Previously on House of David...
"The Philistines have united their armies against us."
And they have a giant.
- What? - Where is your king?
- He's just a man, Father. - Is he?
Father!
The Tribe of Zebulun has chosen to abandon our battle.
We have to do something.
- Do you know which way Elah is? - And I will find it.
I have loaded the donkey with supplies.
I need you to take them.
- Where? - To the battlefield.
You will attack by night. And slay that giant in his sleep.
Where are you from?
Endor. Though I haven't been there since I was a child.
I've been told no one ever leaves Endor.
How did you escape such a place?
I learned to kill.
I see firepits and smoke.
Ah, yes. Father's camp. We're not far.
I'm sorry, my prince. They paid me more.
Jonathan.
I've waited many years for this.
Since the day your father killed mine.
Wait, Mirab. Look, look.
Wait. Stop, stop.
No, something is wrong.
- Hmm? - Something is wrong.
Go. Get down.
Halt.
What's happening?
What is that?
Fire!
Run, run, run!
Do you hear that? They're surrounded.
We should go home. Let's turn back.
No. Mirab, Father needs us.
Let's go.
Why do you mourn for those who've abandoned you?
Wait.
You are defeated.
You will kneel or be made to kneel.
Joab, I think it's sharp enough.
Hey!
Great. Now we're fighting each other.
Starving men will do anything.
Ah. Here he comes again.
Right on time.
Now, these are the heads
of the assassins that you sent to me last night.
What assassins?
Cowards. You will not face me in daylight, but you will try and kill me as I sleep.
So this is how all of you will die.
Just like your prince.
Abner, where is Jonathan?
Watch out!
As I stand here today, I defy the army of Israel.
I defy the king of Israel.
I defy the god of Israel.
Choose a mortal amongst you or send me your Yahweh.
Maybe I'll slay him instead.
Unless he too is coward.
You, my friend, have run out of time.
Today, I meet with the leaders of eight tribes.
So, join with me or die with Saul.
Here we go.
You fought well last night.
Pointless...
but impressive.
So where is your god?
I see no smoke from sacrifice rising from your camp.
Has the great seer abandoned you?
If so, why?
Would you like to break bread with me?
I don't dine with cowards.
I've always admired your spirit, Jonathan.
Yet, it makes you so predictable.
So here is the game, son of Saul.
The pieces on the board.
I have not unified all four Philistine armies. No.
I have unified all five.
Ekron is now fully behind you with even more giants.
You are now completely surrounded and I outnumber you three to one.
If what you say is true...
why not ride in on us?
From all sides. End this.
Centuries ago, my people came from across the great sea.
Sons of kings, royals. Sent to conquer Egypt and these lands.
Sent with the divine right in the power of bronze and steel
- given to us by our gods. - Five hundred years ago.
Yet, Egypt remains...
- because your father-- - Was a lesser man.
You and I, we share this.
My father is a king. Yours died like a dog.
Your ancestors, they were slaves in Egypt.
I've been told from many stories written by your great one.
- Moses. - Yes.
You know how many times he writes of your people being happier as slaves?
Longing to return.
The Philistines were made to rule. Hebrews were made to serve.
You came here as slaves.
And as slaves you shall return, for that it is your natural state.
No, we left Egypt by our own will.
And when they tried to stop us,
our God drowned the Egyptian army in the Red Sea. What did your god do?
Then where is he?
Where is Yahweh?
We do not speak his name.
- You fear him? - Yes. We do.
As should you.
Do you remember, years ago, when we faced each other across the battlefield?
When my father took the head of yours.
You still see it. You still hear his screams.
I saw fear in his eyes that day. As I see it now.
Fear masked with rage.
Your hunger for vengeance makes you weak, Achish.
Even a giant won't change that.
Jonathan, I want you to look east.
The sun rises.
The moment it begins its next cycle, my patience will be at an end.
And I will give the order to my army to attack you from all sides.
And I will spare no soul.
Not women nor children.
Not your mother and not your sisters.
They will die by my hands slowly.
And all of Israel will mourn. If there is an Israel left at all.
Return to your father. Convince him to surrender.
Better yet, convince him to ride out and face my great one.
Die in honor.
You cannot beat my giant and you cannot win this battle
but you can live as slaves just as you did in Egypt.
Oh, and Jonathan, if your answer is no,
I give you my word,
the next time I see you my arrow will pierce your heart.
Kezia.
A word.
Have you seen my daughters?
Are they not in their rooms?
That was the first place I looked.
They did say something about looking for the old Levite, Ahimelech.
For what purpose?
A prayer.
For their kin at war.
A prayer?
A prayer? Mirab?
I trust you will spare me from further lies.
I ask again, where are my daughters?
They swore me not to say.
I...
I believe they left the palace.
Left? To go where?
To the battlefield.
To aid the king in his time of need.
To the battlefield?
And you said nothing?
I am honor bound to serve the princesses.
You have a duty to me.
Please. Please do not cast me out.
- Go! - I...
Get out of my sight.
Come. We're close.
Halt! Identify yourselves.
- Princesses. - Princesses.
Take us to the king.
Of course. This way.
- Mirab. - Hmm?
- Look at them. - What?
The despair.
Hey.
You go to Father.
- Tend to him, all right? Go. - Yes.
But, uh, what about you?
I will go to Abner and Jonathan. I will tell them what we saw.
Okay. Take her to the king.
- Take me to Abner. - This way.
Today...
...you join me.
Samuel.
Today,
you join me in torment.
Father.
No.
Mychal.
I brought you something.
The scribes would curse my name
if they knew I'd taken the parchments,
but I wanted to read them to you
like we've done so many times before.
We are stewards of great privilege.
Remember?
These are the words of God to Moses.
"Do not be terrified or afraid.
The Lord your God who goes before you always,
he himself will fight for you."
"And in the wilderness, where you saw how he carried you.
Just as a good father...
would carry a child."
Just as you have carried me. Hmm?
He has carried you.
He will show you the way back. All you have to do is look.
Look. [breathes shakily] Wake up.
Return to him.
Return to us.
Mmm.
Wake up.
Wake up! Father, please.
Wake up.
Please. I need you.
Wake up.
Wake up, Abba. Please.
Wake up.
Mychal.
Is it really you?
My sweet child.
God. God will rise up and save us.
Mmm.
He always does.
My queen.
My queen. You must not stay here.
I know people who can help you escape.
I will not hide.
Why?
Nothing can be gained by it, by staying here.
When I was a young girl...
my father
brought my family to Egypt.
I don't remember why but I do remember there was a grand parade.
The streets
filled with people, thousands of them.
And they all came to see one man...
the pharaoh.
And they stood there for hours waiting to get a glimpse of him.
And when he finally emerged,
all dressed in gold, I swear...
he glowed like the sun.
But when we returned home,
I realized we had no such leaders.
We had...
seers and judges who ruled as they saw fit.
Some true and just, many not.
All claimed to speak for a god that never spoke to me.
But a king...
A king...
I could see with my own eyes. And so...
I dared...
to imagine a king...
that would unify our tribes.
You see...
I tasted that dream.
Manifested it from nothing, this very house.
And now I see it crumbling beneath my feet.
My queen.
Let them come for me so I can die with my dream.
Mother.
Close your eyes...
and listen closer.
Not just with your ears but with your soul.
Deep calls to deep.
And in the still and quiet,
you will hear God.
Listen to him. He will tell you who you are, not them.
I make this offer for the last time.
There is no escape.
There is no hope.
My brothers surround you.
Send me your champion...
What are they doing?
...or you shall all be slain.
Today I defy your Israel!
I defy the king of Israel!
I defy the god of Israel!
Who is this giant to defy the armies of the living God?
No one can face him, boy.
Why? He is one man.
He is a god among men.
There is one God. And he fights with us.
David. What are you doing here?
How many days have you all stood here listening to him?
Who is he?
He's called Goliath. He serves Achish, Seren of Gath.
And not one of you will fight him?
You want to fight him?
Here's our champion.
He wants to fight the giant.
Eliab. Your brother.
Abinadab, come see. David is here.
David. Why are you here?
Father sent me with supplies for you.
With supplies? Oh, really? I know you. You are here to see the battle.
- Like a jackal. - Why can I not talk without rebuke?
I told you to stay. If Father knew you were here--
Father is the one who sent me here and he gave me his blessing.
And if none of you will fight this giant then I will.
Oh. Okay.
- I-I will fight him. Yes. - Do not encourage him.
Why have you not fought him, huh?
You're the best warrior of Judah.
David. Have you seen the size of that thing?
So what?
How can you forget, brother? How can you all forget?
Forget what?
The greatness of God.
I will fight this giant.
Oh, Da...
- You are going home. - I will fight him. Let go.
- You're going home. - I'm not going anywhere.
- Son of Jesse. - My Lord Commander.
No, not you, Eliab.
Musician boy, you brought your lyre? Good.
You will go to the king.
You will play for him, you will comfort him.
Joab.
David. You heard him.
You play for the king if he needs it but not one more word about the giant.
- Let's go. - Mm-hmm.
David.
My king, the musician boy is here.
Shepherd... what a surprise.
Are you here to play for me?
I'm here to fight for you.
- Uh... Forgive us, Lord King. - Get him out.
My brother can be foolish and rash.
I will fight the giant!
Let him speak.
My king,
I will fight the giant.
You are only a boy. You cannot fight him.
Your servant has kept his father's sheep for many years.
In that time, I have killed both bear and lion.
- David, stop. - That's enough.
When the lion attacked my flock and rose against me,
I went after it, caught it by its beard, struck it, and killed it.
That's true, my-my king, he-he did.
Abinadab.
- What? I always believed him. - You are not helping.
This giant blasphemes the Lord of hosts.
But the same Lord who rescued me from the lion and the bear
will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.
That monster is a man of war. He was made for this.
I was made for this. For this moment.
Trust me, my king. I will slay him.
You speak with a great conviction.
It fills me with a...
courage I've not felt since...
Father...
My king. My king.
Go.
- Okay. David, let's go. - My king, my king...
- Go... Go. - ...I will slay him. Get away from me.
Go and fight this giant.
Fight him with the same spirit
you bring into this room.
Uh, my king, we should discuss this.
Why? I have decided.
No other man has volunteered for this task.
I name you champion.
Give him my armor!
You shall wear the king's armor on the field.
Go.
Thank you, my king.
The Tribe of Zebulun have abandoned your father.
More would have followed had our armies not been circled.
The Philistines do not have one giant, they have many.
And we cannot send more men?
We have less than a hundred left here to protect the palace.
You cannot quell a fire by adding a drop of water.
Then the outcome is forgone.
Our army will be defeated.
And when the king falls so too will Israel.
The enemy will come to our gates.
And when they come,
I suggest we greet them on bended knee and pray for mercy.
No, we must leave with haste.
I have new friends who can help us.
Unify with the Northern tribe. Rebuild what's left of Israel.
I will not abandon my home.
The Philistines will show no mercy. You know this.
They will burn your sacred scrolls and make a whore of my mother.
God will protect us.
As he has my father?
We must leave this place. Ensure our throne survives.
The remaining tribes will need someone to lead them.
You must crown me king.
We have a king.
Who has lost the battle and likely his head.
Mother, if we do not take the throne, someone else will.
I thought you were dead.
For a while, Mother, I was.
What happened to you?
One life ended and another began. That is all you need to know.
We have no more time left to linger on the past.
You know I speak the truth.
None of our kin will return.
You and I are the only two of our line who will survive.
We are Israel's only hope.
I will be your king.
And your protector.
Patience, my brothers. Patience. In time, all will be revealed.
This is madness.
Where are you going?
To the armory. I need a bow and arrows.
Why?
I will not see my brother tortured and ripped apart alive.
All right.
You look like a king.
I don't feel like one.
I... I came to give you this.
It's the, uh, words of God to Joshua.
Before a great battle, he said...
"Do not be afraid."
Uh... "Be strong and courageous."
- Joshua. - Mmm.
It's, uh, "Every place the sole of your footsteps."
"This I have given to you."
But it's... It's a summary, I-I ran out of space, um...
And you'll take it with you. Yes?
What do they say?
They're... They're worried, to be honest.
Yes, I don't blame them.
What they don't understand...
...is that God, he chooses the unlikely things.
He chooses the vessels overlooked
because he sees what's inside them.
Hmm?
And what's inside you...
is more powerful than a thousand swords.
I hope that's true.
Are you afraid?
Terrified.
So am I.
I believe in you.
I don't quite know why, I just...
do.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry I left as I did.
For good fortune.
David.
You kill that giant.
And you come back to me.
I cannot wear this armor.
I must go as I am.
And I need to find a stream.
No surrender!
Jonathan.
Jonathan!
Joab, take my place.
You're alive. How did you survive?
Give me your water.
Here. Here.
How did you survive?
Achish wished it.
His men and his giant less so.
Then you saw him?
I did. Face to face.
We are surrounded.
The only way out is straight through.
Unless we surrender.
We will never surrender.
Your father chose a champion.
What?
Who?
Stand back! Out! Out! Back.
This is an outrage! A disgrace! Abner!
- David... - A shepherd?
Selected as champion?
Now we know the king is truly mad.
He will speak to us. Now.
He will not be disturbed.
He already is disturbed, Abner. Move aside.
You dare draw your sword against the leaders of Israel?
You dare threaten the king of Israel?
He will speak to us now or forfeit his right to lead.
You want my crown, Adriel?
Try to take it from me.
Where is this boy?
What are you looking for?
Rocks.
Who are you really?
You know who I am.
Do I?
You play music for my father.
Now he chooses you as champion.
Why?
I'm the only one who offered.
I admire your courage, David.
But I've seen this giant.
You can't defeat him.
Am I the only one who believes the old stories?
Who this beast has defied?
It's not about the greatness of the giant, it is about the greatness of God.
I fear God is not with us.
He is not with us. Here. Where we cower.
He is with us there when we choose to face our fears.
How will you do this?
You have no armor. No training.
You have uncommon courage.
What is your tribe?
Judah.
From what city?
Bethlehem.
David.
Did the prophet Samuel visit your family?
Yes.
David.
The shot is near impossible.
But he's exposed just after he throws his spear.
May God be with you.
My patience is at its end!
Why do you all line up to battle if no one will face me?
Choose a man, send him down to me!
Where is he?
He cannot face the giant. This is madness.
No. This is treason.
I have made my choice. You will obey it.
Send me a man!
Clear the way!
Stop him. Stop him!
Call him back!
No. I will not.
Then I shall.
You said I should die for my king. I'm ready. Are you?
You've destroyed us all.
Out the way.
David, please don't do this.
Do you doubt me?
I do. It is impossible.
That's the difference between us, Brother.
David.
Why are you not afraid?
I am afraid.
I defy the army of Israel!
I defy the king of Israel!
I defy the god of Israel!
Goliath!
Get out of the way!
Is he simple?
A fool wandering around in this heat.
God give me this ground.
Every step. Just one step.
This is their champion?
This is a joke.
The slave race insult me with a boy!
I asked for a champion! I asked for a king!
They send out a boy.
Maybe the king really has gone mad.
You come against me with a stick?
What do you think I am? A dog?
So be it, boy. You will become the victim of my wrath!
Jonathan.
Where have you been?
Putting down a rebellion over that boy.
I will deliver your flesh
to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth!
If he does this... follow me.
Get me a horse.
You come to me with sword, with spear, with javelin,
but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts!
God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied!
This day, the Lord will deliver you into my hand and I will strike you!
And I will take your head from you!
This day,
I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines
to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth!
That all the earth may know there is a God of Israel!
Then, all this assembly shall know
that the Lord does not save with sword and spear,
for the battle is the Lord's!
And he will deliver you into our hands!
You do not deserve to come near me!
Give me another.
Another.
No.
See?
You do not deserve to come near me!
I will not let you die by his hand, Brother.
I'm sorry.
Achish.
May you be filled with the courage of Moses.
With the strength of Samson.
Rise.
Rise up, David.
For my mother.
Guard! Get my horse and my armor!
Come on!
Fight with me!
For the king!
David!
For God and Israel!
And God said to Yeshua,
"Be strong and courageous.
Lead these people across the Jordan. To the lands I will show you.
No one will be able to oppose you all the days of your life.
As I was with Moses, I will be with you."
"I will not abandon or forsake you."
Hold! Hold!
"And do not fear
for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
And so I anoint you in your father's stead,
king of Israel.
Charge!