Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 16:16-19 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 16 in context

Scripture Focus

16And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.

17And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?

18And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.

19And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.

2 Samuel 16:16-19

Biblical Context

Hushai arrives to Absalom, offers loyalty to the king, and declares he will follow whoever the LORD chooses, signaling allegiance to divine will over a single ruler.

Neville's Inner Vision

The outward politics in 2 Samuel 16:16-19 mirrors an inner drama of consciousness. Hushai’s feigned loyalty becomes a teaching for the soul: the true king is not a person but the divine will that governs your mind. The king on the throne represents your current predominant state of awareness; Absalom’s revolt is the shifting surface of circumstance. When Hushai proclaims, 'Whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be,' he embodies the practitioner’s choice to align with the inner governor—the I AM within. This is Neville’s law in action: to serve the inner choice is to live from the state that God has chosen for you, not from a transient outer leader. The continuity of serving in the presence of the king’s son symbolizes the soul’s ability to carry faith across changing conditions, remaining loyal to the divine will rather than to a changing personality. Practice shifting your identification from outer allegiance to the inner, eternal ruler, and observe how guidance and steadiness arise from that alignment.

Practice This Now

Assume the feeling that you are chosen by the LORD to govern your inner kingdom; say, I am the I AM choosing the highest state now, and feel that divine will directing every next thought and choice.