Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 2:24-28 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 2 in context

Scripture Focus

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 2:24-28

Biblical Context

Joab and Abishai pursue Abner; Abner asks if the sword will devour forever, and Joab concedes they would have pressed on if not for Abner's word. Then the trumpet sounds and the pursuit ends.

Neville's Inner Vision

Two armies chase Abner in the outer scene, but in Neville's terms the chase is a movement in your own states of consciousness. The pursuit represents a stubborn belief in separation that keeps conflict alive within you. Abner's plea, Shall the sword devour for ever? points to the moment when you awaken to the bitter truth that ongoing strife serves no lasting purpose. Joab's assertion that he would have acted differently if spoken to by God liveth is the inner recognition that an earlier decision could have ended the drama; the trumpet blast is your decisive act of revision, a choice to end the old pattern. When you declare the end of pursuit and allow the people to stand still, the outer scene refrains; the setting sun marks the closing of a former chapter, and the hill before the wilderness becomes a symbol of a new inner terrain. By aligning with the I AM, you realize the bitterness of the latter end dissolves as you understand that you have authority to halt the war within and move forward in unity.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine standing on the hill where conflict once raged; loudly declare within, No more pursuit. Feel the inner trumpet sound, and let the scene settle into a quiet unity with the I AM.