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Speaker 4: Welcome to the epic Adventure of David, a story of honor, battle, jealousy, darkness, friendship, love, scandal,

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Speaker 4: and murder. While most people know of David the Myth,

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Speaker 4: few know about David the Man. In this episode, David

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Speaker 4: The Giant Slayer is world famous and it is impossible

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Speaker 2: The servant looked confused. It was uncommon for kings to

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Speaker 7: Yes, Zeba said, there is a living son of Jonathan.

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Speaker 2: Mephibischef came in to see Zeba. Standing inside Zeba, he exclaimed,

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Speaker 6: It is, my friends. It has been far too long.

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Speaker 2: Maphibischeff's countenance dampened. He looked up at McKeer in questioning.

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Speaker 8: Have I been given up so he can slay me?

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Speaker 6: He says his intentions are good, but there is no

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Speaker 2: man fighting an army of Amalekites. Mephibichef hobbled closer to

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Speaker 8: Please, Sir, I am your servant, Do not kill me.

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Speaker 2: David was dismayed and shook his head emphatically, kill you.

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Speaker 6: Oh no, my son, do not be afraid.

431
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Speaker 2: David knelt down and helped the boy back up on

432
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Speaker 2: to his knees. Mephibischeth took notice of how David remained

433
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Speaker 2: at eye level with him. No one ever knelt down

434
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Speaker 2: to speak to him. They remained upright and above him.

435
00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:57,280
Speaker 2: It had been a long time since anyone looked him

436
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Speaker 2: in the eye. This way, David's warm smile melted away

437
00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:04,800
Speaker 2: any fear of Fhibicheff had. With a gentle voice, he said,

438
00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:06,359
Speaker 2: I am glad you have come.

439
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Speaker 6: Had I known you were alive, I would have sent

440
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Speaker 6: for you sooner. I am sorry.

441
00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:17,959
Speaker 8: Why would you the king apologize to me? I am

442
00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:20,640
Speaker 8: a cripple and the descendant of your enemy's saul.

443
00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:24,919
Speaker 6: That is not true, David exclaimed. I loved your grandfather dearly.

444
00:26:25,800 --> 00:26:29,560
Speaker 6: He was the Lord's anointed king, and I was loyal

445
00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:34,200
Speaker 6: to him till the very end. However, it was your

446
00:26:34,240 --> 00:26:38,600
Speaker 6: father I truly love. I made a promise to him

447
00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:41,680
Speaker 6: long ago that I would look after his children.

448
00:26:42,760 --> 00:26:46,119
Speaker 2: You loved my father, Mafibicheff asked.

449
00:26:46,520 --> 00:26:49,359
Speaker 8: He died when I was very young. I know very

450
00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:50,080
Speaker 8: little of him.

451
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Speaker 2: David gave a large and beaming smile. He wrapped his

452
00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:55,960
Speaker 2: arms around the Fibicheff and laughed.

453
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Speaker 6: Oh, yes, my dear child, I loved your father more

454
00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:05,600
Speaker 6: than anyone else in this world, Closer than a brother

455
00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:08,920
Speaker 6: he was to me. David gestured for Mephibichef to walk

456
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Speaker 6: with him. So David kept a slow pace while the

457
00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:14,920
Speaker 6: boy crawled beside him. He led him into the middle

458
00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:17,560
Speaker 6: of the hall, where a feast was laid out before them.

459
00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:20,399
Speaker 6: The two of them sat and spoke for a long while.

460
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Speaker 6: Zeba was close by, keeping a distance so the two

461
00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:24,200
Speaker 6: of them might talk.

462
00:27:24,240 --> 00:27:28,320
Speaker 2: In primate. David told stories of Jonathan's bravery in battle

463
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Speaker 2: and his tenderness towards him. He talked about their unbreakable

464
00:27:32,119 --> 00:27:34,240
Speaker 2: bond and the promises they made to one another.

465
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Speaker 6: I vowed that I would take care of you, Mamphibischeff.

466
00:27:38,440 --> 00:27:43,000
Speaker 6: I intend on keeping that vowl, David said, consider yourself

467
00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:47,480
Speaker 6: like a son in this household. You will always eat

468
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Speaker 6: at my table and dine with me as a member

469
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Speaker 6: of the family. As I was brought in by your

470
00:27:53,720 --> 00:27:57,520
Speaker 6: grandfather and your father, so I will bring you in.

471
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Speaker 2: Maphibicheff was overwhelmed by the gesture, but David was not

472
00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:06,320
Speaker 2: done with his generosity. Zeba, David called out. The servant

473
00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:09,240
Speaker 2: stepped forward and bowed his head. David smiled at the

474
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Speaker 2: two of them and said.

475
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Speaker 6: Mephibischef, I hereby restore all the land that belonged to

476
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Speaker 6: Saul and give it to you. You will inherit the

477
00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:23,280
Speaker 6: land of your grandfather Maphibuschef was taken back. He shook

478
00:28:23,320 --> 00:28:26,679
Speaker 6: his head and hid his face. Tears broke through. He

479
00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:30,000
Speaker 6: was ashamed by the generosity and overwhelmed what the grace

480
00:28:30,080 --> 00:28:30,840
Speaker 6: David had shown.

481
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Speaker 8: No, he yelled, I am sorry, my king, but I

482
00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:39,239
Speaker 8: am not worthy. Maphibuchef said, who am I that you

483
00:28:39,320 --> 00:28:43,400
Speaker 8: are mindful of me? I am nothing you should regard

484
00:28:43,480 --> 00:28:46,640
Speaker 8: for a dead dog. I am a whimbering child and

485
00:28:46,680 --> 00:28:49,040
Speaker 8: a cripple. You should not bless me.

486
00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:51,960
Speaker 2: So David leaned over the table and placed his hand

487
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Speaker 2: on the boy's shoulder. There was a gentleness in his

488
00:28:55,360 --> 00:28:57,960
Speaker 2: eyes he did not expect from a king. Come with me,

489
00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:02,160
Speaker 2: he whispered. David took Memphibicheff to the roof of his home.

490
00:29:02,840 --> 00:29:06,480
Speaker 2: Both of them gazed at the stars. The galaxies above

491
00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:12,400
Speaker 2: shone with unfathomable brilliance. Mephibischef was filled with wonder. He

492
00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:15,320
Speaker 2: spent much of his days looking up, but never quite

493
00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:19,480
Speaker 2: like this. The boy turned his gaze to David. His

494
00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:23,040
Speaker 2: eyes were fixed on the stars. He looked at them

495
00:29:23,080 --> 00:29:26,880
Speaker 2: like one would to a lifelong love. It took Mephibicheff

496
00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:29,480
Speaker 2: the moment to realize he was gazing into the face

497
00:29:29,520 --> 00:29:34,280
Speaker 2: of heaven. Considering his god, David smiled and began to

498
00:29:34,320 --> 00:29:37,800
Speaker 2: recite him he had written long ago. His voice was

499
00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:42,120
Speaker 2: smooth and gentle, but it traveled like the wind. Mephibicheff

500
00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:45,760
Speaker 2: listened to him, sing, Oh Lord.

501
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Speaker 11: Oh Lord, how majestic is your name in all the

502
00:29:54,040 --> 00:30:05,440
Speaker 11: youth above the heavens. You have established your glory out

503
00:30:05,480 --> 00:30:11,479
Speaker 11: of the mouth of simple infants. You have shown striketh.

504
00:30:14,040 --> 00:30:19,120
Speaker 6: When I look to your heavens, the work of your hands.

505
00:30:19,240 --> 00:30:25,480
Speaker 11: The moon and the stars which you have set in plays.

506
00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:29,120
Speaker 11: What is man.

507
00:30:30,480 --> 00:30:39,720
Speaker 12: That you are mindful of him? And humanity that you

508
00:30:40,080 --> 00:30:41,240
Speaker 12: care for.

509
00:30:42,720 --> 00:30:42,880
Speaker 4: Us?

510
00:30:46,080 --> 00:30:49,840
Speaker 6: Yet you have us a little lower than the heavenly

511
00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:54,880
Speaker 6: beings and crowned us with glory.

512
00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:56,680
Speaker 11: And arm.

513
00:30:59,840 --> 00:31:05,360
Speaker 6: You you have given us dominion over your handiwork. You

514
00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:09,000
Speaker 6: have put all things under our feet.

515
00:31:10,240 --> 00:31:16,680
Speaker 13: All beasts of the field, the air, the water, and

516
00:31:16,760 --> 00:31:21,640
Speaker 13: the forests have been given to us as stewards.

517
00:31:23,600 --> 00:31:28,959
Speaker 11: O Lord, O Lord, how majestic is your name in

518
00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:30,480
Speaker 11: all the earth.

519
00:31:33,280 --> 00:31:35,880
Speaker 2: The king looked down at the starstruck boy beside him.

520
00:31:36,360 --> 00:31:38,160
Speaker 2: He knelt down and looked him in the eye.

521
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Speaker 6: We all may be dogs and whim bring children. A

522
00:31:41,920 --> 00:31:46,720
Speaker 6: Fhibish had the God sees it fit to be kind

523
00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:51,560
Speaker 6: to us, what we deserve is another thing entirely.

524
00:31:52,920 --> 00:31:56,120
Speaker 2: David stood to his feet and called up Zeba. The

525
00:31:56,200 --> 00:31:58,760
Speaker 2: old servant scaled the ladder leading up to the rooftop

526
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Speaker 2: and bowed his head to the king. David placed a

527
00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:05,360
Speaker 2: hand on the Phibischeff's shoulder and said, I have given

528
00:32:05,400 --> 00:32:09,200
Speaker 2: the boy his grandfather's land, all that belonged to Saul,

529
00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:13,000
Speaker 2: and his house has been given to him. I appoint

530
00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:16,320
Speaker 2: you and your sons to work the land and property

531
00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:19,520
Speaker 2: on his behalf. You and your family will have a

532
00:32:19,560 --> 00:32:23,600
Speaker 2: place to call home once again, and you shall take

533
00:32:23,680 --> 00:32:28,840
Speaker 2: care of this young prince. David turned back to Memphibischef

534
00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:29,560
Speaker 2: and said.

535
00:32:29,920 --> 00:32:33,040
Speaker 6: But you will always have a place at my table.

536
00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:36,360
Speaker 2: For the first time in years, the son of Jonathan

537
00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:40,200
Speaker 2: felt tall again. He leaped to David's waist and hunged him.

538
00:32:40,640 --> 00:32:45,360
Speaker 2: The king returned the embrace. Miles away from Jerusalem to

539
00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:48,200
Speaker 2: the east, the king of Ammon lay on his deathbed

540
00:32:49,720 --> 00:32:52,360
Speaker 2: in the heat of the day. The old king rested

541
00:32:52,360 --> 00:32:56,560
Speaker 2: his head ready to embrace the unknown king. Nahash had

542
00:32:56,560 --> 00:32:59,360
Speaker 2: been defeated by David a few years prior, but had

543
00:32:59,400 --> 00:33:02,400
Speaker 2: since come to embrace the role of subject. He was

544
00:33:02,480 --> 00:33:05,920
Speaker 2: loyal to David and Israel, paying tribute monthly and opening

545
00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:10,640
Speaker 2: up trade to Israel's allies. His son, Hanoon, however, was

546
00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:14,000
Speaker 2: not as loyal. Hanun saw the presence of Israel as

547
00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:17,240
Speaker 2: a mark of shame on their nation. He hated Israel

548
00:33:17,280 --> 00:33:20,800
Speaker 2: and resented David for his success over them. When David

549
00:33:20,840 --> 00:33:23,520
Speaker 2: heard of Nahsh's death, he was cut to the heart

550
00:33:23,600 --> 00:33:26,600
Speaker 2: and grieved. As a sign of goodwill to his heir

551
00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:29,440
Speaker 2: and the new king of Ammon, David sent his servants

552
00:33:29,440 --> 00:33:30,480
Speaker 2: with gifts of good will.

553
00:33:31,440 --> 00:33:34,160
Speaker 6: Nay Hash and I had good faith with one another,

554
00:33:34,720 --> 00:33:38,120
Speaker 6: David told his servants, I desired the same between Hanun

555
00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:42,680
Speaker 6: and I. Go bring gifts and tell him that I

556
00:33:42,720 --> 00:33:45,520
Speaker 6: am at his service. If he is in need of

557
00:33:45,600 --> 00:33:50,840
Speaker 6: extra resources, counsel or military aid, I shall send it.

558
00:33:51,480 --> 00:33:54,880
Speaker 2: So the servants ventured off to Ammon. The area had

559
00:33:54,920 --> 00:33:57,520
Speaker 2: been sapped of much of its resources for quite some time.

560
00:33:58,160 --> 00:34:00,560
Speaker 2: As the servants of David entered in, they could not

561
00:34:00,640 --> 00:34:03,880
Speaker 2: help but feel uneasy. There was a darkness to the city,

562
00:34:04,600 --> 00:34:07,240
Speaker 2: perhaps because the new king had darkness in his heart.

563
00:34:08,080 --> 00:34:11,000
Speaker 2: The servants walked into the palace of Hanoon with trepidation,

564
00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:15,239
Speaker 2: noticing the glaring looks from palace guards and servants. The

565
00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:19,719
Speaker 2: halls of the Ammonite king were bare. There were not torches, tapestries,

566
00:34:19,840 --> 00:34:23,920
Speaker 2: or symbols of prior conquests, just cold and dark stone.

567
00:34:24,520 --> 00:34:27,680
Speaker 2: At the center of the hall was King Hanouon. He

568
00:34:27,719 --> 00:34:30,040
Speaker 2: sat up anxiously on his throne, with four of his

569
00:34:30,080 --> 00:34:33,320
Speaker 2: advisers sitting on either side of him. Hanoon tapped on

570
00:34:33,360 --> 00:34:36,800
Speaker 2: the side of his throne and frowned. The advisers whispered

571
00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:38,640
Speaker 2: in his ear next to him, saying.

572
00:34:38,680 --> 00:34:41,520
Speaker 14: Do you really think David means us no harm?

573
00:34:41,760 --> 00:34:41,920
Speaker 4: Our?

574
00:34:42,040 --> 00:34:42,239
Speaker 13: King?

575
00:34:42,760 --> 00:34:45,720
Speaker 14: They whispered, if he really honored you and your father,

576
00:34:46,160 --> 00:34:50,080
Speaker 14: he would have never conquered us. Surely these men are

577
00:34:50,160 --> 00:34:55,080
Speaker 14: only here as spies. They want to overthrow us. Do

578
00:34:55,120 --> 00:34:57,200
Speaker 14: not be ignorant and accept their gifts.

579
00:34:57,560 --> 00:35:01,000
Speaker 2: The indecipherable hissing of the advisers made the men uneasy.

580
00:35:01,680 --> 00:35:04,000
Speaker 2: They looked at each other and questioned whether they should

581
00:35:04,040 --> 00:35:07,640
Speaker 2: leave swiftly. However, before the men had a chance to leave,

582
00:35:07,960 --> 00:35:09,400
Speaker 2: Hanoon spoke, saying.

583
00:35:09,880 --> 00:35:11,120
Speaker 5: You think I am a fool.

584
00:35:11,680 --> 00:35:14,080
Speaker 2: He leaned over his throne and spat in their direction.

585
00:35:14,480 --> 00:35:16,840
Speaker 15: I know you are only here to spy on me.

586
00:35:17,400 --> 00:35:19,960
Speaker 15: You desire to humiliate me and my people in our

587
00:35:19,960 --> 00:35:20,760
Speaker 15: weakened state.

588
00:35:21,239 --> 00:35:22,399
Speaker 5: Well I will not have it.

589
00:35:22,880 --> 00:35:25,640
Speaker 2: Hanoon stood to his feet and slipped over the table

590
00:35:25,640 --> 00:35:29,120
Speaker 2: of wine, and his high pitched and whiny voice was

591
00:35:29,200 --> 00:35:32,920
Speaker 2: unpleasant to the ear. The messengers recoiled at us, outburst

592
00:35:33,840 --> 00:35:36,760
Speaker 2: as they turned around. The king clapped his hands together,

593
00:35:36,960 --> 00:35:39,440
Speaker 2: signaling the palace guards to seize them.

594
00:35:39,480 --> 00:35:43,480
Speaker 15: Not so fast, little dabs of David. Your nation has

595
00:35:43,560 --> 00:35:47,400
Speaker 15: humiliated us for too long. It is time to return

596
00:35:47,560 --> 00:35:48,360
Speaker 15: the favor.

597
00:35:48,880 --> 00:35:51,200
Speaker 2: The guards kicked him in the knees, forcing them to

598
00:35:51,239 --> 00:35:54,480
Speaker 2: the wood. The king stepped down with his dagger and

599
00:35:54,560 --> 00:35:57,080
Speaker 2: pointed it at them. He sneered and.

600
00:35:57,080 --> 00:35:59,440
Speaker 5: Said, shave off half their beards.

601
00:36:00,320 --> 00:36:02,959
Speaker 2: The men's eyes widened with fear as the guards pinned

602
00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:06,680
Speaker 2: them down and took daggers to their faces. A man's

603
00:36:06,680 --> 00:36:09,160
Speaker 2: beard was a sign of their freedom. It is what

604
00:36:09,239 --> 00:36:12,920
Speaker 2: differentiated them from common slaves. To shave off half their

605
00:36:12,920 --> 00:36:16,920
Speaker 2: beard would be a disgrace. The men straddled, but ultimately

606
00:36:16,920 --> 00:36:20,640
Speaker 2: failed to defend themselves. Half their beards were shaved off,

607
00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:23,920
Speaker 2: and they were beaten until red in the face. Then

608
00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:26,480
Speaker 2: King Hanoun took his own dagger and cut off the

609
00:36:26,480 --> 00:36:30,239
Speaker 2: lower half of their garments, exposing their gentitals before every one.

610
00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:34,440
Speaker 2: He laughed and pointed. To make it even worse, he

611
00:36:34,520 --> 00:36:37,920
Speaker 2: paraded them in front of the palace for all to see.

612
00:36:38,120 --> 00:36:41,600
Speaker 2: After humiliating them, he forced them out to flee back home.

613
00:36:42,160 --> 00:36:45,160
Speaker 5: Tell your king that I will no longer be paying.

614
00:36:44,920 --> 00:36:48,239
Speaker 2: Tribute, he spat as he spoke, raving at them as

615
00:36:48,280 --> 00:36:49,040
Speaker 2: they ran away.

616
00:36:49,640 --> 00:36:52,719
Speaker 15: Tell your dog of a king that I shall amass

617
00:36:52,760 --> 00:36:56,239
Speaker 15: an army so large that he will be bowing before me.

618
00:36:56,600 --> 00:37:00,200
Speaker 5: And begging for mercy. I shall do to him what

619
00:37:00,280 --> 00:37:04,640
Speaker 5: I have done to you. Tell David, I will be waiting.

620
00:37:04,920 --> 00:37:07,719
Speaker 2: The men were in tears, running for their lives back

621
00:37:07,719 --> 00:37:11,319
Speaker 2: to Israel. However, they would not go back home to Jerusalem.

622
00:37:11,719 --> 00:37:14,840
Speaker 2: They remained hidden in Jericho, too embarrassed to be seen

623
00:37:14,880 --> 00:37:19,040
Speaker 2: by anyone. The four servants of David remained in a

624
00:37:19,040 --> 00:37:22,520
Speaker 2: small cottage outside the city of Jericho. They had retrieved

625
00:37:22,520 --> 00:37:25,520
Speaker 2: new garments to cover themselves, but were still too ashamed

626
00:37:25,520 --> 00:37:28,239
Speaker 2: to enter into the public. They did not want to

627
00:37:28,239 --> 00:37:30,880
Speaker 2: be seen with half of their beards, so they remained

628
00:37:30,920 --> 00:37:34,520
Speaker 2: hidden and embarrassed. It was late and the sun had

629
00:37:34,600 --> 00:37:37,440
Speaker 2: just retreated behind the hills. When the cottage door knocked,

630
00:37:38,160 --> 00:37:41,000
Speaker 2: it creaked open, and a hooded figure entered the room.

631
00:37:42,280 --> 00:37:45,279
Speaker 2: The men unsheathed their swords, but then stopped when they

632
00:37:45,320 --> 00:37:50,399
Speaker 2: saw it was their king. David removed his hood and smiled, Hello,

633
00:37:50,719 --> 00:37:55,280
Speaker 2: my brothers, he said gently. The men were overwhelmed with emotion.

634
00:37:56,000 --> 00:37:58,520
Speaker 2: They fell to their king's feet and thanked him for coming.

635
00:37:58,920 --> 00:38:01,440
Speaker 16: We are sorry, David, we failed.

636
00:38:01,040 --> 00:38:04,960
Speaker 2: You, They cried, you did nothing of the sort. David said.

637
00:38:05,640 --> 00:38:09,160
Speaker 2: His face was filled with understanding and sympathy. He touched

638
00:38:09,160 --> 00:38:10,760
Speaker 2: their faces and shook his head.

639
00:38:11,120 --> 00:38:14,160
Speaker 6: I am sorry they did this to you. King Hannun

640
00:38:14,239 --> 00:38:15,640
Speaker 6: said that he is a massion.

641
00:38:15,400 --> 00:38:16,520
Speaker 16: Army to come up against you.

642
00:38:16,960 --> 00:38:19,480
Speaker 6: They said, he told us that he would do the

643
00:38:19,520 --> 00:38:20,239
Speaker 6: same to you.

644
00:38:20,520 --> 00:38:24,840
Speaker 2: David clenched his jaw. Did he now? The King's demeanor shifted,

645
00:38:25,040 --> 00:38:27,440
Speaker 2: and he stood up straight. He looked down at his

646
00:38:27,480 --> 00:38:31,319
Speaker 2: servants and said, stay here until your beards grow back.

647
00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:35,680
Speaker 2: Rest Assured that you have done nothing wrong. I will

648
00:38:35,840 --> 00:38:40,080
Speaker 2: avenge this shame he has put upon you. With those words,

649
00:38:40,360 --> 00:38:43,640
Speaker 2: David departed. Joab was waiting for him outside.

650
00:38:44,120 --> 00:38:48,279
Speaker 6: I will not endure with the Ammonites any longer. Take

651
00:38:48,320 --> 00:38:52,080
Speaker 6: them out. Joab grinned and bowed his head. He and

652
00:38:52,120 --> 00:38:55,360
Speaker 6: Abishi gathered the army of Israel and marched east to

653
00:38:55,400 --> 00:38:59,560
Speaker 6: avenge their brothers. David had endured many insults in his lifetime.

654
00:39:00,040 --> 00:39:03,040
Speaker 6: He had been forgotten by his father, mocked by giants,

655
00:39:03,040 --> 00:39:06,120
Speaker 6: and hunted by kings. However, no one would lay a

656
00:39:06,160 --> 00:39:08,720
Speaker 6: hand on his sheep and live to tell the tale.

657
00:39:09,160 --> 00:39:11,960
Speaker 6: King Hanun was about to feel the fury of the

658
00:39:11,960 --> 00:39:16,640
Speaker 6: Shepherd of Israel. The two brothers sat on top of

659
00:39:16,680 --> 00:39:20,600
Speaker 6: a hill overlooking the encampment of the Ammonites. Joeab and

660
00:39:20,680 --> 00:39:24,480
Speaker 6: Abishi I peered down, counting the vast sea of enemy soldiers.

661
00:39:24,960 --> 00:39:28,360
Speaker 16: King Hanun wasn't joking. Abishai said, he has hired the

662
00:39:28,400 --> 00:39:29,640
Speaker 16: Syrians as mercenaries.

663
00:39:30,200 --> 00:39:32,600
Speaker 9: He was also able to hire this small kingdoms of

664
00:39:32,680 --> 00:39:33,680
Speaker 9: Makah and Tob.

665
00:39:33,880 --> 00:39:35,480
Speaker 2: Joeab said, at.

666
00:39:35,400 --> 00:39:38,000
Speaker 9: Least thirty thousand extra men at his disposal. Not to

667
00:39:38,040 --> 00:39:41,040
Speaker 9: mention the four hundred thousand horsemen in seven hundred chariots

668
00:39:41,040 --> 00:39:44,319
Speaker 9: Amon already has. We must expect all of them to

669
00:39:44,360 --> 00:39:45,520
Speaker 9: march against us tomorrow.

670
00:39:46,400 --> 00:39:50,600
Speaker 16: Seems excessive for such a small amount of Israelite dougs.

671
00:39:50,680 --> 00:39:54,680
Speaker 2: Abishi jested joe Ab smirked and gestured to the encampment.

672
00:39:55,560 --> 00:39:57,880
Speaker 9: You see how their men are split into two different

673
00:39:57,920 --> 00:40:00,440
Speaker 9: camps A down.

674
00:40:01,200 --> 00:40:03,960
Speaker 2: The enemy encampment was resting in a valley outside the

675
00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:07,520
Speaker 2: city of Ammon. The Syrians were on the northern side,

676
00:40:07,600 --> 00:40:10,479
Speaker 2: near the battlefield, and the Ammonites were on the southern side,

677
00:40:10,560 --> 00:40:14,280
Speaker 2: near the city gates. Joab pointed to the trails leading

678
00:40:14,280 --> 00:40:15,840
Speaker 2: to the battlefield on each side.

679
00:40:16,640 --> 00:40:19,440
Speaker 9: You see what they're doing. They're planning on attacking us

680
00:40:19,440 --> 00:40:21,560
Speaker 9: from the front of the battlefield and the rear.

681
00:40:22,120 --> 00:40:25,160
Speaker 2: Abashi looked closely and saw that his brother was right.

682
00:40:25,560 --> 00:40:28,840
Speaker 2: They virtually doubled them in size. They had plenty of

683
00:40:28,880 --> 00:40:31,920
Speaker 2: men to split into two armies and attack from both sides.

684
00:40:32,640 --> 00:40:35,640
Speaker 2: Ambishi stroked his beard and thought for a moment. Then

685
00:40:35,680 --> 00:40:36,320
Speaker 2: he smiled.

686
00:40:36,800 --> 00:40:38,520
Speaker 16: Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Brother?

687
00:40:38,719 --> 00:40:42,799
Speaker 2: He asked. Joab returned his smile and nodded. I will

688
00:40:42,880 --> 00:40:45,840
Speaker 2: take the front. You will take the rear, he said.

689
00:40:46,480 --> 00:40:51,320
Speaker 9: Tomorrow, I will take our mightiest warriors, shama Eliezar Uriah,

690
00:40:51,400 --> 00:40:54,279
Speaker 9: josh Obim and the other mighty men and face the

691
00:40:54,320 --> 00:40:58,040
Speaker 9: Syrians head on. You will stay back and meet the Ammonites.

692
00:40:58,040 --> 00:40:59,920
Speaker 9: When they try to ambush us in the rear.

693
00:41:00,560 --> 00:41:03,360
Speaker 16: That is under six hundred men against thirty thousand Joab.

694
00:41:03,640 --> 00:41:06,719
Speaker 16: Abishi warned, are you sure that you won't be overwhelmed?

695
00:41:07,080 --> 00:41:10,480
Speaker 9: Give me six hundred of David's trained mighty men against

696
00:41:10,480 --> 00:41:12,240
Speaker 9: thirty thousand of any army.

697
00:41:12,719 --> 00:41:14,480
Speaker 2: Joab responded with pride.

698
00:41:14,520 --> 00:41:17,880
Speaker 9: However, if the Syrians proved to be too strong for me,

699
00:41:17,960 --> 00:41:20,400
Speaker 9: then I shall call out with the ramshorn. If the

700
00:41:20,400 --> 00:41:23,000
Speaker 9: Ammonites overwhelm you, then you call out, We will come

701
00:41:23,000 --> 00:41:23,640
Speaker 9: to your aid.

702
00:41:24,040 --> 00:41:25,719
Speaker 2: Abishin nodded in the affirmative.

703
00:41:27,160 --> 00:41:29,759
Speaker 16: Be of good courage to a brother. Let us all

704
00:41:29,800 --> 00:41:32,560
Speaker 16: be courageous for our men and for the nation of God.

705
00:41:33,440 --> 00:41:35,560
Speaker 16: May God do what seems good in his sight.

706
00:41:36,239 --> 00:41:39,120
Speaker 2: The next morning, joe Ab and Abishi prepared their men

707
00:41:39,160 --> 00:41:42,319
Speaker 2: for battle. The sun had not yet risen, but the

708
00:41:42,400 --> 00:41:45,680
Speaker 2: warm summer wind from the east was already howling. It

709
00:41:45,800 --> 00:41:48,520
Speaker 2: was an ugly day for a battle. Joe Ab and

710
00:41:48,560 --> 00:41:51,640
Speaker 2: his men marched north towards the valley. He and six

711
00:41:51,719 --> 00:41:54,719
Speaker 2: hundred of David's finest marched in perfect cadence with each other.

712
00:41:55,360 --> 00:41:58,560
Speaker 2: They were disciplined and seasoned warriors forced in the fires

713
00:41:58,560 --> 00:42:02,120
Speaker 2: of exile Joab had no doubt that they could easily

714
00:42:02,160 --> 00:42:06,319
Speaker 2: subdue the Syrian mercenaries. They were hired hands. They had

715
00:42:06,360 --> 00:42:09,600
Speaker 2: no passion to protect the Ammonite city. He looked forward

716
00:42:09,680 --> 00:42:13,400
Speaker 2: to breaking their will. Joab could spot the Syrians in

717
00:42:13,440 --> 00:42:18,680
Speaker 2: the distance forward. Joab commanded, and the men were off

718
00:42:18,719 --> 00:42:22,600
Speaker 2: in a run. Israel's bravest galloped towards their enemy with

719
00:42:22,680 --> 00:42:27,240
Speaker 2: ferocious be They cried out with bloodthirsty roars, sending chills

720
00:42:27,239 --> 00:42:31,800
Speaker 2: down the Syrian spines. The armies drew closer and Joab

721
00:42:31,880 --> 00:42:34,880
Speaker 2: called out for the men to attack. Information they had

722
00:42:34,920 --> 00:42:39,640
Speaker 2: planned for this. They were ready spears and shields. Joe

723
00:42:39,719 --> 00:42:42,440
Speaker 2: Ab yelled. The men brought their shields in front of

724
00:42:42,480 --> 00:42:45,040
Speaker 2: their bodies and drew out their spears and attacked in

725
00:42:45,120 --> 00:42:48,719
Speaker 2: a triangular formation, with Joab at the ten. Hundreds of

726
00:42:48,719 --> 00:42:52,200
Speaker 2: Syrians began to fall as the mighty men drove forward through.

727
00:42:52,040 --> 00:42:55,399
Speaker 6: The fray, drop spears swords out.

728
00:42:55,800 --> 00:42:59,359
Speaker 2: Joe Ab yell. Then men immediately drove their spears into

729
00:42:59,360 --> 00:43:02,480
Speaker 2: the nearest soul and drew out their swords. Then they

730
00:43:02,560 --> 00:43:04,840
Speaker 2: formed a circle with the enemy on every side.

731
00:43:05,560 --> 00:43:06,080
Speaker 5: Attack.

732
00:43:06,520 --> 00:43:11,239
Speaker 2: Joeff commanded. The men began an all outslaughter of Assyrians.

733
00:43:11,280 --> 00:43:13,640
Speaker 2: The mighty men of Israel bathed their feet in the

734
00:43:13,640 --> 00:43:16,360
Speaker 2: blood of their enemies. He did not take long for

735
00:43:16,440 --> 00:43:20,160
Speaker 2: the Syrian commanders to laugh for a retreat. Not one

736
00:43:20,160 --> 00:43:23,480
Speaker 2: of Joab's men was lost, a testament to the training

737
00:43:23,520 --> 00:43:26,920
Speaker 2: of King David. Around the other end of the valley,

738
00:43:27,000 --> 00:43:30,240
Speaker 2: near the city gates, King Hanun set atop his horse

739
00:43:30,320 --> 00:43:32,560
Speaker 2: with tens of thousands of soldiers behind him.

740
00:43:33,040 --> 00:43:35,280
Speaker 5: I want more than victory.

741
00:43:35,280 --> 00:43:36,479
Speaker 2: He yelled to his men.

742
00:43:37,000 --> 00:43:41,800
Speaker 17: I want you to humiliate them, drag them by their

743
00:43:41,840 --> 00:43:47,840
Speaker 17: beards and scorn their mothers, take their dignity, then take

744
00:43:47,960 --> 00:43:48,760
Speaker 17: their lives.

745
00:43:49,400 --> 00:43:51,759
Speaker 2: So King Hanun marched with his men to take out

746
00:43:51,840 --> 00:43:55,600
Speaker 2: Joab and the others. However, before they could gain momentum,

747
00:43:55,800 --> 00:43:58,920
Speaker 2: Abshi attacked from the rear. He and the army of

748
00:43:58,960 --> 00:44:02,080
Speaker 2: Israel leaped into back, quickly gaining the upper hand on

749
00:44:02,120 --> 00:44:06,080
Speaker 2: the Ammonites. King Hanuon and his men stubbornly persisted against

750
00:44:06,080 --> 00:44:08,960
Speaker 2: the Army of Israel, they thought, thinking they had the

751
00:44:09,000 --> 00:44:12,360
Speaker 2: security of the Syrians. However, when Hanun saw that the

752
00:44:12,400 --> 00:44:16,360
Speaker 2: Syrians were fleeing, he knew all hope was lost. Great faith,

753
00:44:16,680 --> 00:44:17,920
Speaker 2: Hanuon called out.

754
00:44:17,920 --> 00:44:20,760
Speaker 15: Run back into the city we will live to fight

755
00:44:20,840 --> 00:44:21,480
Speaker 15: another day.

756
00:44:21,840 --> 00:44:24,960
Speaker 2: So the Ammonites fled, and the armies of Israel cheered

757
00:44:24,960 --> 00:44:28,839
Speaker 2: in victory. Joe ab and Abshire returned home to Jerusalem

758
00:44:29,040 --> 00:44:32,080
Speaker 2: and brought reports back to their king. They were sure

759
00:44:32,080 --> 00:44:34,279
Speaker 2: to mention the fear in Hanun's eyes when he saw

760
00:44:34,320 --> 00:44:37,920
Speaker 2: the Syrians flee. David was pleased with his men and

761
00:44:38,000 --> 00:44:40,680
Speaker 2: reassured of God's favor over the nation of Israel.

762
00:44:43,120 --> 00:44:46,200
Speaker 5: They are dogs, every last one of.

763
00:44:46,120 --> 00:44:50,000
Speaker 2: Them, aded Deezer yelled. The King of Syria raved and

764
00:44:50,080 --> 00:44:53,360
Speaker 2: ranted from the latest defeat. He pointed to King Hanuon

765
00:44:53,440 --> 00:44:53,880
Speaker 2: in anger.

766
00:44:54,400 --> 00:44:56,560
Speaker 5: You sent us at a blood bath.

767
00:44:56,880 --> 00:44:59,560
Speaker 2: The King of the Mons sneered at the King of Syria.

768
00:44:59,239 --> 00:45:03,200
Speaker 15: And replied, I hired you, and your men ducked their

769
00:45:03,280 --> 00:45:05,080
Speaker 15: tails and ran like children.

770
00:45:05,440 --> 00:45:09,399
Speaker 5: They are so weak that thirty thousand of them could

771
00:45:09,480 --> 00:45:13,920
Speaker 5: not even beat six hundred. You dare call us week

772
00:45:14,000 --> 00:45:15,799
Speaker 5: after your pathetic.

773
00:45:15,360 --> 00:45:18,040
Speaker 2: Showing Hadadezer was fuming with anger.

774
00:45:18,680 --> 00:45:22,520
Speaker 5: You started this, Hanoon, but we will finish it.

775
00:45:22,760 --> 00:45:26,480
Speaker 2: The King of Syria brought in his commander, Shobach. He

776
00:45:26,640 --> 00:45:28,680
Speaker 2: was a giant of a man, with legs the size

777
00:45:28,719 --> 00:45:31,719
Speaker 2: of tree trunks and arms as solid as stone. He

778
00:45:31,800 --> 00:45:34,200
Speaker 2: wore a heavy coat of mail and thick leather boots.

779
00:45:34,719 --> 00:45:37,760
Speaker 2: The entire nation of Syria feared and revered him.

780
00:45:38,080 --> 00:45:42,600
Speaker 5: Commander Shobach, I want you to send seven hundred chariots

781
00:45:42,960 --> 00:45:45,440
Speaker 5: and forty thousand horsemen past the.

782
00:45:45,440 --> 00:45:50,719
Speaker 15: Euphrates marched against King David and remind him that he

783
00:45:50,920 --> 00:45:53,680
Speaker 15: leads a nation of former slaves.

784
00:45:54,400 --> 00:45:58,000
Speaker 2: Shobuk bowed his head and left. King Hanoon also departed

785
00:45:58,040 --> 00:46:01,160
Speaker 2: to amass more men. He would have attack Israel again.

786
00:46:02,920 --> 00:46:05,759
Speaker 2: The warrior king looked down at the Jordan River. The

787
00:46:05,840 --> 00:46:08,839
Speaker 2: waters were calm enough to cross, but still too deep

788
00:46:08,880 --> 00:46:12,799
Speaker 2: to tread. Lightly, he stepped in. The cool water was

789
00:46:12,840 --> 00:46:16,120
Speaker 2: refreshing compared to the hot sun beating down above him.

790
00:46:16,400 --> 00:46:18,879
Speaker 2: As he led his men through the water, he could

791
00:46:18,920 --> 00:46:21,480
Speaker 2: not help but think of his ancestors crossing Jordan so

792
00:46:21,560 --> 00:46:24,360
Speaker 2: long ago. How God had provided a way for the

793
00:46:24,480 --> 00:46:27,439
Speaker 2: Ark of the Covenant to cross. Yet the waters would

794
00:46:27,440 --> 00:46:30,680
Speaker 2: not part for him. He waded through, watching the light

795
00:46:30,840 --> 00:46:34,520
Speaker 2: bounce off the vibrant turquoise waters. Once they were across,

796
00:46:35,120 --> 00:46:39,080
Speaker 2: it was not long before reaching helem. There the Syrian

797
00:46:39,160 --> 00:46:44,160
Speaker 2: army was awaiting him. David, Shama Eliezar and Abeshi stood

798
00:46:44,160 --> 00:46:47,600
Speaker 2: at the front, mounted on horses. The Syrian army was

799
00:46:47,680 --> 00:46:50,080
Speaker 2: colossal compared to what they had faced in the past.

800
00:46:50,600 --> 00:46:55,040
Speaker 2: They dwarfed Israel in size and horses. However, what Israel

801
00:46:55,120 --> 00:46:57,760
Speaker 2: lacked in size they made up for in the favor

802
00:46:57,800 --> 00:47:02,359
Speaker 2: of God. David knew the victory was one already, He

803
00:47:02,400 --> 00:47:05,560
Speaker 2: only needed to step into it. Bravely. The king looked

804
00:47:05,560 --> 00:47:08,560
Speaker 2: at the sea of Syrians arrayed before them. He turned

805
00:47:08,600 --> 00:47:10,600
Speaker 2: back to his men and rose his sword high in

806
00:47:10,640 --> 00:47:11,040
Speaker 2: the air.

807
00:47:11,560 --> 00:47:14,879
Speaker 6: Take heart, my brothers, for we fight for the nation

808
00:47:15,040 --> 00:47:15,520
Speaker 6: of God.

809
00:47:16,160 --> 00:47:19,239
Speaker 2: As David often did, he ran into battle without a

810
00:47:19,320 --> 00:47:21,960
Speaker 2: care as to who was behind him. He galloped on

811
00:47:22,040 --> 00:47:25,760
Speaker 2: horseback fiercely towards the enemy. He howled with a fierce

812
00:47:25,800 --> 00:47:28,680
Speaker 2: crime from his belly, and Bruce mondled. The men of

813
00:47:28,760 --> 00:47:32,319
Speaker 2: Israel ran behind him, inspired by the bravery of their king.

814
00:47:34,280 --> 00:47:38,040
Speaker 2: The forty thousand horsemen charged of David. Compared with Dicks,

815
00:47:38,480 --> 00:47:42,360
Speaker 2: his battle against Goliath seemed like nothing, like a tempest.

816
00:47:42,680 --> 00:47:45,960
Speaker 2: The Syrians raged against the King of Israel war, However,

817
00:47:46,000 --> 00:47:49,799
Speaker 2: they were outmatched. David faulted into the battle, raging through

818
00:47:49,800 --> 00:47:53,800
Speaker 2: the enemy like a wildfire and dry breach. His angle

819
00:47:53,920 --> 00:47:57,640
Speaker 2: was popable, spilling over onto the Syrians like the volcanic round.

820
00:47:58,480 --> 00:48:01,759
Speaker 2: His men were fighting behind him, advancing more and more

821
00:48:01,800 --> 00:48:05,280
Speaker 2: into the center of the fray. David continued to slice

822
00:48:05,280 --> 00:48:07,560
Speaker 2: to the enemy until he was knocked off his horse

823
00:48:07,600 --> 00:48:10,319
Speaker 2: a eye. He fell onto his back, and the wind

824
00:48:10,360 --> 00:48:13,920
Speaker 2: immediately left his locks. As he tried to recover, a

825
00:48:14,040 --> 00:48:16,760
Speaker 2: large boom kicked him in the side, sending him flying

826
00:48:16,800 --> 00:48:19,440
Speaker 2: in the air. David landed in the dust.

827
00:48:19,200 --> 00:48:19,719
Speaker 4: And looked up.

828
00:48:20,400 --> 00:48:24,880
Speaker 2: He was Schobalb, and the giant commanded. Schobach thrust his

829
00:48:24,920 --> 00:48:27,480
Speaker 2: sword downward to David, but he quickly pulled to the

830
00:48:27,560 --> 00:48:30,920
Speaker 2: side and dodged him. David rose to his feet and

831
00:48:31,000 --> 00:48:33,920
Speaker 2: picked up his sword. He and the commander of Syria

832
00:48:34,000 --> 00:48:37,040
Speaker 2: circled one another, waiting for the right moment to strike.

833
00:48:37,719 --> 00:48:41,359
Speaker 2: Schoboch moved first, swinging his broad sword at his neck.

834
00:48:41,960 --> 00:48:44,760
Speaker 2: David blocked the attack with his sword, but was knocked

835
00:48:44,760 --> 00:48:48,719
Speaker 2: off balance. Schobach was stronger than David. Each blow with

836
00:48:48,760 --> 00:48:51,240
Speaker 2: his sword was carried with the strength of ten men.

837
00:48:51,920 --> 00:48:55,319
Speaker 2: David continued to parry each attack, barely getting any chance

838
00:48:55,360 --> 00:48:59,120
Speaker 2: to retaliate. David looked closely for an opening as he

839
00:48:59,239 --> 00:49:02,440
Speaker 2: dodged and pared each blow, but time was running out.

840
00:49:02,760 --> 00:49:05,040
Speaker 2: He did not know how many more blows his bones

841
00:49:05,040 --> 00:49:07,799
Speaker 2: could handle. He could feel his arms shaking and his

842
00:49:07,880 --> 00:49:11,680
Speaker 2: wrists growing tired, and David had lapped quickly, but there

843
00:49:11,719 --> 00:49:14,560
Speaker 2: seemed to be no way of killing him. Every inch

844
00:49:14,600 --> 00:49:17,240
Speaker 2: of his body was covered in mail, and his feet

845
00:49:17,280 --> 00:49:20,239
Speaker 2: were protected by heavy boots. But yet there was one

846
00:49:20,280 --> 00:49:23,920
Speaker 2: area that was uncovered, the space between his armor and

847
00:49:23,960 --> 00:49:27,080
Speaker 2: his helmet. It was ironic that David had not thought

848
00:49:27,080 --> 00:49:30,319
Speaker 2: of this. First. He took out his sling, placed a

849
00:49:30,360 --> 00:49:34,000
Speaker 2: stone in it, and drew it back. Schoboch advanced with

850
00:49:34,040 --> 00:49:37,400
Speaker 2: his sword, ready to kill, and David released his sling

851
00:49:37,480 --> 00:49:40,720
Speaker 2: into the air. The stone hit Schobach on the cheek,

852
00:49:41,000 --> 00:49:44,399
Speaker 2: cracking it and drawing blood. He stumbled back and held

853
00:49:44,400 --> 00:49:48,080
Speaker 2: his face. While he was reeling in pain. David pounced

854
00:49:48,120 --> 00:49:50,760
Speaker 2: and drove his sword through his armor and into his stomach.

855
00:49:51,400 --> 00:49:54,400
Speaker 2: Chobaq fell onto his knees and fell to the ground

856
00:49:54,520 --> 00:49:58,200
Speaker 2: with his face in the dirt. David cried out into

857
00:49:58,239 --> 00:50:01,520
Speaker 2: the skies, and the flurry of soldiers around him quickly

858
00:50:01,520 --> 00:50:04,759
Speaker 2: took over the battle. Israel came upon the Syrians with

859
00:50:04,920 --> 00:50:09,520
Speaker 2: unstoppable force, and David once again proved his dominance over them.

860
00:50:10,000 --> 00:50:14,359
Speaker 2: They were subdued, and Israel was victorious once again. All

861
00:50:14,440 --> 00:50:17,239
Speaker 2: the kings of Syria and the surrounding nations saw that

862
00:50:17,280 --> 00:50:21,000
Speaker 2: there was no stopping the people of Israel. They made

863
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Speaker 2: peace with David and became subjects to him. Although the

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Speaker 2: Ammonites continued to fight, the Syrians would no longer come

865
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Speaker 2: to their aid. David's dominance in the land became renowned.

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Speaker 2: His fearlessness in battle earned him the respect of every

867
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Speaker 2: king and warrior in the land. He conquered cities, expanded

868
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Speaker 2: his kingdom, and brought security to the once tormented and

869
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Speaker 2: vulnerable nation of Israel. From the outside looking in, there

870
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Speaker 2: seemed to be nothing that could vanquish King David. No

871
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Speaker 2: foe was too large or mighty to bring him down,

872
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Speaker 2: and no army was vast enough to come against him. However,

873
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Speaker 2: David would soon face an enemy greater than Goliath or Schobach.

874
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Speaker 2: He would wrestle with a foe too formidable for even

875
00:51:04,560 --> 00:51:08,360
Speaker 2: the giant slayer to vanquish. The chosen hero of God

876
00:51:08,640 --> 00:51:11,080
Speaker 2: would soon be brought to his knees in defeat.

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Speaker 4: Love and justice, David held mercy tenderness and compassion in

878
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Speaker 4: one hand, while holding judgment, violence, and ferocity in another.

879
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Speaker 4: This episode gave us a perspective of David through two

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Speaker 4: different lenses. The first perspective was through the lens of

881
00:51:29,920 --> 00:51:34,040
Speaker 4: surrounding nations. To them, the giant slayer was decisive in

882
00:51:34,080 --> 00:51:37,680
Speaker 4: his speech, heavy with his sword, and pragmatic with his strategy.

883
00:51:38,239 --> 00:51:42,320
Speaker 4: He dealt harshly with the corrupt and historically oppressive nations.

884
00:51:42,800 --> 00:51:46,400
Speaker 4: The second perspective was through the lens of mephibashev to him.

885
00:51:46,800 --> 00:51:51,359
Speaker 4: David was compassionate, giving of himself, and deeply poetic. He

886
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Speaker 4: dealt graciously with the crippled son of Jonathan, and he

887
00:51:54,600 --> 00:51:58,439
Speaker 4: proved that his heart harbored no bitterness towards Saul. This

888
00:51:58,520 --> 00:52:02,480
Speaker 4: episode further communicated to us David's dual nature. He was

889
00:52:02,600 --> 00:52:05,879
Speaker 4: fierce but fair. He had strength, and he had love.

890
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Speaker 4: I personally love that David could not be reduced to

891
00:52:11,200 --> 00:52:14,759
Speaker 4: just one thing. He had depth, nuance, and range. In

892
00:52:14,800 --> 00:52:18,160
Speaker 4: this episode we get Pete David. This is the king

893
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Speaker 4: we knew he would become. But even in the beginning

894
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Speaker 4: of the episode, we get some hints that something may

895
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Speaker 4: be awry. If you go back and listen, you will

896
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Speaker 4: hear little warnings of things to come. At the end

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Speaker 4: of the next episode, we will discuss a few of

898
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Speaker 4: those clues. I can't wait for you to notice them.

899
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Speaker 4: The most compelling storyline in this episode was Meth Fibischeff.

900
00:52:40,800 --> 00:52:44,000
Speaker 4: The prelude was heart wrenching as we listen to the

901
00:52:44,040 --> 00:52:47,640
Speaker 4: poor whimperings of a child who wants his mom and dad.

902
00:52:48,200 --> 00:52:51,200
Speaker 4: Any parent's heart aches at the thought of their child

903
00:52:51,320 --> 00:52:54,799
Speaker 4: being hurt and afraid without them. It takes David a

904
00:52:54,800 --> 00:52:57,520
Speaker 4: while to find out my fibis Chef is even alive.

905
00:52:58,040 --> 00:53:01,400
Speaker 4: When he does, he lavishes upon him praise and favor.

906
00:53:02,200 --> 00:53:04,239
Speaker 4: There was a tender moment between the two of them

907
00:53:04,480 --> 00:53:08,320
Speaker 4: whenman Fibischeff rejects David's favor and says, I am sorry,

908
00:53:08,320 --> 00:53:11,719
Speaker 4: my king, but I am not worthy. Who am I

909
00:53:11,880 --> 00:53:15,279
Speaker 4: that you are mindful of me? I am nothing You

910
00:53:15,360 --> 00:53:18,960
Speaker 4: show regard for a dead dog. I am a whimpering

911
00:53:19,080 --> 00:53:22,560
Speaker 4: child and a cripple. You should not bless me in

912
00:53:22,600 --> 00:53:26,239
Speaker 4: this way. I am not my father. He was a

913
00:53:26,320 --> 00:53:31,080
Speaker 4: mighty warrior. I am a cripple. The Phibischeff was convinced

914
00:53:31,120 --> 00:53:34,360
Speaker 4: he was not worthy of David's love. David took me

915
00:53:34,400 --> 00:53:38,200
Speaker 4: Phibischef outside and showed him the stars. Then he recited

916
00:53:38,200 --> 00:53:42,919
Speaker 4: psalm me, O Lord, O Lord, how majestic is your name?

917
00:53:42,960 --> 00:53:46,520
Speaker 4: And all the earth above the heavens you have established

918
00:53:46,520 --> 00:53:49,279
Speaker 4: your glory out of the mouth of simple infants. You

919
00:53:49,320 --> 00:53:52,200
Speaker 4: have shown strength when I look at your heavens, the

920
00:53:52,239 --> 00:53:54,480
Speaker 4: work of your hands, the moon and the stars which

921
00:53:54,480 --> 00:53:56,960
Speaker 4: you have set in place. What is man that you

922
00:53:57,000 --> 00:54:00,600
Speaker 4: are mindful of him? And humanity that you care for us?

923
00:54:01,040 --> 00:54:03,319
Speaker 4: Yet you have made us only a little lower than

924
00:54:03,360 --> 00:54:06,240
Speaker 4: the heavenly beings and crowned us with glory and honor.

925
00:54:06,640 --> 00:54:09,480
Speaker 4: You have given us dominion over your handiwork. You have

926
00:54:09,520 --> 00:54:13,040
Speaker 4: put all things under our feet. All beasts of the field,

927
00:54:13,200 --> 00:54:15,560
Speaker 4: the air, the water, and the forest have been given

928
00:54:15,600 --> 00:54:19,560
Speaker 4: to us as stewards. Oh Lord, oh Lord, how majestic

929
00:54:19,680 --> 00:54:22,480
Speaker 4: is your name in all the earth. It was like

930
00:54:22,640 --> 00:54:26,319
Speaker 4: David was throwing Maphibischeff's words right back at him. He

931
00:54:26,440 --> 00:54:29,120
Speaker 4: reminded all of us that none of us are truly

932
00:54:29,160 --> 00:54:33,000
Speaker 4: worthy of God's love, but he gives it anyway. Worthy

933
00:54:33,040 --> 00:54:35,880
Speaker 4: has nothing to do with it. God loves us because

934
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Speaker 4: he is loving, not because we deserve love. What we

935
00:54:39,480 --> 00:54:41,799
Speaker 4: do with that love is up to us, and what

936
00:54:41,880 --> 00:54:45,839
Speaker 4: maphibis Chef does with David's blessing is up to him.

937
00:54:46,239 --> 00:54:50,200
Speaker 4: After the beautiful interaction with David and Mephibischef, we are

938
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Speaker 4: thrust into a different storyline. The king of Amen died,

939
00:54:54,680 --> 00:54:57,839
Speaker 4: and David sent his men with gifts to offer his condolences.

940
00:54:58,200 --> 00:55:01,240
Speaker 4: They returned his kindness with evil and humiliated his servants.

941
00:55:01,760 --> 00:55:03,839
Speaker 4: You and I may have thought the same thing when

942
00:55:03,920 --> 00:55:06,880
Speaker 4: we heard this story. What on earth were they thinking?

943
00:55:07,360 --> 00:55:09,600
Speaker 4: Everyone should know by now that David is not a

944
00:55:09,640 --> 00:55:12,520
Speaker 4: man to be trifled with. Even more, he is not

945
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Speaker 4: a man to allow his people to be humiliated. David

946
00:55:15,760 --> 00:55:19,120
Speaker 4: connected with his servants and embraced them with understanding. Then

947
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Speaker 4: he made preparations to march against the Ammonites.

948
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Speaker 6: In C. S.

949
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Speaker 4: Lewis's timeless classic The Chronicles of Narnia, the Lion, the

950
00:55:27,320 --> 00:55:30,239
Speaker 4: Witch and the Wardrobe, the beavers who are explaining to

951
00:55:30,280 --> 00:55:34,200
Speaker 4: the children who Aslam the lion is Adlam is the

952
00:55:34,320 --> 00:55:38,200
Speaker 4: king of Narnia and represents Jesus. Adlam is a lion,

953
00:55:38,680 --> 00:55:43,080
Speaker 4: the lion, the great Lion, said the beaver. Oh, said Susan,

954
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Speaker 4: I thought he was a man? Is he quite safe.

955
00:55:46,960 --> 00:55:50,600
Speaker 4: I shall feel rather nervous about meeting a lion safe,

956
00:55:50,760 --> 00:55:54,320
Speaker 4: said mister Beaver, who said anything about safe. Of course,

957
00:55:54,320 --> 00:55:57,000
Speaker 4: he isn't safe, but he's good. He's the king. I

958
00:55:57,080 --> 00:56:00,239
Speaker 4: tell you this descriptive. Adam is a wonderful descript of

959
00:56:00,320 --> 00:56:03,880
Speaker 4: King David. He's good, but he is most definitely not safe.

960
00:56:04,400 --> 00:56:07,600
Speaker 4: The King of Israel is compassionate, kind and good, but

961
00:56:07,719 --> 00:56:12,240
Speaker 4: he is also passionate, fierce, and dangerous. David marched against

962
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Speaker 4: Ammon and vanquished them. Then he marched against the Syrians,

963
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Speaker 4: who allied with them, and vanquished them as well. In

964
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Speaker 4: two of David's battles, our attention is brought back to

965
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Speaker 4: the sword of Goliath and the sling. Remember these are

966
00:56:26,040 --> 00:56:28,799
Speaker 4: icons for us to remember who David is at his core.

967
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Speaker 4: When we notice the sword, the sling, or Jonathan's armor,

968
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Speaker 4: it gives us a pleasant reminder of the shepherd boy

969
00:56:36,640 --> 00:56:39,440
Speaker 4: who ran after the lion and the small runt to

970
00:56:39,520 --> 00:56:42,800
Speaker 4: face the giant. It is good to tether our hearts

971
00:56:42,840 --> 00:56:45,719
Speaker 4: to these things and remember where they came from, less

972
00:56:45,719 --> 00:56:49,440
Speaker 4: we get lost. The episode ends with yet another victory,

973
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Speaker 4: but we are also given a teaser for the next

974
00:56:52,480 --> 00:56:55,719
Speaker 4: episode from the outside looking in, there seemed to be

975
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Speaker 4: nothing that could vanquish King David. No foe was too

976
00:56:59,320 --> 00:57:02,319
Speaker 4: large or to bring him down, and no army was

977
00:57:02,400 --> 00:57:05,520
Speaker 4: vast enough to come against him. However, David would soon

978
00:57:05,600 --> 00:57:09,719
Speaker 4: face an enemy even greater than Goliath or showback. He

979
00:57:09,800 --> 00:57:13,080
Speaker 4: would wrestle with a foe too formidable for even the

980
00:57:13,160 --> 00:57:16,600
Speaker 4: Giant Slayers to vanquish. The chosen hero of God would

981
00:57:16,640 --> 00:57:19,520
Speaker 4: soon be brought to his knees in defeat. Who is

982
00:57:19,600 --> 00:57:22,240
Speaker 4: this foe David is going to face? Who could ever

983
00:57:22,320 --> 00:57:25,560
Speaker 4: stand a chance against the giant Slayer. We have just

984
00:57:25,640 --> 00:57:30,440
Speaker 4: spent twenty three episodes witnessing the gargantuan rise of King David.

985
00:57:30,920 --> 00:57:33,280
Speaker 4: But you know what they say, the bigger they are,

986
00:57:33,320 --> 00:57:36,160
Speaker 4: the harder they fall. It's now time to learn about

987
00:57:36,240 --> 00:57:39,760
Speaker 4: David's greatest defeat, a failure he may never recover from.

988
00:57:40,320 --> 00:57:44,479
Speaker 4: Join us for episode twenty four, Lust and Murder. Thanks

989
00:57:44,520 --> 00:57:48,680
Speaker 4: again for listening. For more inspiring stories, daily prayers and

990
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Speaker 4: wisdom the last of lifetime, go to pray dot com,

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Speaker 4: and to expand your heroes in the Bible Journey, download

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994
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Speaker 4: to get the newest episodes right as they come out,

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Speaker 4: and always be inspired by the Bible. God bless