Neville Goddard on 1 Kings 2:13-18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

13And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.

14He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on.

15And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD.

16And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.

17And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.

18And Bathsheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.

1 Kings 2:13-18

Biblical Context

Adonijah comes to Bathsheba claiming the throne, but the passage notes the kingdom was given by the LORD to Solomon; Bathsheba agrees to speak with the king on his behalf.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, Adonijah entering Bathsheba is the ego stepping to your inner door, insisting that the throne of life belongs to him by old memory. Bathsheba, the inner dialogue that mediates, asks, Comest thou peaceably? and grants speech to the higher self. The claim the kingdom was mine is a memory of a prior state, but the line is clear: the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD. This reveals the law of consciousness: the I AM (the LORD) has decreed another ruler. Solomon stands for the self that lives in harmony with divine order; Abishag the Shunammite is a warmth that would soothe the old king rather than authorize a new sovereignty. The decisive act is Bathsheba's pledge to carry the word to the king in you. In your mind, relinquish clinging to the old claim and yield to the order of God. When you accept that the kingdom is given by the I AM to the right state, your inner world reorganizes and peace replaces struggle. The kingdom is not seized but realized as already established in your awareness.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe, and assume the state of Solomon—your true self ruling by divine order. Feel the I AM already seated on the throne of your mind; revise any old claim to Adonijah and rest in that felt truth.