House of David

Can one stone change the course of history?

Can one act of defiance create a legend?

I will tell you the story of David, a simple shepherd boy,

an outcast,

who became one of the most famous kings who ever lived.

There was a time Israel had no king.

500 years after Moses split the sea,

the people were leaderless and divided.

So, Samuel, the last of the great seers,

anointed Saul of the tribe of Benjamin as Israel's first king.

But Samuel warned the people not to forget the god that delivered them from Egypt.

For 25 years, Saul has reigned,

beloved by the people, triumphant in every battle.

As Saul's arrogance grows, a rift between him and Samuel festers.

With each new victory,

the people of Israel trust more in a throne than in their god.

May the house of Saul endure forever.

- Forever. - Forever.

How many are there?

Upwards of 200,000.

He's just a man, Father.

Is he?

How many days must we duress?

Send me your champion!

Cowards!

All of you, cowards!

Goliath!

God give me this ground.

Every step, just one step.

I ask for a champion!

You come against me with a stick?

You will become the victim of my wrath!

Give me another.

Another.

No.

So, as the fate of a people hangs in the balance,

again I ask this question...

can one stone change the course of history?

What are you doing?

That's better. It's all right.

Oh, no. Oh.

- -

All right. All right.

Little one, I'm so sorry.

I've got you.

Quiet now. Quiet.

...you will lead. This very land.

Why could Moses not go? Why did he have to die?

Because when he was very, very old...

- Like you? -

Yes, very old like me.

Having led Israel 40 years, Moses died on that mountain.

Disobedience comes at a cost, you see.

Even for a great one, like Moses.

So what did Joshua do without Moses?

Well, God said to him three times...

"Be strong and courageous." Do not fear, for fear is the enemy.

You see?

Fear is the thief.

Then why must we still hide?

Because his work is not yet complete.

That's right, David.

So we must not fear.

We must face fear,

because God will always be there on the other side waiting.

Aren't you supposed to be minding the sheep, little shepherd?

I did.

Not well enough.

I saw what you brought home.

The lion has returned.

Oh, a lion. And where were you?

Off...

singing about your mother?

Speak of my mother again.

Nathaneel, David.

Does the story of our people mean nothing to you?

Forgive us, Father.

I was distracted by the shepherd.

Poor lamb.

She survived.

Does your Father know you have that?

Avva, go inside.

- David. - Father.

How many did you lose?

Four sheep.

I'm not a rich man, David.

It was the old king.

That lion is dead.

It was him.

Until we truly kill him, the sheep cannot graze there.

We will lose more.

David, you know I can graze no other lands.

Then let's gather some men and hunt it down.

- They wouldn't come. - Why?

Because of me.

It is not because of you.

All of Bethlehem treats me like it is.

Just as my brothers do.

I'm nothing more than a bastard in this house.

You are my son, as they are.

I will kill the lion.

You will not. I will take care of it.

Like you did last time.

I should've buried that with your mother.

I don't want to hear that instrument in my house ever again.

Heed my words, David.

Father, this is all I have left of her.

- Where are you going? - Where I belong.

David.

David!

Show me your purpose.

Show me your will for me.

Show me who I am.

Please.

The song must be found and tended, you know, like a living thing.

Now you try.

The last great battle Israel would face

before Goliath was against the Amalekites,

a brutal nation of blood drinkers who had tormented Israel for generations.

King Saul was instructed by the great seer, Samuel,

to keep no spoils of war.

To take nothing from the Amalekites and to slay their king,

a vicious cannibal called Agag.

After days of fighting, my father, King Saul,

and my brother, Jonathan, were once again triumphant.

Victory!

For God and for Israel!

And for your king!

My prince.

The Lord has shined upon us this day.

How many did we lose?

5,000.

Heavy price to pay.

But the Amalekites are defeated.

We have news of a border village destroyed north of Bethlehem.

Border village? By who?

I'm sending a scouting party to find out.

Get me a horse.

My prince, it is a full day's ride

and you have been on the field of battle for many days.

Take me there.

Let's go to the border village.

Are you tired, Eliab?

No, I am not tired.

While we slay enemies on our right, our people are attacked on our left.

No defense.

Unarmed.

Who would do this?

Philistines.

Why so deep in our territory?

There's nothing to gain here.

Have any of you ever seen anything like this?

Eliab?

They have been torn to pieces without the kindness of a blade.

- How? - Survivor!

- Put him down. -

Gently.

He's been through enough.

Boy, this is your prince, the son of King Saul.

Speak only the truth, all right?

My name is Jonathan.

What is yours?

Can you tell me who did this?

Lord.

- Run! -

- Run! - Run!

Abba! Abba! Abba!

- Run. - Abba!

I am so sorry.

I'm your prince and I failed to protect you.

It's my job to protect you.

Now, I need you to tell me who did this.

And I swear I will find them and I will return them to the dust.

Only for you.

There were giants on the earth in those days.

And also after.

You're getting very good.

Uh, all the sheep are accounted for.