Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 15:18-22 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 15 in context

Scripture Focus

18And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men which came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.

19Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile.

20Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee.

21And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the LORD liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be.

22And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with him.

2 Samuel 15:18-22

Biblical Context

David’s servants and his soldiers move beside him. Ittai the Gittite vows to stay with the king wherever he goes, even though he is a stranger and exile.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this scene, the king is not merely a ruler but a living idea you have chosen to follow. The company surrounding David represents your entire state of consciousness—each guard, each retainer—standing for the faithful aspects of yourself that accompany your central dream. Ittai’s oath, 'As the LORD liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, there also will thy servant be,' is your inner pledge to the desired state. When David says, 'Go and pass over,' the external change tests you, yet Ittai’s steadfast reply reveals the truth: the king is not an outward circumstance but the ruling reality within. Neville teaches that your loyalty to a goal is a decision of consciousness. Decide now to march with the dream you call king, and imagine you and the king travel together, regardless of appearances. Your choice to remain is the conversion of possible into actual; you pull the little ones—the effects and fruits of your faith—into the new present by your unwavering commitment.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume Ittai’s stance: 'Where the king is, there I am.' Stay with this image until the feeling of loyal presence fills you; then revise every sense of exile by affirming 'mercy and truth' are with your king-state.