Israel was on the brink of extinction. The Philistine military tech was centuries ahead, and Saul was losing his mind. This is the real history of House of David.

Valley of shadows presents, Part 1 of 3 in the The Real House of David, Who Was the Real David? series the world that made him, before any of us knew his name.

Around 1000 BC, the Philistines controlled the ancient Near East. Their military machine had pushed deep into Israelite territory. Their champion had paralyzed an entire army for forty consecutive mornings. And the only person willing to walk into that valley was a shepherd from Bethlehem with no armor.

The Real House of David, Part 2 → The kill shot. The friendship that cost a prince his throne. The exile. And the most audacious move David ever made.