2 Samuel 16:11
And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the Lord hath bidden him.
Cross-references
In 2 Samuel 12:11, Nathan prophesied evil from David's own house — here David acknowledges that his son Absalom fulfills it.
In 2 Samuel 17:1-4, Ahithophel's plot immediately follows David's statement that his son seeks his life — direct narrative sequence.
In 2 Samuel 12:12, Nathan predicted public shame for David's sin — here David suffers public humiliation through his son's rebellion.
Isaiah 10:5-7 shows God using Assyria as His rod of anger—parallel to God using Shimei to curse David here.
1 Samuel 26:19 has David asking if God stirred up Saul against him—directly parallel to accepting Shimei's curse as from God.
1 Kings 11:23 shows God raising up Rezon as adversary—direct parallel to God using Shimei to discipline David's house.
1 Kings 12:16 records Israel's rebellion against Rehoboam, which Scripture says was from the Lord—parallel to God ordaining Shimei's curse.
Psalm 27:10 says though family forsakes, God takes in — directly mirroring David’s trust after his son seeks his life.
Micah 7:6 describes a son treating his father with contempt — directly paralleling Absalom’s rebellion against David here.
Micah 7:9 says ‘I will bear the indignation of the Lord’ — same posture as David accepting Shimei’s curses and hoping for vindication.
Ezekiel 14:9 describes God deceiving a prophet as judgment—similar to God bidding Shimei to curse, both showing divine sovereignty over sinful acts.