Frustrated, he obeys his father, and goes back to the sheep.
It seems that war is inevitable, and all of Israel gathers to oppose them.
At the Israelite encampment, Saul reflects on his 30 years as king.
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He says he is taking stock, but Abner (Oded Fehr) believes he is complaining.
Saul takes more of Ahinoam’s (Ayelet Zurer) potion as Abner puts his armor on him.
“Tell me, Abner, tell me who I am,” he asks.
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“You are Saul the Conqueror,” his cousin responds, but Saul is not satisfied.
Abner puts his crown back on his head.
Elsewhere, Joab (Aury Alby) and Jonathan (Ethan Kai) look over the armies.
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In Bethlehem, Jesse and David continue their routine.
They pray and ask for Gods direction and wisdom, only for Samuel to arrive.
“I defy Israel.
I defy your God,” Goliath roars.
“Send me your champion!
Saul falls off his horse, and his potion shatters.
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He describes the streams and sees the warrior who is protecting the stream.
He says that the warrior was “the Captain of the Armies of the Lord of Hosts.”
Samuel tells David that many ask, “Is God for us?”
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but notes that the question that should be asked is, “Are we for God?
“Samuel explains that Joshua’s willingness to submit to God is why Jericho fell.
On the battlefield the next day, Goliath makes the same offer he did the day before.
Each day, Goliath demands the same.
Mychal reads the letter, discovering that Saul is againsuccumbing to the evil spirit’s power.
Ahinoam says that there is nothing left to do.
“At the very least we pray,” Mychal suggests, but the queen refuses.
She does not want to hear Gods name said in her presence any longer.
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She decides to go see her father at the battlefield, but Mirab tries to convince her otherwise.
“What could we possibly do?”
she asks, to whichMychal expresses her hopes that she can bring their father back.
Mirab decides to go with her.
“I disagree with Mother,” Mirab admits.
“There is always hope.”
Adriel tells Jonathan that, if Saul won’t lead, he will, prompting a threat from Abner.
But before evening comes, Mychal and Mirab ride to the Valley of Elah.
They speak first of fear, though Mychal says there is no time for it.
In Bethlehem, Samuel tells Jesse that the sins of his house have been forgiven with a worthy sacrifice.
Jesse admits that he fears the unbroken fire in him, butSamuel gets to the heart of the matter.
He tells Jesse that he has yet to offer the best of his flock.
He has yet to offer to God the one he loves the most, that being David.
“What would you have your servant do?”
he asks, and the warrior points to the water.
David enters it and finds a bloody stone in his hand.
He wakes and wonders why God would choose him, wanting to understand.
Just then, his father calls him, and he returns home.
“It seems that she always understood her son’s destiny.
“I don’t send you to the fields because I am ashamed of you,” Jesse reveals.
“I keep you here, David, because I love you.”
Doeg aims to counsel the prince, but Jonathan won’t have it.
Doeg reveals that Jonathan has a bigger problem than Goliath, namely that Samuel anointed another.
The Edomite claims that he just needs a name so that he can kill the next king.
With that, the show has almost caught up towhere it started in the series premiere.
New episodes ofHouse of Daviddrop every Thursday on Prime Video.
