2 Samuel 16:8
The Lord hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the Lord hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.
Cross-reference
In 2 Samuel 3:28, David declares himself innocent of Abner's blood — directly opposite to Shimei's accusation that David is a man of blood.
In 2 Samuel 4:8-12, David avenges the murder of Saul's son — opposite to Shimei's claim that David shed the blood of Saul's house.
In 2 Samuel 1:16, David pronounces blood guilt on the Amalekite — using the same blood-retribution language Shimei applies to David.
In 2 Samuel 3:29, David calls blood guilt down on Joab's house — mirroring the curse Shimei pronounces on David here.
In Acts 28:5, Paul is unharmed, contradicting the assumption of guilt — contrasting with Shimei's claim that calamity proves David's blood guilt.
In Acts 28:4, the islanders assume Paul's snakebite is divine punishment for murder — the same logic Shimei uses against David here.
1 Kings 2:32 says blood will return on Joab's head — the same 'blood on head' phrase Shimei uses against David, but applied to a guilty man.
1 Kings 2:33 promises peace to David and his house forever — directly contrasting Shimei's claim that blood is upon David.
In Psalm 3:2, David's enemies say God will not save him — the same accusation Shimei makes here during Absalom's rebellion.
In Deuteronomy 21:7, elders declare innocence of bloodshed — the opposite of Shimei's accusation that David is a man of blood.
In Psalm 5:6, the same phrase 'man of blood' describes those God abhors — matching Shimei's accusation against David.
In Psalm 7:3, David protests his innocence of wrongdoing — directly countering Shimei's accusation here.
In Psalm 27:12, David prays against false witnesses who breathe violence — similar to Shimei's false accusation here.
In Psalm 89:51, enemies taunt the footsteps of God's anointed — exactly what Shimei does to David here.
In Psalm 4:2, David laments that his honor is turned to shame by false words — reflecting the slander he receives from Shimei.
In Psalm 55:3, David laments enemies who drop trouble and bear grudges — fitting Shimei's angry cursing.
In Psalm 39:8, David asks not to be the scorn of fools — which is exactly what Shimei is doing here.
In Psalm 38:12, David describes enemies who speak ruin and meditate treachery — echoing Shimei's curses.
Judges 9:56 shows God punishing Abimelech for his wickedness — Shimei claims David is being punished, echoing divine justice.
Judges 9:24 describes blood being avenged on Abimelech — Shimei claims God is avenging Saul's blood on David, a similar retribution theme.