In the Bible, Saul is only ever at peace when David sits and plays the lyre for him, and it's said that the evil spirit departs him whenever he plays.

When David meets with King Saul (Ali Suliman), he is still holding Goliath's head in his arms. ... Of course, this isn't the only thing House of David changes from the Bible.

The number 40 is mentioned in the Bible (Old and New Testament) 159 times. The Great Flood: 40 days. Jews wandering in the ...

From an idea by Jon Erwin, “House of David” is the biblical story of King David. Actually, the first season focus on David’s life before he was anointed King, during the reign of King Saul.

The first season of House of David has just concluded.. Its eight episodes, streaming on Amazon Prime, covered only three chapters in the Bible: God’s rejection of King Saul in 1 Samuel 15 ...

"As Saul loses his power over his kingdom, David finds himself on a journey to discover and fulfill his destiny, navigating love, loss, and violence in the court of the very man he’s destined to ...

Then we go back a year, where David is as a young shepherd, the only one of his father’s sons who hasn’t been drafted to fight in the army of the current king of Israel, Saul (Ali Suliman).

Four key events highlight David’s heart of unification. The first event began on the sad day King Saul and his son Jonathan died in battle fighting the Philistines on Mount Gilboa.

But House of David is also aimed at an audience that wants a family-friendly alternative to shows like Game of Thrones, so it leans hard into parts of the Bible that other movies don’t.At the ...

King Saul (Ali Suliman) in “House of David” (Credit: Nikos Nikolopoulos/Prime) Ali Suliman as King Saul. Chosen by Samuel, high priest and last of the judges, to be the first king of Israel ...

Among the more passionate poems in the Hebrew Bible is one David is said to have pronounced for Jonathan and his father, Saul, the Israelite king. A 14th century illustration of David and Jonathan ...

"House of David" pumps up the greatest Bible battle of them all: David vs. Goliath. The Amazon Prime series (first three episodes now streaming, then weekly on Thursdays) tells the origin tale of ...