The Eight Hundred Within
2 Samuel 23:8 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 2 Samuel 23 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The passage names David's mighty men, highlighting Adino the Eznite who killed eight hundred in a single moment.
Neville's Inner Vision
Within your consciousness, the mighty men are the autonomous powers of your inner life. David, the great I AM, stands as the awareness that looks out upon the arena of your day. Adino the Eznite represents a single-pointed focus—the spear of attention—lifted with unwavering will. When you affirm, 'I am the one who defeats the eight hundred,' you are not recounting an external conquest but witnessing a revision of inner reality. The eight hundred symbolize multiplicities of fear, doubt, habit, and distraction; with one sustained imaginal act, they drop away as your attention pierces their totality. This is not coercion from without; it is alignment of vibration: you claim a state of power, feel it in the solar plexus or breath, and the body replies as if the outer world rearranges to mirror the inner decree. The verse becomes a parable: the only battle is belief, the only spear is imagination, and the true victory is achieved in consciousness, by dwelling in the I AM until it feels like you are the one who speaks the decisive word.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Assume the state 'I AM' now; imagine Adino in your mind lifting the spear and vanquishing the eight hundred distractions. Feel it as real as breath, and let the inner victory reorganize your day.
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