Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 16:9-13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 16 in context

Scripture Focus

9Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.

10And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?

11And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him.

12It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.

13And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill's side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.

2 Samuel 16:9-13

Biblical Context

David endures Shimei's curses and Abishai's urge to retaliate, choosing to trust that the Lord permits the moment for a higher purpose. He believes the Lord will repay him with good despite the harsh words.

Neville's Inner Vision

David's scene is a mirror of the mind. Abishai's impulse to strike represents the lower self—retribution, control, the urge to silence perceived attack. Shimei's curses are not external harm so much as inner thought-forms of condemnation, whispering that you are cursed by the world. David answers from the I AM—the throne of awareness—letting the curse pass, for the LORD hath bid it be so. The outer assault is only an outward sign of an inner movement in consciousness, inviting patience, forgiveness, and the realization that what is projected outward is a reflection of inner state. If he endures, and asks only that the Lord look on his affliction and repay him with good, the seeming curse becomes a vehicle for grace to work in his favor. In Neville's terms, this is a shift from reaction to awareness: choose the feeling of the wish fulfilled, and let inner assurance neutralize the effect of the curse. The outcome is not the removal of the curse but a steadier, kingly life within.

Practice This Now

Assume the throne of awareness in your mind and repeat, 'I am the I AM; let the curse come and go, I am unchanged.' Feel it real as you visualize grace dissolving the attack and returning good.