Solomon and Sheba Page #2

And if I refuse your generosity?

Then I will hurl you down into | the same dust that will choke the Pharaoh.

Yours is the choice. | Glory with Israel, or disaster with Egypt.

You dog!

My ancestors sat upon | the throne of a great country

when yours still crawled on their hands | and knees, feeding on insects.

- Is that your answer? | - This is my answer.

Haran!

Hail the king of Israel!

Solomon.

- Am I in time, Abishag? | - He still lives.

Your mother and I have been | constantly by his side.

- We must have hope. | - My prayers have been answered.

That you are here while your father | is able to give you his blessing.

- Mother. | - My son.

My son.

Do not despair.

- Is there hope? | - His heart still beats,

but his breath is so quenched | that it leaves no mist upon the metal.

My father. My king.

Let my prayers call you back | from the shadows.

Solomon, peace of the Lord.

In my dream, | your face was ever before me.

Now I am here, Father.

- Where is your brother? | - Adonijah was detained with his troops.

Ever the soldier, before all else.

Send messages | with my command that he return.

It will be done.

Now rest until your strength returns.

- Bring me Nathan the prophet. | - I am here, O King.

Summon the elders of the 12 tribes | and the council.

I have had a vision from God.

You"ve been summoned at the king"s | command. Hear the words of the king.

Has there been no report | from the couriers sent to bring Adonijah?

No, sire, none have returned.

Then I must act without him.

40 years I have reigned over you,

and I have been your father | and you my beloved children.

Excepting the memory of me | which will live in your hearts,

I leave but one monument to my name: | the unity of Israel.

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

but now you, the elders of the tribes, | stand before me, banded together,

in an indestructible oneness.

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

And as a pledge of your loyalty, | you brought me your only child, Abishag.

I have loved and cherished her | as my own daughter,

as I have loved and cherished Israel,

of which she has become | the living symbol.

She has been an honour to my house.

And to the household of David.

My day is almost done.

But the day of Israel has hardly dawned.

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

No, you stay the king.

No! No!

- His Highness, Prince Adonijah. | - Adonijah?

Sire, I have driven like a fury | to attend this council

ever since your command reached me.

Behold the two halves of me.

The soldier.

And the poet.

I have loved you both dearly.

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