His words prevailed over him
He obeyed what ... told him and accepted ...'s authority.
("And the king's word prevailed over Joab, and Joab went out and traveled throughout all Israel, and he came to Jerusalem" - 1 Chronicles 21:4)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
חִזְקוּ עָלָיו דְּבָרָיו שֶׁל...
Definition (Hebrew)
צִיֵּית לְמָה שֶׁאָמַר לוֹ..., קִיבֵּל אֶת מָרוּתוֹ שֶׁל...
("וּדְבַר הַמֶּלֶךְ חָזַק עַל יוֹאָב וַיֵּצֵא יוֹאָב וַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ בְּכָל יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיָּבֹא יְרוּשָׁלִָם"- דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים א כא ד)