Neville Goddard on 2 Kings 11:4-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

4And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed them the king's son.

5And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king's house;

6And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down.

7And two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD about the king.

8And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in.

9And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.

10And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David's spears and shields, that were in the temple of the LORD.

11And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, along by the altar and the temple.

12And he brought forth the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king.

2 Kings 11:4-12

Biblical Context

Jehoiada gathers rulers at the temple, makes a covenant with them, and commands a disciplined watch to protect and crown the young king. The passage shows a deliberate, communal act to secure rightful leadership through covenant fidelity.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within me, the seven-year alignment of desire and realization unfolds as I gather the rulers of my mind—the intention, the faith, the will, the emotion, and the action—into the temple of my awareness. I covenant with them in the house of the LORD, my consciousness, and swear to guard the doorway against doubt. I then present the king’s son—the fulfilled state I seek—and crown him there, hearing the inner shout, God save the king, rise from within me. The guards around the king are my disciplined thoughts and daily habits, keeping the temple intact as I move through life. As I proceed, I am with the king, not as a distant ruler but as the one who stands behind the throne and guards the realm of my experience. This is inner sovereignty becoming outward reality: when the inner state is safeguarded by covenant and ceremony, the life outside reflects that crown I already wear in consciousness.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and, in stillness, assume the king’s crown already on your head; imagine the guards taking their posts around the temple and feel your desired state reigning now.