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David and Bathsheba

Lux Radio Theatre · October 19, 1954 · 55 min · 7,899 words

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Welcome to Hollywood. The Ironporces Radio and Television Service brings you the Hollywood Radio and Theatre, starring Harling Dahl and Michael Renney in David and Bathsheba. Ladies and gentlemen, your producer, Mr. Irving Cummings. Greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen.

In the second book of Samuel, we find the story of David and Bathsheba. It's a tremendous drama of intrigue and a great love between two defiant people that brought the wrath of God upon them.

And as our stars are the septic drama from 20th Century Fox, we have glamorous Alindal and that fine artist, Michael Renney, now act one of David and Bathsheba, starring Alindal as Bathsheba and starring Michael Renney as David.

And it came to pass. David, King of Israel, laid siege to Rabah, and the sword and the javelin of Israel were everywhere triumphant. But it gave no joy unto David. For David, who as Shepherd, had slain the giant Goliath with his sling, was sick of warring in the bloodshed and the hatreds of the peoples.

And he was lonely in his heart, for the places of the mighty are solitary and still. Now it happened that after the day's battle, David walked among the campfires to speak to one Uriah, captain of an hundred, who had shown himself very skillful in war.

Captain Uriah. I, and whom are you? Sire, my king. You're not right, Uriah. I come for your advice, captain. I am only captain of a hundred, Sire. After today's bravery and skill, you are captain of a thousand.

Sire. You are close to the man, captain Uriah. their feelings. What is your advice? Shall the siege continue? I know, Sire, what the men think. Attack. Attack and attack again until rubber falls to the glory of God. I wish I were sure of what God calls glories. The cost would be great, Uriah. Thousands would die. It is war, Sire.

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