Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 2:23-28 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 2 in context

Scripture Focus

23Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.

24Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

25And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill.

26Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?

27And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.

28So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.

2 Samuel 2:23-28

Biblical Context

The verses describe Asahel's death after resisting the turn aside, the continuing pursuit by Joab and Abner, a moment of pause as the hill comes into view, and a trumpet signaling that the fighting has ceased.

Neville's Inner Vision

To the mindful self, this narrative is a parable of inner pursuit. Asahel represents a bright impulse that insists on pressing forward without turning aside; Abner and Joab are the contending voices within your consciousness that keep chasing after a grievance or belief. The moment the sun sinks and the hill stands as a pause is a cue from the I AM to stop and survey what you are creating with your attention. The question 'Shall the sword devour for ever?' is not a historical incident but a dare: will you let inner conflict continue to drain your energy, or will you recognize that bitterness is only a future you have conjured through resistance? When Joab speaks, he points to a truth: the moment you acknowledge the cost of ongoing strife, you choose cease-fire. The trumpet that follows stands for a deliberate cessation of the inner war, a return of your inner tribes to one peaceful assembly. This is your invitation to see that the end of the fight is already real in consciousness, and peace can stand in for action.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and revise: declare, 'The struggle ends now; the inner voices are united, and the trumpet sounds cease.' Then feel the peace as already real within you.