28:14.110 I love you, David. 28:14.193 --> 28:15.694 I love you, Mychal. 28:16.612 --> 28:17.696 [chuckles] 28:20.783 --> 28:23.411 [guests cheering, applauding] 28:23.494 --> 28:24.578 [chuckles] 28:28.290 --> 28:31.127 [both chuckling] 28:51.063 --> 28:54.483 Princess Mychal, David. It is a beautiful ceremony. 28:56.110 --> 28:57.820 -It's a beautiful gift. Thank you. -Thank you. 28:59.697 --> 29:01.699 -What will we do with all of this? -[Mychal chuckles] 29:01.782 --> 29:05.161 I don't know. We've received five of the same pot. 29:05.661 --> 29:06.912 Thank you. 29:07.538 --> 29:08.956 -I'll be right back. -Sure. 29:13.210 --> 29:16.297 [David] Father, why must you leave so early? 29:17.298 --> 29:19.925 [Jesse] I have proudly witnessed your marriage, Son. 29:21.010 --> 29:23.345 Now I must return to our flocks. 29:24.346 --> 29:26.182 Thank you for coming all this way. 29:27.391 --> 29:28.601 David. 29:31.854 --> 29:33.939 Seems your mother was right. 29:34.982 --> 29:36.400 King David. 29:36.484 --> 29:37.485 [shushes] 29:38.194 --> 29:40.946 Two words I never imagined together. 29:42.615 --> 29:45.117 But how will you rule, hmm? 29:45.201 --> 29:46.619 How will you be different? 29:49.246 --> 29:52.124 I think we both know how history will remember Saul. 29:53.918 --> 29:55.169 How will it remember you? 29:57.588 --> 29:59.256 I will pray for you, Son. 29:59.965 --> 30:01.008 God above all, yes? 30:01.550 --> 30:02.551 Of course. 30:06.347 --> 30:07.348 I love you, Son. 30:09.016 --> 30:10.184 I love you, Father. 30:12.311 --> 30:14.730 Do not let this place corrupt you, David. 30:14.813 --> 30:16.524 [Abinadab] Okay, Father, let's go. 30:16.607 --> 30:18.567 I've been given permission to take you home. 30:18.651 --> 30:21.237 -No, I don't need a guide. -Stop complaining, Father. 30:21.320 --> 30:22.905 Just enjoy the company, huh? 30:24.365 --> 30:26.200 -David. -Avva. 30:27.493 --> 30:28.494 [Abinadab] Let us go. 30:32.581 --> 30:33.582 Bye, Son. 30:35.459 --> 30:36.710 [Abinadab] Let's go, baby. 30:36.794 --> 30:39.213 -[Adriel] David. -[sighs] 30:39.296 --> 30:41.549 You have exalted the tribe of Judah. 30:42.258 --> 30:44.510 For this, I bless you. 30:45.511 --> 30:46.845 What is it you want, Adriel? 30:47.429 --> 30:50.933 Come now. [chuckles] I'm here to celebrate your rise 30:51.016 --> 30:54.603 and remind you who cleared the path along the way. 30:54.687 --> 30:56.689 God clears my path. 30:56.772 --> 31:00.609 Yes, but God gives you friends as well, does He not? 31:01.110 --> 31:04.113 And if you are to achieve your ambitions, 31:05.072 --> 31:07.366 you will need them, huh? 31:07.449 --> 31:09.118 -Hmm. -[Adriel chuckles] 31:16.375 --> 31:17.960 I know what you did. 31:18.877 --> 31:21.714 My family grieved Tobiah and his kin. 31:22.798 --> 31:23.882 They were innocent. 31:24.925 --> 31:29.638 And do you know who put the blade to his heart and his family? 31:29.722 --> 31:31.348 Even the baby? 31:31.890 --> 31:33.058 Huh? 31:33.142 --> 31:35.477 Your own brother, Eliab. 31:37.146 --> 31:40.441 So tell me, is he innocent? Are you? 31:42.067 --> 31:43.569 Oh, David. 31:44.111 --> 31:48.073 There is much you do not know, my little shepherd boy. 31:48.157 --> 31:52.077 And nothing… nothing escapes my ears. 31:52.161 --> 31:54.121 And you expect me to reward you for this? 31:54.204 --> 31:56.874 When you have taken the throne, yes. 31:56.957 --> 31:58.626 Or one word from me to Saul, 31:58.709 --> 32:01.086 and the next blood on the ground will be yours. 32:05.966 --> 32:08.093 [David] And what do you expect happens then, huh? 32:08.802 --> 32:13.932 When the king finds out you lied about Samuel's anointed, huh? 32:14.683 --> 32:19.688 Speak the truth, and they will be the last words to ever leave your mouth. 32:23.734 --> 32:25.194 I owe you nothing. 32:30.991 --> 32:33.410 [guests chattering] 32:33.494 --> 32:35.120 Eliab, I need to talk to you. 32:37.790 --> 32:38.874 [Eliab sniffs] 32:41.377 --> 32:42.795 I know what you did. 32:44.963 --> 32:46.382 What you were made to do. 32:49.718 --> 32:54.390 Well, then, you also know that there is nothing for us to talk about. 32:57.434 --> 32:58.977 You enjoy your wedding day, brother. 33:05.150 --> 33:07.152 Enjoy. Lovely to speak to you. 33:07.903 --> 33:09.321 Eshbaal. 33:10.489 --> 33:12.866 Congratulations on your sister's special day. 33:13.450 --> 33:14.868 Thank you, Adriel. 33:14.952 --> 33:17.121 [Adriel] Although, let's be honest, 33:17.204 --> 33:19.998 this union cannot be helpful to you, huh? 33:20.082 --> 33:21.667 Oh, and why is that? 33:22.251 --> 33:27.339 Well, David is just one more obstacle between you and the throne. 33:27.423 --> 33:30.008 [chuckles] Oh, I was never destined for the throne. 33:30.092 --> 33:31.677 You're speaking to the wrong brother. 33:31.760 --> 33:34.596 Am I? Come, Eshbaal. 33:37.433 --> 33:40.394 I know how a man like you thinks. 33:41.019 --> 33:43.689 I see you for who you are. 33:44.815 --> 33:45.941 What do you see? 33:46.942 --> 33:49.319 [Adriel] Ambition. Fierceness. 33:49.403 --> 33:52.197 All the makings of a king. 33:52.281 --> 33:53.365 [chuckles] 33:53.449 --> 33:56.702 If only there was someone who could help clear those obstacles, huh? 33:58.954 --> 34:00.372 I no longer drink wine. 34:01.123 --> 34:04.501 Trust me, you'll want to drink when you hear this. 34:12.468 --> 34:15.804 I have been holding a secret. The truth. 34:19.016 --> 34:22.603 David is not at all who he says he is. 34:30.611 --> 34:31.612 Come. 34:34.990 --> 34:36.992 [slow music playing] 34:59.723 --> 35:02.518 [Eshbaal] Father, I need to tell you a story 35:03.519 --> 35:06.271 about an outcast from a nearby tribe. 35:06.939 --> 35:08.565 A bastard in his family. 35:09.608 --> 35:11.068 A shame to his people. 35:12.110 --> 35:14.029 A curse to his father's name. 35:15.364 --> 35:18.200 This outcast joined your household, 35:18.700 --> 35:20.619 comforted you with his music, 35:20.702 --> 35:23.455 married your daughter, and, yet, he never told you the truth. 35:24.665 --> 35:27.751 That the Prophet Samuel journeyed to his home, 35:28.377 --> 35:30.379 which is why his curse was passed to you. 35:31.046 --> 35:34.132 All along, he was the cause of the very torment 35:34.216 --> 35:36.635 from which he was meant to comfort you. 35:38.554 --> 35:39.721 We have been deceived. 35:41.139 --> 35:43.016 You killed the wrong son of Judah. 35:43.600 --> 35:45.936 Think of it, Father. He slayed the giant. 35:46.645 --> 35:50.566 God has favored him in battle time after time, as he once favored you. 35:51.191 --> 35:52.901 The traitor you seek 35:53.485 --> 35:54.903 has been here in your house 35:55.571 --> 35:56.864 the whole time. 35:57.447 --> 35:59.324 Right in front of you. 36:00.826 --> 36:02.035 The anointed one… 36:05.747 --> 36:07.249 is David. 36:11.003 --> 36:12.421 [breathes shakily] 36:20.888 --> 36:23.056 Dinah. What's so important that you wanted to talk to me about? 36:23.140 --> 36:25.142 -Eshbaal. -What is it? 36:25.225 --> 36:28.395 [sighs] We don't know who in the palace we can trust. 36:29.605 --> 36:30.689 -What do you mean? -[sighs] 36:30.772 --> 36:34.902 Today in the woods, I witnessed a man with a patch over one eye. 36:34.985 --> 36:37.029 It was the same man who killed my father. 36:39.323 --> 36:40.574 [grunts] How can you be sure? 36:40.657 --> 36:41.867 Because I followed him. 36:41.950 --> 36:43.410 -What? -[sighs] 36:43.493 --> 36:45.287 Eshbaal, he was meeting with Doeg. 36:46.330 --> 36:48.707 I told you I had a bad feeling about that man. 36:48.790 --> 36:49.791 [sighs] Oh. 36:50.500 --> 36:53.086 [Dinah] What if the attack on our convoy wasn't just bandits? 36:53.170 --> 36:55.172 What if it was planned? 36:55.255 --> 37:00.010 -I mean, someone here in the palace is-- -Dinah, Dinah, a conspiracy? Who? 37:00.093 --> 37:02.220 -We have to go to the king now. -No. No, no, no. 37:02.304 --> 37:04.973 My father has been… off-balance lately. 37:05.057 --> 37:06.725 The smallest thing could set him off. 37:07.476 --> 37:09.478 And he'd never believe that about Doeg. Not without proof. 37:09.561 --> 37:10.896 I have proof. 37:11.897 --> 37:14.316 Here. Read it. 37:17.903 --> 37:19.905 The silos weren't burned by the Philistines, 37:19.988 --> 37:21.323 and more attacks are planned. 37:27.746 --> 37:28.830 You must… 37:29.831 --> 37:32.084 You must leave this with me. Speak of it to no one. 37:32.167 --> 37:34.836 Eshbaal, they murdered my father. 37:34.920 --> 37:37.422 Dinah… Stop. 37:37.506 --> 37:38.632 Why? 37:39.341 --> 37:41.134 No, I won't let this rest. I can't. 37:44.930 --> 37:46.014 What? 37:47.933 --> 37:50.769 -[breathes shakily] -What is it? 37:52.187 --> 37:53.271 Huh? 37:54.481 --> 37:56.858 -I didn't expect this. -What? 37:56.942 --> 37:58.068 [sobs] 38:02.030 --> 38:03.448 To fall in love with you. 38:04.366 --> 38:05.867 [breathes shakily, sobs] 38:05.951 --> 38:07.035 [chuckles] 38:07.703 --> 38:08.787 Eshbaal. 38:15.877 --> 38:18.922 -I'm sorry. -For what? 38:20.132 --> 38:22.509 -[exclaims] -[Dinah gasps, screams] 38:23.010 --> 38:25.804 -[body thuds] -[breathes shakily] 38:28.807 --> 38:31.101 -[Eshbaal shudders] -[Mirab gasps] 38:32.728 --> 38:36.064 -[breathing shakily] -No. No. Not a sound. 38:36.148 --> 38:38.191 Sister, you cannot make a sound. 38:38.275 --> 38:39.276 [Mirab whimpers] 38:39.359 --> 38:40.569 Do you understand? 38:40.652 --> 38:42.654 [breathes shakily, whimpers] 38:47.075 --> 38:48.160 [Mirab sighs] 38:50.078 --> 38:51.329 You killed her. 38:52.664 --> 38:55.167 It's not as simple as that. There are things you don't know. 38:55.250 --> 38:56.626 [Mirab] Eshbaal… 38:56.710 --> 39:00.255 [sobs] …you murdered your wife. You murdered Dinah. 39:00.338 --> 39:02.215 Calm down. I need you to compose yourself. 39:02.299 --> 39:05.594 [sniffles] Eshbaal! I don't know who you are! 39:05.677 --> 39:06.845 I don't know anything! 39:08.180 --> 39:09.681 [sighs, sniffles] 39:09.765 --> 39:11.349 I need to find Mother. 39:11.433 --> 39:13.602 -I need to go. I need to leave. -Stop, stop! 39:15.604 --> 39:17.022 [Mirab breathes shakily] 39:17.689 --> 39:19.357 Listen to me for a moment. 39:19.441 --> 39:22.027 [breathes shakily] 39:22.110 --> 39:24.404 Remember you asked me what happened while I was gone? 39:26.782 --> 39:27.991 I will tell you. 39:34.164 --> 39:36.875 Mirab, my life ended. 39:39.044 --> 39:40.962 The life that I knew ended. 39:43.465 --> 39:45.967 And from the wreckage of that weak, pitiful boy… 39:48.970 --> 39:50.806 I emerged with a purpose, 39:51.473 --> 39:55.102 and I will do whatever I must to see it through. 39:59.189 --> 40:00.440 The silos. 40:02.234 --> 40:04.569 You burned down the grain silos. 40:09.157 --> 40:11.326 -Yes. -[breathes heavily] 40:14.162 --> 40:15.914 You had Mother crown you. 40:17.499 --> 40:19.918 You tore her and Father apart. 40:21.211 --> 40:23.338 You pushed me to marry David. 40:25.090 --> 40:26.174 Why? 40:27.050 --> 40:28.677 Eshbaal, to what end? 40:29.761 --> 40:33.431 A better future, for all of us. 40:34.599 --> 40:36.810 You've lost your mind. [sobs] 40:36.893 --> 40:38.687 -You've lost your mind. -No. No. 40:38.770 --> 40:41.273 -[Mirab grunts] -I have finally found it. 40:42.107 --> 40:44.192 Father's weak and corrupt. You've seen it. 40:44.276 --> 40:45.569 -You're hurting me, Esh-- -We all have. 40:45.652 --> 40:48.363 His kingdom is rotting under him, and if we do not act… 40:48.446 --> 40:50.365 If I do not act… 40:52.492 --> 40:53.994 we will lose everything. 40:57.664 --> 40:59.457 You saw what happened to Mother. 40:59.541 --> 41:00.876 [Mirab sobs] 41:02.627 --> 41:06.339 I do not want that for you. Or for Mychal. 41:07.465 --> 41:08.884 [sobs] 41:08.967 --> 41:10.218 Don't you touch her. 41:11.344 --> 41:14.639 I'm going to build something new. Something so much better. 41:17.976 --> 41:19.060 But… 41:22.105 --> 41:25.483 no one can know what you saw today. 41:28.820 --> 41:30.155 Do you understand? 41:33.283 --> 41:35.160 Are you threatening me? 41:37.162 --> 41:38.413 [sighs] Mirab… 41:40.665 --> 41:43.752 Dinah stumbled into something bigger than her. 41:45.170 --> 41:46.463 I had no choice. 41:48.256 --> 41:50.675 But you are my sister, 41:51.593 --> 41:53.345 the other half of my soul. 41:55.931 --> 41:59.351 You were the only one who mourned my banishment. 41:59.976 --> 42:03.271 My one true ally in this family. 42:05.106 --> 42:08.360 And I need you now more than ever… 42:10.820 --> 42:11.947 by my side. 42:14.991 --> 42:16.576 It is the only way. 42:20.872 --> 42:21.998 Yes? 42:28.171 --> 42:29.172 [sniffles] 42:33.093 --> 42:34.135 [sniffles] 42:35.303 --> 42:36.429 [kisses] 42:44.229 --> 42:45.897 [Eshbaal sobs] 42:49.359 --> 42:50.443 [kisses] 42:51.736 --> 42:52.988 [Eshbaal] My wife. [sobs] 42:54.656 --> 42:55.907 My love. 42:57.742 --> 42:59.828 [sighs] How could this happen? 43:00.662 --> 43:02.414 She was found by a guard. 43:02.497 --> 43:05.583 He heard a scream near the foot of the western gates. 43:14.342 --> 43:15.844 [Sara] I'm so sorry, Eshbaal. 43:16.970 --> 43:18.763 This could not have been an accident. 43:19.472 --> 43:22.058 This is our enemy striking against us. 43:22.142 --> 43:24.602 What reason could anyone possibly have to kill Dinah? 43:27.105 --> 43:28.189 [Abner] A threat? 43:28.815 --> 43:31.067 If a princess could be killed within the castle walls-- 43:31.151 --> 43:34.738 And they simply walked past the guards? Killed her unseen? 43:36.656 --> 43:37.657 No. 43:38.950 --> 43:41.369 Someone in this palace is responsible. 43:41.453 --> 43:42.829 No one is responsible. 43:48.293 --> 43:50.378 Dinah had been confiding in me. 43:52.505 --> 43:53.923 She pretended to be strong, 43:54.007 --> 43:57.177 but the death of her father affected her more than we knew. 43:59.220 --> 44:01.556 She often spoke about ending her own life. 44:05.560 --> 44:06.978 She never told me this. 44:09.481 --> 44:15.070 She was afraid that you would not love her in her weakness. 44:15.653 --> 44:16.905 But nobody could. 44:19.491 --> 44:21.910 I am so sorry, brother. 44:23.745 --> 44:26.831 -More than you could ever know. -[Eshbaal sighs] 44:33.338 --> 44:34.422 My love. 44:36.966 --> 44:38.134 [knock on door] 44:58.780 --> 45:02.075 Apologies, my prince. The king calls for you. 45:02.158 --> 45:03.618 He needs to hear you play. 45:05.036 --> 45:07.455 Now? Is he unwell? 45:07.539 --> 45:09.374 I'm sure he'll be fine. 45:10.625 --> 45:11.876 [David sighs] 45:25.348 --> 45:27.642 [David] Abner, what troubles him? 45:28.184 --> 45:29.936 There are many things that trouble the king. 45:30.019 --> 45:31.646 I'm sure seeing you will remedy them. 46:02.677 --> 46:04.262 [Saul] It is you, isn't it? 46:11.603 --> 46:12.770 My king? 46:15.440 --> 46:16.941 [Saul] I loved you. 46:17.942 --> 46:19.277 Trusted you… 46:20.778 --> 46:22.697 and you still betrayed me. 46:24.032 --> 46:26.034 My king, I am loyal to you. 46:28.286 --> 46:29.454 I always have been. 46:34.584 --> 46:36.419 Hmm. Loyal. 46:40.590 --> 46:41.925 Are you? 46:46.429 --> 46:47.805 No more deception. 46:48.640 --> 46:50.058 Speak the truth. 46:52.477 --> 46:53.937 Did Samuel choose you? 46:55.396 --> 46:57.649 -My king, please just sit down-- -Did he choose you? 46:59.108 --> 47:00.109 Did he? 47:01.319 --> 47:03.238 -Did Samuel choose you? -No. 47:05.657 --> 47:06.741 No. 47:09.077 --> 47:10.870 God chose me. 47:10.954 --> 47:11.955 [yells] e me.