Neville Goddard on 1 Chronicles 20:1-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Chronicles 20 in context

Scripture Focus

1And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.

2And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon David's head: and he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city.

3And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

4And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.

5And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver's beam.

6And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot and he also was the son of the giant.

7But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him.

8These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

1 Chronicles 20:1-8

Biblical Context

Joab leads the army to conquer Rabbah while David stays in Jerusalem; David then takes the crown and spoil, with subsequent wars against Philistines and giants, ending in triumph through sovereign leadership.

Neville's Inner Vision

Picture the chapters as the inner weather of your mind. In 1 Chronicles 20:1-8, the outward campaigns are not wars of swords but wars of belief. When the text says David tarried at Jerusalem while Joab swept Rabbah, see the moment your own mind withdraws from noisy action and confirms its sovereignty—your I AM assumes rule. The crown weighed as gold on David’s head is the symbol of you, the ruler, wearing the inner assumption that nothing can threaten your peace. The spoil and the severing of old beliefs represent the pruning of thoughts that do not serve you. As the Philistine wars arise and giants appear, your inner vision defeats them by unwavering faith in your own kingliness. Jonathan slays the beast in its hour, and the line of giants is cast down by the power of disciplined consciousness. The whole picture invites you to stand still inside and command your states with supreme awareness, until the outer world reflects the victory already won in you.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes, assume the sovereignty of your inner city, and for 60 seconds feel the crown of certainty rest on your head. Then decree in your own words, 'I am the ruler of my inner state, and all battles yield to victory through my awareness.'