Neville Goddard on 2 Chronicles 8:5-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Chronicles 8 in context

Scripture Focus

5Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

6And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.

2 Chronicles 8:5-6

Biblical Context

Solomon built fortified cities—Bethhoron upper and nether, Baalath—and store cities, plus chariot cities and the cities of the horsemen, across Jerusalem, Lebanon, and his realm. These are not mere bricks; they symbolize organized wealth, defense, and order within a kingdom’s dominion.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through the I AM, these cities are not geography but states of consciousness you govern. Bethhoron and Baalath symbolize inner districts you fortify with disciplined attention; the walls, gates, and bars are the boundaries you set around distracting thoughts and fear. The store cities are the stores of wealth, provision, and resourcefulness you amass within, a mental economy you can draw upon in times of need. The chariot cities and the cities of the horsemen stand for the power of action—driving ideas and energy with intention rather than by chance. Solomon’s dominion across Jerusalem, Lebanon, and the land becomes your inner sovereignty, which can extend to every experience you encounter. The act of building is an exercise in imagination: you assume these structures exist now, feel it as real, and let your feeling-tone align with the I AM. If you revise scarcity stories by declaring, "I AM the governor of my inner realm," abundance becomes natural. Your outer world will reflect the order you have established inside, not the other way around, for the image in consciousness is the cause, and life is its perfect expression.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Close your eyes and imagine you are erecting inner storehouses of wealth and provision. Then anchor by declaring, 'I AM the ruler of my inner realm, and abundance is mine.'