in the history of jerusalem, we see the rise of kings who may pay lip service to the ideal under which the country was founded, but succumb to the temptation to preserve their own power. >> power corrupts. and absolute power corrupts absolutely. we've heard this expression. and nowhere does it apply more than to jerusalem. jerusalem was made into the city that it is today because of stories like david, like solomon. not the natural resources, not the gold, not the oil. it's the history of jerusalem that makes it the center of the world. >> after solomon's rule, jerusalem remains in a state of chaos for centuries.