Neville Goddard on 1 Chronicles 20:4-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Chronicles 20 in context

Scripture Focus

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 20:4-8

Biblical Context

These verses recount a sequence of battles with Philistines where giants fall, and David’s men help bring them down. It portrays victory over daunting odds as an inward state of faith expressed in action.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the mind of Neville Goddard, these verses reveal that all warfare is internal. The wars at Gezer and Gath are your inner decisions, the places where you stand to name your fears and bless them out of existence. Sibbechai, Elhanan, and Jonathan stand for the heroic faculties within you—courage, perception, and loyalty—called to slay the giant of defiance in your heart. The great statue with many fingers and toes is your multiplied doubts, the self you've believed to be separate from God. When that titan defies Israel, it is your old self resisting the I AM. Then the king within, David, and his faithful servants fall upon the giant and bring him down, proving that giants are born in your own mind and can be disarmed by a decisive act of awareness. The final truth is that the victory occurs here, now, in your consciousness: when you dwell in the I AM, every external giant collapses, and your inner kingdom is established as a present reality.

Practice This Now

Choose one 'giant' you want to subdue today—fear, doubt, or habit—and, with your eyes closed, declare 'I AM the king in this inner Gezer;' then imagine the giant bowing and the army of your higher self marching to victory.