David prophesies the punishment that will fall upon him, stating "the sword shall never depart from your house." When David acknowledges that he has sinned, Nathan advises him that his sin is forgiven and he will not die, but the child will. In fulfillment of Nathan's words, David's son Absalom, fueled by vengeance and lust for power, rebels. Absalom's forces are routed at the battle of the Wood of Ephraim, and he is caught by his long hair in the branches of a tree where, contrary to David's order, he is killed by Joab, the commander of David's army. David laments
Son of a Lion one of our actors has been shot and killed, another kidnapped, while our production car was destroyed by an explosion in which its owner and his son also died. And yet, after all this, a group of extras from the film has left to join the Taliban." "Son of a Lion" grossed $124,888 at the box office. The film was released on DVD in Australia on 7 January 2009. The DVD includes deleted scenes, behind the scenes footage, and commentary by Gilmour and Hayat and Niaz Khan Shinwari. Critics have generally responded positively to the film. As of January 2010