before he takes the throne as King of Israel, House of David also highlights the downfall of the House of Saul. At the end of the first episode, "A Shepherd and a King," King Saul (Ali Suliman ...

From the opening moments of the three-part series premiere, the show has been teasing what is to come for young David (Michael Iskander) and King Saul (Ali Suliman). But ever since Samuel (Stephen ...

It retold the story of King Saul and King David, but set in a modern, fictional kingdom, giving biblical characters different names. The show offered a potent mix of power struggles, corruption ...

It is because God is annoyed with King Saul for not following his word that the Prophet Samuel, taking his cues from God, surprisingly and unexpectedly anoints David, the teenaged and youngest of ...

1 Samuel tells Israel 's history from the lives of three major characters: Samuel, Saul and David. The new holy kingdom gets off to a rocky start with Saul's sinfulness. Yet the Lord provides a ...

“Remember, it wasn’t long ago that the King of Israel was consulting witches,” said a local prophet. “With Saul it was retreat and defeat. Now, I’m almost tired of winning.” David’s ...