2 Samuel 16:11

this Benjamite Who has some plausible ground for spite against a king who has succeeded to the honours once held by his family.

theLord hath bidden him David recognises Shimei as the divinely appointed instrument for his chastisement, and therefore he can say, "the Lord hath bidden him." But Shimei's cursing was on his part sinful, and God commands no man to sin. God makes use of the evil passions of men to work out His purposes, but those evil passions are not thereby excused or justified. See for example, Genesis 45:5; Acts 2:23. Since He is the Author and Cause of all things, and in a certain sense nothing can be done without His Will, He is sometimes said to do what He permits to be done, to command what He does not forbid. See note on 1 Samuel 26:19: and 2 Samuel 24:1.