Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 18:3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 18 in context

Scripture Focus

3But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou succour us out of the city.

2 Samuel 18:3

Biblical Context

The people urge David not to go to battle, saying their safety depends on him staying. They claim his presence is worth more than ten thousand soldiers.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the inner landscape, the city is your current state of consciousness and the king is the I AM within you. The crowd reflects your thoughts about worth and protection, and their plea that the king stay signals that your awareness is valuable far beyond outward deeds. When you recognize that worth emerges from the power of awareness itself, you are saved from the compulsions of external action. Being told you are 'worth ten thousand' is a poetic reminder that your inner-state presence is vastly sufficient. Providence and mercy arise when you align your feeling with the certainty that you are safeguarded by the I AM, able to direct circumstances from within rather than marching outward. This is salvation: mercy flows from the recognition that you need not prove yourself by noise or risk; your inner king governs through quiet resolve. The loyalty of the inner crowd becomes assurance that your consciousness is never abandoned, but guided by a higher power from within.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and declare I am the worth ten thousand; imagine the inner king seated at the center of your mind, directing events from within the city. Feel the security as the crowd of thoughts settles, and let Providence guide every outcome.