David et Jonathas

About the show

Disguised, King Saul consults the Witch of Endor, who summons Samuel’s ghost and hears a prophecy that Saul will lose his children, friends and crown. Banished by Saul, David takes refuge with the Philistines and returns from victory hoping Jonathan, Saul’s son and his beloved, will be spared. During a truce, Jonathan and David meet, while the jealous Israelite general Joabel schemes against David. Joabel persuades Saul that David is plotting against him, and David is forced to leave. Saul then chooses war. The Philistines defeat Israel; Jonathan dies in David’s arms, and Saul falls on his sword to avoid capture. Though Achis names David the new king of Israel, David grieves for Jonathan.