Neville Goddard on 1 Kings 3:4-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Kings 3 in context

Scripture Focus

4And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.

5In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

6And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

7And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.

8And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.

9Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

10And the speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked this thing.

1 Kings 3:4-10

Biblical Context

Solomon goes to a high place to sacrifice. God invites him to ask for anything, and Solomon asks for an understanding heart to judge this great people.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this inner drama, the altar on the high place is your own elevated state of awareness; the thousand burnt offerings symbolize sustained devotion to the one I AM, your abiding consciousness. When God says, 'Ask what I shall give thee,' hear it as an invitation from your inner self to imagine and assume a state. Solomon's reply honors the mercy shown to David and the lineage of your being; it is a recognition that you come into kingship not by outward power but by truth, righteousness, and uprightness of heart, the three facets of inner alignment. The lines 'I am but a little child' reveal the beginner's mind you bring to the inner kingdom; yet the people Solomon refers to are the thoughts and impressions within you, vast and unnumbered. The request for 'an understanding heart to judge' is a demand to cultivate discernment in consciousness, to separate good from bad within perception and response. The Lord is pleased because this inner desire harmonizes with the divine I AM, proving that your state of consciousness is expanding. Your true sovereignty grows as you cultivate a quiet, knowing inner witness.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, imagine standing before an inner altar; declare, I am endowed with an understanding heart, and feel the discernment already mine. If doubt arises, revise by affirming you are king of your inner kingdom now.