Inner Mighty Ground of Victory

2 Samuel 23:8-12 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 23 in context

Scripture Focus

8These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.
9And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:
10He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.
11And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.
12But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.
2 Samuel 23:8-12

Biblical Context

These verses name David's mighty men: Adino slew 800, Eleazar fought until weariness and the sword clung to his hand, and Shammah stood firm defending a field of lentils. The LORD wrought a great victory through their steadfastness.

Neville's Inner Vision

These tales are not distant history but the marching order of your inner man. Adino, Eleazar, and Shammah are states of consciousness within the I AM, each revealing how belief in the unseen becomes the seen. Adino’s feat shows a mind that charges with a single, uncompromising idea—one mighty stroke against multiplicity—until the outer sequence bows to the inner impression. Eleazar’s weariness and the hand that clave to the sword symbolize a relentless inner grip: you do not yield your conviction no matter how the outer scene strains; the LORD wrought a great victory because the inner act persisted. Shammah’s stand on ground that others fled from is a symbol of defending a small field of attention—your chosen belief—against fear, doubt, and the crowd. When you persist in your chosen image, the outer world rearranges to reflect the inner state. The victory is spoken of as the LORD’s doing, but it is your mind, acting as the I AM, that causes the shift. Trust that your present sense of victory is already true, and life will revise itself to match it.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly and place your awareness on a single ground you wish to defend or possess. See your hand upon a sword, feeling its grip as a steady, unyielding conviction, and say, 'The I AM within me has already won,' until the felt sense of victory is real.

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