Solomon and Sheba (1959) Soundboard Edit

A column from horizon to horizon.

A kingdom twice as large as she now rules

After seeing the glory of victory,

After so much travelling, you must be pleased to have reached your destination.

Ahab!

All Israel knows that God has abandoned the son of David.

And all that for a god he cannot even see.

And at the same time, my own.

And here, as God commands,

And his people will praise his name.

And I answered you with truth, but I made it sound like a lie to deceive you

And in his eyes, the woman was still a child.

And in the splendour of your city of Jerusalem.

And in the temple, before all Israel, I'll pledge you my love in marriage.

And it shall be answered Because they forsook the Lord God of their fathers

And keep the covenant thou didst make with me.

And laid hold on other gods and worshipped them and served them.

And me.

And my answer was not too kind.

And now instead, the rulers of those countries come to you.

And the poet

And there!

And this house which is high

And was not fit to erect the habitation of the Lord

Another message has just arrived from Egypt

Any like unto thee in all thy days.

Are you expecting me to plead for mercy?

Are you safe, sire?

As I have commanded, so shall it be.

Attack!

Be gracious unto us, God.

Between Israel and Sheba.

But hast asked for understanding to discern judgement

But I sinned greatly,

But if ye turn away and forsake my statutes,

But never did I think he would betray his own people

But the ears and hearts of your people will be closed against you.

But this time I'll not be denied!

But we have only been here five days.

But you have known so many loves

By the grace of God, king of Israel

Can you blame them, Josiah,

Can you shut out your conscience by closing the door?

Can your brother equal such strength?

Celebrated each year in the land of Sheba.

Charge!

Choose 20 men. Mount them on horses.

Colonel Hassin with six officers will go with His Majesty to Jerusalem.

Come in. Don't stand there arguing with me

Come..

Could I rest, thinking that perhaps I had displeased you in some way?

Daring to install her in an apartment adjoining his own private chambers

Defend but never attack.

Do I have to consult you first concerning everything I wish to do?

Do you come as envoy from the king of Israel?

Do you deny me the right for the first time in my life to be human?

Dry me

Every evening, I make an offering to him.

Every moment we have spent together

Fall in behind

Folly is set on great heights,

For her betrayal of me.

Forgive my sin against thee and thy people.

Get to the point, Baltor.

Give him to me.

Give the orders, Josiah.

God of Israel,

Hail Solomon, by the grace of God, king of Israel

Hail the king of Israel!

Hail to the new king of Israel.

Hail to the new king of Israel.

Halt!

Halt!

Has not the Queen of Sheba given you a full report on the situation?

Have you lost your taste for blood now that the battle is over?

Haven't I always shared your thoughts?

He is still a dog.

He must have crawled off to hide with his rabble.

He will be able to gather only a handful of followers

Help! Help! The king!

Hezrai.

Horses!

How could I have told him that I carry his child?

How many times shall I tell you that I love you?

I am so happy that at last you have come to visit me.

I am the Lord thy God, who placed thee upon the throne

I am trying to decide if you are the wisest of the wise,

I am very proud of myself.

I await your command, Highness

I beg Your Majesty, do not refuse again. You must save yourself

I felt in need of being alone

I fight where my queen commands.

I find it difficult to believe that you come bearing an olive branch of peace.

I have been trying to evade reality

I have come to ask a favour of you

I have come to ask your permission to arrange your immediate departure.

I have considered that, but Israel has no real secrets from Egypt

I have given her permission to hold the sacred rite of her own religion.

I have loved and cherished her as my own daughter,

I have no adequate words to express my thanks and the gratitude of my people.

I have.

I know what is in your heart.

I maintain good relations with the kings.

I might have lost the courage to come at all.

I pursued you not to ask favours but to grant them

I sought only to preserve our country from your contamination.

I submit to thy judgement

I suppose I should be grateful, but you should be concerned with your own life

I thought I knew the driving passion of his ambitions,

I warned you, Solomon. The hand of God is upon you.

I was delivered of a child.

I was so anxious to come.

I will solve Hezrai and Zadok's problem for them

I will speak no words in my defence.

I will take you by the hand

I'm impatient to enter Jerusalem. I do not wish to be delayed by a slow army.

If I were sure it would be of interest to you.

If it has not already been lost to the poison of Sheba.

If it pleases you, we can dispense with ceremony and let you rest.

In my dream, your face was ever before me.

In the Israel that I rule, there is no sanctuary for a pagan harlot.

Is your hatred for the Egyptians greater than your hatred for me?

Israel extends a warm welcome to Your Majesty.

It concerns the king

It is a joy to make the desert bloom by bringing water from the mountains.

It is Adonijah's destiny to rule, and I will truly serve him

It is God who decrees the destinies of his creatures, my son.

It is well that I make room for another to follow after me on this throne

It's not right. The child is mine.

Joab, find Solomon.

Joab.

Josiah.

Josiah.

Kaldu, from Chaldea you will send me 5,000 archers.

Kill the pagan slut

Leave us, Joab

Let me pass.

Let the battle be joined as far from Jerusalem as possible.

Let thy spirit enter into our bodies.

Listen to them if not to me

Mine is the greater guilt.

Mine!

My compliments. I am Benaiah, sent to escort you into Jerusalem.

My door was closed.

My father David faced Goliath with a stone and a shepherd's sling.

My love became that of a woman for a man.

No anointing with the waters of Gihon.

No, it interests me to learn what amuses you.

No!

No.

Not even our gods?

Not one Israelite will escape alive.

Nothing must stand between us

Now perhaps we are approaching the truth.

Now rest until your strength returns

Oh, yes. Without it, there would be no Israel.

On that, Majesty, you can rely

Once, you asked me for truth.

Only a small escort. I will meet with no resistance there.

Only because the blood of David flows through your veins as well as mine,

Or rather, this is a problem that you, Joab, with a little help, will solve.

Out of the darkness a great voice called to me and said

Over and over, until you make me believe it

Patience, Highness. Wait.

Perhaps in her new love, she has forgotten her obligation to you

Pharaoh is aware of our weaknesses and our strength

Pomegranate. That is the right colour.

Renounce your alliance with the Pharaoh. Let your banners fly beside mine

Rha Gon! Rha Gon!

She has taken refuge in the temple.

She is very beautiful, isn't she?

Shunammites!

Simpler, yes,

So be it

So that he may ever remember the purpose of his consecration

Solomon is the usurper.

Solomon's threat is not only his army, but his god.

Sound the retreat.

Stand aside!

Stone her!

Such riches.

Suppose I get his permission to hold the rites of Rha Gon upon the soil of Israel,

Surely Your Majesty cannot believe the Israelites,

Symbol of the 12 tribes, once separate, each striving for dominance,

Take your son, mother. He is surely yours.

Tell me

Than to this brother who has robbed me of my birthright!

That depends upon your king.

That I may judge thy people,

That is exactly what the Pharaoh is complaining about

That is his affair, not mine

That would make me the greatest patriot in the history of Israel.

The gods of Sheba. Mal Ra, the guardian of destiny.

The Pharaoh has called a conference of all the kings.

The Pharaoh has mercenaries, but I have never seen one like him.

The Pharaoh is paying me a fabulous price to spy on you

The Queen of Sheba would soon come crashing down from her throne.

The women of his harem told me.

Then for the first time Sheba shall have a king,

Then I must act without him

Then I will pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them,

There in the temple is the cause of all your troubles.

There is no reason for us to remain now that I have accomplished my purpose.

There is no such splendour, even in Egypt.

There was no one in the house but we two.

There we will entrench and await the enemy.

They complain of Solomon's neglect of them.

They will not know how or where to make a defence.

Thine eyes are as doves, thy lips are as pomegranates

This is the hour of Rha Gon.

This Solomon the Almighty...

This time I venture to offer you another alliance.

Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Thousands

To build is not enough.

To inform Your Majesty that in response to Your Majesty's request

To rush in on our camp and kill us while we slept, but we're not sleeping.

To your glory, brother. May it increase the glory of Israel.

Two hours yet before the sun sets.

Under his protection, I will rule Israel,

Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.

Wait.

Was it nothing more than a coincidence?

We come in memory of the love my daughter Abishag gave to you.

We could reach Jerusalem by dawn tomorrow.

We will ride with them to Jerusalem to proclaim that the City of David is saved.

Weeping may tarry for a night,

What could I have said to him?

When I was a child, you were the world and I adored you.

When you have vanquished them, follow me into Jerusalem with all speed.

Wherefore she removed my son from beside me while I slept

Whether you or my people approve, I must go.

Which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt

Who makes complaint?

Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land and unto this house?

Within one hour's march.

Woe unto us! Our king is defeated!

Woe unto us. The Egyptians have overthrown our noble Solomon.

Woe unto us. The Egyptians will be upon us.

Words from the mouth of a hypocrite

Yes, Baltor

Yes, sire.

Yes.

You and your Sheban slut have defiled the fair name of Israel.

You are accusing me of being in love with him? Is that it?

You are her judges. I give her to you

You are not bored by our primitive pastimes?

You can arrange for my safe conduct out of Israel

You have found me out.

You have told me everything I should know,

You look like two birds who have hatched out a nestful of snakes

You see? You cannot banish what stands between us.

You should not have taken the risk of coming here.

You show a surprising lack of it by coming here alone

You think you could do better now than you did last night?

You were the last to lead your tribe into the union, Ahab

You will have no trouble in destroying Solomon's resistance.

Your Majesty came to Jerusalem

Your Majesty has a royal visitor.

Your Majesty is gracious. Rather different from the occasion of your last visit.

Your Majesty once told me that you could not afford the luxury of being a woman,

Your Majesty, it is clear that I waste your time as well as mine.

Again the Israelites

But when, Your Majesty? Now. Today. This minute

Deploy your men. Give the order

Forgive me, sire. There is nothing to forgive.

Halt the column. Halt!

Halt! Halt!

I am not a patient man. I am aware of that.

I could bring you the heads of your dead

I'm sorry. Takyan, admit His Majesty

Is that your answer? This is my answer

It was her own child and none other. The living child is mine.

Majesty, where are you going? Do not try to stop me, Baltor.

Not so, Lord Solomon. The truth, Lord King.

Remove him, Josiah. Take him, and him

She lies. Silence.

Tell them to me. Behold, thou art fair, my love

The king's favourite scent

The kingdom is mine! God wills it otherwise

The Queen of Sheba. The Queen of Sheba?

The Sheban. Come away.

Then the sword of victory, Solomon. And the shield of God, Adonijah.

They are going to charge us. Wait for my signal

We want no dealings with the Israelites. Let him speak, Baltor.

You were always a weaver of words. You accuse him falsely