Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 4:1-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 4 in context

Scripture Focus

1And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.

2And Saul's son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin.

3And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)

4And Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.

5And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, who lay on a bed at noon.

6And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth rib: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.

7For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and gat them away through the plain all night.

2 Samuel 4:1-7

Biblical Context

The passage depicts Abner's death and Ishbosheth's murder, illustrating how external upheaval reflects inner instability and shifting loyalties.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this scene you are not reading history but observing your own inner court. Abner's fall tells you that outward power cannot secure a mind that clings to fragile images of authority; the two captains embody restless thoughts that would sever your life-image from its throne. Ishbosheth, resting on a bed at noon, represents a dormant self content with appearances. When violence erupts in the house and the head is carried away through the night, fear has seized your attention and you have identified with lack. Yet your true realm remains—the I AM within, the inner king who never dies. The kingdom you seek is not held by swords but by conscious recognition of your own I AM as sovereign. By realizing this inner ruling presence, you dissolve the illusion of power in the outer scene and restore a steadfast throne within your own being.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the state of the inner king now; feel the throne beneath your feet and quietly declare I AM the ruler of this consciousness. Then revise the scene by imagining the inner life restored to sovereignty and the outer signs reflecting that kingship.