Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 21:12-13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 21 in context

Scripture Focus

12And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabeshgilead, which had stolen them from the street of Bethshan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa:

13And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son; and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged.

2 Samuel 21:12-13

Biblical Context

David retrieved Saul and Jonathan's bones from Jabesh-gilead and gathered those who were hanged, restoring dignity and honoring covenant loyalty.

Neville's Inner Vision

David’s act in 2 Samuel 21:12-13 is not merely a historical event; it is the living image of consciousness reclaiming its integrated state. The bones represent the hardened memories and neglected parts of self—the foundation on which a true identity is built. Jabesh-gilead is the inner place where dismissed or forgotten aspects are kept until there is the right mood of recognition. The hanged victims and the lifting of their bones symbolize the release of past judgments and the reappearance of a covenant you once held with your own life—the loyalty that binds you to a better self. When David brings them up, he is re-collecting what time and loss had scattered, and he unites them into one body. In Neville's terms, this is the I AM restoring order to consciousness: the remembered and the forgotten parts are not enemies but faculties waiting to be reintegrated into a state of wholeness. The message for you is clear: the moment you recognize that you are already complete in imagination, you can reverse the story of your past and lay a new foundation for your present.

Practice This Now

Practice: In a quiet moment, imagine yourself stepping into Jabesh-gilead, lifting a buried part of your being, and placing it at your heart. Say softly, I now integrate this part into my living covenant.