2 Samuel 16:10

And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the Lord hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?

Cross-reference

In 2 Samuel 3:39, David complains that the sons of Zeruiah are too violent—same distancing from Abishai and Joab as here.

In 2 Samuel 19:22, David repeats almost verbatim 'What have I to do with you, sons of Zeruiah?' when Abishai again wants to kill Shimei.

In 2 Samuel 10:12, Joab says 'the LORD will do what is good in his eyes,' directly paralleling David's trusting submission.

In 2 Samuel 24:1, God incites David to sin, paralleling the divine sovereignty behind Shimei's curse that David accepts here.

In Genesis 50:20, Joseph sees God turning evil to good, just as David considers that Shimei's curse may be from God.

In 1 Peter 2:23, Christ's non-retaliation mirrors David's response here—both entrust themselves to God who judges justly.

Romans 9:20 Parallel

In Romans 9:20, Paul uses the same logic—who can talk back to God?—echoing David's refusal to question divine will.

John 18:11 Parallel

In John 18:11, Jesus accepts the Father's cup of suffering, just as David accepts Shimei's curse as from God.

In Luke 9:54-56, Jesus rebukes disciples wanting to call fire down, just as David rebukes sons of Zeruiah wanting to punish Shimei.

Daniel 4:35 Parallel

In Daniel 4:35, Nebuchadnezzar declares no one can say 'What have you done?' to God, directly affirming David's submission.

In Lamentations 3:38, it affirms that both good and bad come from God, directly reinforcing David's reasoning here.

Psalm 39:9 Parallel

In Psalm 39:9, David says he is mute because God has done it, directly paralleling his acceptance that the LORD told Shimei to curse.

In Psalm 109:28, David cries 'Let them curse, but you will bless,' closely matching his 'Let him curse' trust in God's greater plan.

In 1 Samuel 3:18, Eli's 'let him do what is good in his eyes' perfectly mirrors David's acceptance of God's will.

In 1 Chronicles 19:13, Joab's 'may the LORD do what seems good to him' mirrors David's submissive trust in God's will here.

In 2 Chronicles 35:21, Pharaoh Neco uses the same phrase 'What have I to do with you?' and cites God's command, similar to David's reasoning.

In Genesis 45:5, Joseph recognizes God's sovereign purpose in his brothers' evil, similar to David seeing God's hand in Shimei's curse.

Psalm 38:13 Parallel

In Psalm 38:13, David's description of being deaf and mute parallels his non-retaliation when Shimei curses him.

In Ecclesiastes 7:21, the advice to ignore curses aligns with David's choice not to take Shimei's curse to heart.

In Lamentations 3:39, it asks why complain about punishment—David accepts the curse without complaint, trusting God.

In 2 Kings 18:25, the Assyrian commander claims divine commission, paralleling David's speculation that Shimei's curse is from God.

In 1 Kings 22:21-23, God sends a lying spirit—similar to David's notion that God might have commissioned Shimei's curse.