Neville Goddard on 1 Chronicles 10:2-3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Chronicles 10 in context

Scripture Focus

2And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.

3And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.

1 Chronicles 10:2-3

Biblical Context

The Philistines attack Saul and his sons; Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua are slain. Saul himself is wounded by archers as the battle goes badly.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this passage, Saul represents the royal consciousness anchored in form and outcome. The Philistines pressing after him symbolize restless thoughts and external pressures that arise when the I AM is identified with personality. The slain sons—Jonathan, Abinadab, Malchishua—signal the severing of familiar self-attachments and roles as the inner king awakens. The archers wounding Saul depicts the old self being pierced by fear and limitation from within a shifting mental landscape. Yet the true message is inner revision: the battlefield is within, and the Kingdom of God is the constant awareness that remains untouched by loss or pain. By dwelling in the I AM—the steadfast consciousness that witnesses all events—the outer scene must rearrange to reflect a higher state. You are not saved by changing circumstances but by shifting your identification to the I AM, allowing the inner kingdom to govern the form.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes, breathe, and assume the I AM as the sole reality. Visualize the arrows dissolving into light and the old self bowing to the new inner king, while you stand in quiet sovereignty.