David Page #5

It was a feeling.

A strange feeling.

I could sense...

... someone watching me.

Something you know somehow

without knowing how.

I am married, my lord.

Do you love your husband?

As it is a wife's duty

to love her husband.

You're not answering my question.

Perhaps it is the way you ask it.

Does he live...

... in your heart...

... as one unique spirit

that speaks to you?

I'm afraid...

... to break our laws

of marriage, my lord.

And I am afraid...

... to refuse my king.

Especially when he is as great as you.

Thank you, Joseph.

I am troubled, my lord.

What is it, Bathsheba?

My lord...

... I carry your child.

I want you to bring back

my lieutenant, Uriah...

... with a report

on the battle at Rabbah.

Yes, my lord king.

The Ammonites send

scouting parties...

... that we have

a hard time catching.

Their knowledge of those hills

is better than ours.

And finally, Joab...

... does he inspire the men?

He's respected, my lord king.

Well, then...

... thank you very much

for your honesty, Uriah.

You can go home now...

... bathe.

Spend some time with your wife.

Lay my blanket on the ground.

I will be here in the courtyard

near my men :

Yes, sir.

Good night, sir.

Uriah.

I...

I gave you permission to go home.

The Ark lives in a tent...

... and my fellow soldiers

sleep in the open fields.

It's wrong for me to go to a house

and enjoy the comforts of a wife.

Uriah, you're a man

after my own heart.

It's my duty as a soldier,

my lord king.

You must stay a few more days

in Jerusalem.

You must come feast with me.

Good night.

Good night, my lord king.

Have some more wine.

It's good, isn't it?

The finest, my lord.

You should go home now.

Enjoy yourself.

See your wife.

I'm sure it's been a long time.

I would, my lord, but...

But I'm tired.

He's here, my lord king.

Uriah...

... you are to return to Rabbah...

... and give this...

... to Joab.

Uriah.

My lord king.

I'd like you...

... to have this.

Thank you, my lord.

Thank you.

Uriah, welcome!

Joab, greetings from your king.

The bearer of this letter is Uriah,

your lieutenant.

With respect to Uriah, place him

in the hottest part of the battle...

... where he is most likely to be killed.

I hate these patrols.

There are scouts all around the place.

Quiet, you men.

My lady.

I bring you the sword

of a very brave man.

No.

The sword devours one man

as well as another.

There's no reason for these things.

May I weep...

... my lord?

Of course.

But also...

... remember...

... Uriah died...

... as he would have wished...

... gallantly...

... Ioyal to his king and his people.

That's a good death for a soldier.

No way her husband dies...

... is good for his wife, my lord.

Your feeling...

... for Uriah...

... makes me jealous.

But you have my heart.

You know that.

There is one blessing.

We can acknowledge our child.

Oh, that is fortunate for the child.

And for you?

I will do as you command.

Then we shall marry.

And as a wedding gift, Hiram of Galilee

has sent 200 heads of cattle.

Well, thank him.

And finally, your prophet Nathan has

a legal matter for you to dispose of.

My lord, I would ask that you hear

this matter in private.

Very well.

You may leave us, Joseph.

Now, Nathan...

... tell me about this case.

There are two men in a nearby city.

One rich, the other poor.

The rich man has many sheep,

many cattle.

The poor one has nothing...

... except for one little ewe lamb

he's raised up since birth...

... like it was one of his own children.

And yet, the rich man...

... has taken up the poor man's

one little ewe lamb to slaughter...

... and sell as his own.

There's only one answer to this.

The rich man must give

the poor man one whole flock...

... and then he must die.

What was the name of this rich man?

I want to know so I can see

to his punishment personally.

You are that man.

What do you mean?

God has given you everything:

Houses, wives, soldiers...

... and a great name among the nations.

If you needed more from him,

you had only to ask.

Instead...

... you used the Ammonite sword

to kill Uriah and took his wife.

Now the sword will never depart

from your house.

And God has said:

"Thou will raise up evil against you

out of your own house. "

I have sinned.

Does it mean that I must die?

You shall not die...

... but the child born between you

and the wife of Uriah...

... shall surely die.

How is my wife?

Well...

... my king.

And how is my child?

Your child is thriving.

You feel him kick?

He wants to see his father.

Unless there's any news,

leave me alone.

I'm going outside to fast

and ask God's mercy.

Have mercy upon me, O God.

According to thy loving kindness.

According to thy tender mercies.

Wipe out my transgressions.

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity.

Cleanse me for my sin.

For I acknowledge...

... my transgressions.

Create in me...

... a clean heart...

... and renew a right spirit within me.

Do not cast me from your presence.

Do not take your holy spirit from me.

The child?

Dead, my lord king.

I say it again, dear God.

Create in me a clean heart...

... and renew a right spirit.

You fasted and wept for your child

while it was alive.

But when the child dies...

... you eat a meal.

When the child was alive...

... I fasted...

... because I said to myself:

"Who can tell whether God

will be gracious and let the child live?"

But the child is dead.

Why should I continue to fast?

Can I bring him back?

I can go to him...

... but he cannot return to me.

Forgive me...

... for the loss of your son.

It is I...

... who must beg your forgiveness.

Why?

I...

... plotted...

... the death of Uriah.

The Lord...

... took our child in judgment.

My child...

... died...

... on account of Uriah's innocent blood?

You...

... the great King David,

favorite of God, and God...

... did this to you?

I sinned.

I pray that he will forgive me.

There's nothing else I can do.

I sinned too.

If I had not desired you as well,

none of this would have happened.

And whatever...

... judgment God makes...

... we'll face it together.

Do you remember the day...

... when I asked you...

... if Uriah lived...

... in your heart as one unique spirit

that spoke to you?

I remember.

There is a man that feels

that way about you.

He feels...

... you are the one unique spirit...

... he is destined to walk with forever.

I know you are that man.

Solomon.

Let God arise.

Let his enemies be scattered.

But let the righteous...

... be glad.

Let them rejoice.

A father for the fatherless

is the Lord.

God setteth the solitary in families.

I am gathered happily

with my wives, Michal...

... Abigail...

... and Bathsheba...

... and all of our children.

Allow us, Lord...

... to live out our lives

together in peace...

... and harmony.

What are you doing?

You're up to something.

Wait and see. Wait and see.

It's Tamar, isn't it?

Eat this.

- Doesn't my sister look magnificent?

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