Crown of the Inner Covenant

2 Kings 11:4-14 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 2 Kings 11 in context

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.
13And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the LORD.
14And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason.
2 Kings 11:4-14

Biblical Context

Jehoiada the priest gathers the rulers, makes a covenant, and crowns the king, organizing guards to protect the house of the LORD. The episode serves as a parable of inner governance and rightful authority.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your inner life is the temple, and the story of Jehoiada is a manual for how a state of consciousness governs itself. The gathering of hundreds, captains, and guards symbolizes bringing the disparate parts of yourself into a single line of sight: the I AM, your eternal king. The "king’s son" and the crown signify the rightful royalty of your awareness—the realized I AM seated on the throne of attention, crowned by the testimony within you. The threefold watch—at the house, at the gates, all round about with spears—represents the discipline of belief: what you allow in, what you fence off, and what you protect with unwavering focus. When Athaliah cries treason, you hear the old belief patterns protesting the sovereignty of the I AM; you respond by heeding the priestly oath and sealing the covenant in the temple of awareness. The outer act mirrors the inner conversion: a clear decision, a steadfast boundary, and a joyous declaration of the king. By aligning memory, feeling, and will, you awaken the inner government and restore true worship, right now in this moment.

Practice This Now

Assume the inner king is crowned now; feel the weight upon the head, the guards surrounding the throne, and the cry 'God save the king' reverberating in your awareness. Then proceed today from that sovereign state, acting as if your I AM rules your thoughts and choices.

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