Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 20:23-26 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 20 in context

Scripture Focus

23Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:

24And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:

25And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:

26And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.

2 Samuel 20:23-26

Biblical Context

2 Samuel 20:23-26 lists the key officers around David: Joab over the host, Benaiah over the Cherethites and Pelethites, Adoram over the tribute, Jehoshaphat the recorder, Sheva the scribe, Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and Ira the Jairite as chief ruler. The passage presents an orderly administration that mirrors a well-ordered life under one king.

Neville's Inner Vision

Verse 20:23–26 becomes a map of your inner government. In Neville’s sense, the names are states of consciousness and the arrangement shows your mental architecture under the one king, the I AM. Joab, over the host, is the decisive will in action; Benaiah, the Cherethites and Pelethites, guards the heart’s loyal faculties; Adoram, over the tribute, governs the resources you offer to life; Jehoshaphat, the recorder, preserves the choices you have already made; Sheva the scribe and Zadok and Abiathar the priests formalize your inner law; Ira the Jairite, the chief ruler about David, anchors your awareness that all is under the one king. This outer order is the echo of inward alignment: when you consciously appoint your inner states, you command your kingdom with clarity, discernment, and peace. The cabinet exists within you, and your imagination can organize it at will.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Sit quietly, close your eyes, and assume your inner cabinet is real and functioning now; feel the I AM appointing each officer to its post and let the feeling of organized authority guide your next decision.