Kings and the Bible

Kings Essay

Kings was a great show that had strong connections to biblical events. Although names and places were changed, the show clearly had strong ties to events that occurred in the Bible. The show is a portrayal of the Biblical story in which Saul is king of Israel, and his son wants to be king. It follows the lives of the royal family as well as the story of David vs. Goliath.

The show follows King Silas Benjamin, who rules the Kingdom of Gilboa. Silas formed the United Kingdom from three countries at war, Gilboa, Carmel, and Selah. The king refers to a day when butterflies landed on his head in the shape of a living crown, and says it was a message from God that he was meant to form the kingdom.

The show then jumps to the ongoing war between Gilboa and the republic of Gath. It follows David Shepherd who is a soldier for the kingdom of Gilboa. One night, David goes on a suicide mission to rescue some captured soldiers. On his way back to camp with the soldiers, they are attacked by two goliath tanks, which are known to be indestructible. David distracts the tanks so the two prisoners can run back to Gilboa. David manages to disable one tank and then stands up to it after it’s disarmed. Then, he blows up the second tank.

It turns out that one of the prisoners David rescued was King Silas’ son. David becomes a national hero as the picture of him standing up to the tank is all over the newspapers. The King invites David to the capital and throws a banquet in honor of him for saving his son, Prince Jack.

Prince Jack soon becomes jealous of David though because King Silas starts to favor David. He also tells Jack, that he is not fit to be king and he does not want him to be heir to the throne. At the end of the episode though, David is outside when all of a sudden butterflies land on his head as a living crown. King Silas, who has just been told by the Reverend that God is no longer in support of him as King happens to see the...