Neville Goddard on 1 Kings 3:15-28 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

15And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.

16Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.

17And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.

18And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.

19And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it.

20And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.

21And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear.

22And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king.

23Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.

24And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.

25And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

26Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.

27Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.

28And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.

1 Kings 3:15-28

Biblical Context

Solomon wakes, returns to Jerusalem, and settles a dispute between two harlots over a living child; by proposing to split it, he exposes the true mother who yearns to protect life, confirming his divine wisdom.

Neville's Inner Vision

Solomon's dream and the two harlots become a map of your inner life. The ark stands for awareness that you are in God, and the king is your I AM, the observer that can discern not by logic but by the living quality of ideas. The two women represent contrasting thoughts vying for attention—fear masquerading as justice versus living truth seeking expression. When the sword is brought, it is not a weapon but the moment you decide which idea you will nourish. The true mother is the one whose feeling would protect life; this is the inner state that loves and sustains the living idea. As you align with that state, you reveal that your wisdom is God’s wisdom within you, and people around you witness the transformation. The narrative asks you to trust your discernment, to let go of counterfeit conclusions, and to dwell in the awareness that the living, just idea is already present within your consciousness. When you assume and feel the settlement as done, the apparent conflict dissolves and the desired outcome emerges.

Practice This Now

Assume the living child is mine now and feel its reality in my heart; in quiet, listen for the inner verdict that resonates with life. Then let the counterfeit voices fade by choosing the idea that sustains life.