Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 18:6-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 18 in context

Scripture Focus

6And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.

7And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.

8And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?

9And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

1 Samuel 18:6-9

Biblical Context

David returns from the Philistine victory to joyful praise from the women. Saul grows jealous, thinking the crown may pass to David, and Saul fixes his gaze on the rival.

Neville's Inner Vision

From the moment Saul shifts his gaze on David, the scene speaks of your inner drama: praise in the outer world mirrors the state you hold inside. The victory over the Philistine is not a battle in history but a turning of your state of consciousness. The women singing represent the circulating thoughts that applaud your own conquests; the ten thousands ascribed to David symbolize the expansive self you imagine as greater than your present self. When Saul wonders what he has left but the kingdom, he reveals an inner room empty of fullness. You too may hear such voices when your imagination has not yet embraced the king within. The remedy is to soften the jealous reflex by assuming the kingly posture of I AM now, here, as ruler of your inner kingdom, and to identify with David as an aspect of your higher self, not a rival. By the movement of imagination you re‑own the throne, and the inner city shifts from fear to faithful expectation.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, declare I AM the king within, and feel the throne of your consciousness. Then revise the scene by affirming that the outer praise is the echo of your own inner greatness.