Neville Goddard on 2 Kings 11:4-6 - Mystical Bible 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.

2 Kings 11:4-6

Biblical Context

Jehoiada gathers the rulers and guards at the LORD's house, binds them with a covenant, and reveals the king's son to them; he then orders thirds of the forces to guard the king's house, the gates, and the surrounding measures so the place remains intact.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the seventh year as your moment of deliberate alignment. Jehoiada gathers the rulers over hundreds—the faculties you trust most—capsule them in the house of the LORD, and takes an oath in the name of your higher self. In your imagination, see the king's son revealed, the living truth you intend to express in action. The command is to divide the watch: a third guard the king's house on the sabbath of your mind, a third stand at the gate of Sur—the threshold of perception, and a third guard the gate behind the guard—the memory and inner motive. This triune guard keeps the house from decay, not by force but by fidelity. The elders swear loyalty to the king's son; your awareness inscribes a covenant that your thoughts, beliefs, and actions align so the inner kingdom remains intact. When you honor this arrangement, your inner sanctuary becomes impregnable to doubt, and your imagination begins to sustain the king's rule in your life.

Practice This Now

Assume the role of Jehoiada now: covenant with three inner rulers—Will, Perception, and Faith—within the temple of your mind, and declare: this house will not be broken down. Feel the oath as a living certainty and visualize the king's son seated on the throne inside you, while the three guards stand at the sabbath, the gate of Sur, and the gate behind the guard.