David Betrayed by a Trusted Friend at Table

Prompt

Psalm 41: "Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, has lifted up his heel against me. But you, O LORD, be merciful to me, and raise me up." Indoors, in a palace dining room with cedar beams, King David sits on cushions at a low wooden table set with a broken loaf of bread, a bowl of olives and two cups, looking up with deep hurt and sorrow. Across the table his old counsellor Ahithophel has just risen from his place and turns his back on the king, stepping away toward a bright doorway with a cold, set face. David at the table is large and central in the foreground; Ahithophel stands in the middle ground. Warm golden afternoon light falls across the table from the doorway. Style: a blend of photo-realism and cinema, like a still from a big-budget film. Bright, rich, saturated, luminous colour, clear daylight or glowing golden light even in dramatic scenes, never murky or muddy, crisp detail, real human faces full of emotion, shallow depth of field, subtle film grain. Simple, uncluttered composition: ONE clear scene from this chapter, with the chapter's main character or characters large, close and central in the upper and middle frame, and a simple background. No montage, no collage, no inset vignettes, no crowd of small figures competing for attention. Historically accurate ancient Near Eastern clothing, architecture and landscape. Keep the bottom quarter of the frame simple and uncluttered (ground, water or sky) so a large chapter number can be set over it. Absolutely no text, no letters, no words, no numbers, no logos, no watermark, no border, no frame.