Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 3:28-34 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 3 in context

Scripture Focus

28And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:

29Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread.

30So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.

31And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.

32And they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.

33And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth?

34Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him.

2 Samuel 3:28-34

Biblical Context

David declares he and his kingdom are innocent before the LORD regarding Abner's blood. He mourns Abner's death and laments that he died as a fool.

Neville's Inner Vision

To the reader, the scene is not merely a historical event but a drama of your inner state. David's declaration of guiltlessness before the LORD is the keynote: the I AM, your true awareness, can stand outside the error of bloodshed by taking no part in the blame games of the world. The curse laid upon Joab's house is the old pattern of projecting guilt onto others; you may revise it by reclaiming responsibility for your inner atmosphere. Mourning Abner is not punishment but the sanctification of a wound into wisdom; the king follows the bier because your true self attends to every movement of consciousness that dies to a former story. When David asks, 'Died Abner as a fool dieth?' he invites you to reframe appearances; the form may fall, but your essential I AM remains untouched. The final image of unbound hands and feet is the promise that you are not bound by past actions, but can rise by choosing a new state now.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly and declare, 'I am guiltless before the LORD in this moment.' Then revise the scene in your imagination so you rule from inner innocence and let the old grievance dissolve as you feel your new state real.