2 Samuel 24:3-8 provides the parallel account where Joab voices his objection before reluctantly obeying the king's census order.

Ecclesiastes 8:4 says the king's word is supreme — directly parallels Joab's inability to override David's command.

2 Samuel 24:4 is the direct parallel, with nearly identical wording about the king's word prevailing over Joab.

In Exodus 1:17, the midwives fear God and disobey Pharaoh's command — contrasting Joab's obedience to David's sinful census order.