4 Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab and against the commanders of the army. So Joab and the commanders of the army departed from the presence of the king to count the troops of Israel.
2 Samuel 24:4 Cross References - BSB
Exodus 1:17
17 The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.
1 Chronicles 21:4
4 Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab. So Joab departed and traveled throughout Israel, and then he returned to Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 8:4
4 For the king’s word is supreme, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”
Acts 5:29
29 But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.