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1997 Solomon, a sequel to David, with Max von Sydow playing an older King David. [173] 2009 Kings, a re-imagining loosely based on the biblical story, with David played by Christopher Egan. [174] King David is the focus of the second episode of History Channel's Battles BC documentary, which detailed all of his military exploits in the bible. [175]
The Story of David (1976) is a two-part, 3 hour, 10 minute American television film dramatizing the biblical story of King David. It stars Timothy Bottoms as the young David, Keith Michell as the older David, Anthony Quayle as King Saul , and Jane Seymour as Bathsheba .
David proved a successful commander, and as his popularity increased, so did Saul's jealousy. In the hope that the Philistines might kill David, Saul gives David his daughter Michal in marriage, provided that David slay a hundred Philistines and bring their foreskins to him; David returns with two-fold the requirement.
To counter Saul's objection, David spoke about his victories against lions and bears in close combat, without mentioning his sling, because a battle against Goliath was supposed to be a "single-armed infantry combat". [51] David's words convinced Saul, who declared "YHWH be with" David (the same words Saul's servants said about David in 16:18 ...
Verses 1–2 continue the story of David's time among the Philistines, which will be picked up again in chapters 29–30. [15] As the Philistines prepared for another war against Israel, David was placed in an awkward position to prove his loyalty to Achish by going to fight against his own people.
David at once confessed his sins, expressing sincere repentance. Shortly after Bathsheba's first child by David was born, God struck it with a severe illness. David pleaded with God to spare his child, fasting and spending the nights lying in sackcloth on the ground, but after seven days the child died.
A Story of David (also known as David the Outlaw) is a 1961 British-Israeli drama film directed by Bob McNaught and starring Jeff Chandler, Basil Sydney and Peter Arne. [1] [2] It depicts the life of the Biblical King David and his conflicted relationship with King Saul. It was one of the first films made for television. [3]
[3] [4] This chapter contains the account of David's reign in Jerusalem. [5] [6] This is within a section comprising 2 Samuel 9–20 and continued to 1 Kings 1–2 which deal with the power struggles among David's sons to succeed David's throne until 'the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon' (1 Kings 2:46). [5]