King David Page #2

Didn't you, Father?

Any man can teach,

but David's gifts

are the gifts of God.

There he goes again.

David's a man

after God's own heart,

isn't he, Father?

Is it true

that he once killed a lion?

With his own bare hands.

Which were tied

behind his back, no doubt.

Yes. And with a blindfold.

David's a man after

God's own heart, you see.

That's what the prophet said,

wasn't it, Father?

Did I please you, My Lord?

You only have to smile,

and I am pleased.

Did I smile... My Lord?

My name is David.

Ah, forgive me.

The confusion is easily made.

By whom?

The people worship you

as their god.

While as for Jonathan...

He loves me as a brother.

As I love him.

And his sister?

Hm?

The resemblance is marked.

But I suspect

it's only skin deep.

Then why did you marry me?

You're my prize

for Goliath's head.

Was that your only reason?

Is love not reason enough?

You scarcely know me.

Your mystery overwhelms me.

And my beauty.

Plus your modesty.

Uh.

A king's daughter

has cause to be proud.

As does the man who has won her.

Because it was a moonlit night,

and David and I led the way.

We were climbing up the hill

on our hands and feet,

and when we got to the top,

we found the Hittites

and the Ammonites

facing us on either side

of the valley.

I urged David to turn back,

but he said,

"God will deliver them

into our hands. "

Hear how he warbles in praise

of the cuckoo bird.

What cuckoo bird?

He who has fed from my table

and now lies with my daughter.

He has robbed me of my God,

my people,

even my children.

What else can he take

but my crown?

That's a lie.

So long as David lives,

neither I nor you

nor the throne

shall be safe.

What proof do you have

of such an accusation?

Did Samuel anoint

your brother?

The prophet blessed him,

My Lord.

David has done

nothing wrong, Father.

You cannot harm an innocent man.

Samuel

anointed him in my place!

David!

The boy I-I trusted

and loved as my own son.

Then be glad of it!

Give thanks that the future

of Israel belongs

to a man worthy of your love.

Where have you hidden him?

I don't know where he is.

Don't lie to me!

When I awoke, he was gone.

Shammah.

That's the important thing.

Who cares about her mother, eh?

Find David ben Jesse!

We must wait until light.

Get horses!

Find David ben Jesse!

Jabus, you look

in the storage room!

You go to the south tower!

North tower!

David,

you must go at once

to the sanctuary at Nob.

Ask for the high priest,

Ahimelech

and show him this.

Come with me.

I cannot.

But we have a covenant

to friendship between us.

What of the covenant of honor

between a father and his son?

I would lay down my life

for you willingly,

but I will not break faith

with my father,

as I will not

break faith with you.

Forgive me.

You have the love of one

far greater than I

to care for you.

My father has no one.

May the Lord be with you.

May His light shine

within your heart...

even as you shine within mine.

"So Jacob was alone,

"and a man struggled

with him there until daybreak,

"and the man said, 'Let me go,

the day is breaking. '

"But Jacob replied,

"'I will not go,

unless you tell me your name. '

"And the man said,

'Why do you ask my name?

"'I am that I am.

"That is who I am. '

"And so Jacob called the place

Peniel, which means,

"'The Face of God'

"'because,' he said,

"'I have seen God face to face

and my life has been spared. "'

Were Moses and Jacob

the only men

to have seen him face to face?

Even Abraham was denied

the supreme revelation.

Then why did God choose Jacob?

Why has he chosen you?

God may have created man

in his own image and likeness,

but he has denied us

all understanding

of his purpose.

I knew Him once.

As a boy, I could feel

His presence all around me.

If only I, too, could see Him.

Are you aware of the presence

that you're in?

The Ark of the Covenant.

None but a priest

may gaze upon it.

The Ten Commandments

lie within,

written on tablets of stone

by the finger of God Himself.

Why is it kept here?

It should be enthroned on high,

not hidden away like this.

For 250 years,

it has awaited such a home.

Then hear, O Lord,

the vow of Thy servant, David.

When once my feet

have found their rest,

I will give no sleep to my eyes

until I have built

a temple for the Lord.

A dwelling place

for the mighty one of Jacob.

Shammah.

Prince Jonathan says that...

Who are you?

I am the high priest Ahimelech.

Where is the guardian

of the Ark?

He's at his station

in the cavern.

Prince Jonathan

says the guardian

sent word to the king

that you are here.

Joab and our brothers

have escaped

to the caves of Adullam.

Stand before the Ark.

Now swear to me,

in the sight of God,

that you have not

betrayed our guest.

Showbread. The law forbids

anyone but a priest

to partake of it,

may God forgive us both.

This I return to you

with a clear conscience.

Goliath's sword.

It was sent here

for safekeeping.

David!

May the Lord bless you

for your kindness.

And protect you, my son.

We must bar the gates.

No, we have no one to hide.

It is good to give thanks

to the Lord

Whose love endures forever

Declare it, people of Israel

For His love endures forever

Give thanks to the God of gods

For His love endures forever

He made the great lights

His love endures forever

A sun to rule by day...

Silence!

Where is David ben Jesse?

I do not know.

You are lying.

A priest does not lie.

He was here, was he not?

He was here.

When did he leave?

Some time ago.

In what direction did he go?

I did not see.

The guardian of the Ark,

My Lord-

he will know.

Where is the guardian?

He, too, is no longer with us.

Abner.

I want these priests killed

one by one until their

high priest changes his mind.

Then the killing will stop.

No soldier

would carry out such an order.

These priests...

are maggots!

In carrion!

Fattening themselves

on the offerings

people give to the Lord!

They are traitors,

every one of them!

And so is any soldier

who refuses to obey

the king's command.

You.

I cannot.

You!

No, Father!

Will no one obey the king?

I will, My Lord.

It takes a gentile to obey.

It is good

To give thanks

To the Lord

His love endures forever

He brought Israel out of Egypt

His love endures forever

No king shall bring Him low

His love endures forever

No enemy shall strike

Him down

His love endures forever

For the

Lord has sworn

To His servant

David...

His love for him endures...

forever.

And it came to pass

that David remained in

the wilderness for six years,

where Saul sought him

day after day.

Everyone that was in distress,

everyone that was in debt,

and everyone

that was discontented

gathered themselves unto him.

David took unto himself

three wives:

Abigail, Ahinoam and Maacah.

Ahinoam bore David a firstborn,

whom he called Amnon,

and Maacah bore him

a second son,

whom he called Absalom.

And David loved Absalom

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