Neville Goddard on 1 Kings 11:1-3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Kings 11 in context

Scripture Focus

1But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;

2Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.

3And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.

1 Kings 11:1-3

Biblical Context

Solomon loved many foreign wives, and their gods pulled his heart away from steadfast obedience. This reflects inner states where attachment to images diverts the I AM from its true allegiance.

Neville's Inner Vision

Solomon’s tale is not a condemnation of a king but a mirror of the inner man. The ‘strange women’ and their gods are images your imagination has allowed to rule the heart; they symbolize attachments that divert awareness from the I AM. When you identify with the I AM, you see that all desire and fear are movements within consciousness, and outer events mirror the inner state you permit. Solomon clave unto these in love because attention followed sensation rather than the one self-knowledge that stands behind all forms. The seven hundred wives and three hundred concubines symbolize the many currents vying for the throne of your inner court; each belief you have not fully owned becomes a contender for rulership. The cure is simple: return to the one throne—awareness as I AM. Decide, not by coercion but by identification, that no other god exists within you but the one presence. When this assumption is held with the feeling that it is already true, the heart rests, and the outward life reflects the restored unity.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Assume the I AM is the sole ruler of your inner kingdom, and feel it real now. If a competing image arises, revise it with the simple assertion, 'There is only one God in me.'