"Uriah was made the bearer of his own death warrant. A letter sent by his hand to Joab from the king commanded, “Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.” Joab, already stained with the guilt of one wanton murder, did not hesitate to obey the king's instructions, and Uriah fell by the sword of the children of Ammon. PP 719.1"
"And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die."
The EGW passage directly quotes 2 Samuel 11:15, making it an explicit allusion.
"Heretofore David's record as a ruler had been such as few monarchs have ever equaled. It is written of him that he “executed judgment and justice unto all his people.” 2 Samuel 8:15 . His integrity had won the confidence and fealty of the nation. But as he departed from God and yielded himself to the wicked one, he became for the time the agent of Satan; yet he still held the position and authority that God had given him, and because of this, claimed obedience that would imperil the soul of him who should yield it. And Joab, whose allegiance had been given to the king rather than to God, transgressed God's law because the king commanded it. PP 719.2"
"And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people."
Ellen White directly references 2 Samuel 8:15 in this passage.
"David's power had been given him by God, but to be exercised only in harmony with the divine law. When he commanded that which was contrary to God's law, it became sin to obey. “The powers that be are ordained of God” ( Romans 13:1 ), but we are not to obey them contrary to God's law. The apostle Paul, writing to the Corinthians, sets forth the principle by which we should be governed. He says, “Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.” 1 Corinthians 11:1 . PP 719.3"
"Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God."
Ellen White directly references Romans 13:1 in this passage.
"Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ."
Ellen White directly references 1 Corinthians 11:1 in this passage.
"Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men."
Both passages address the principle of obeying God over human authority when the two conflict. EGW uses Romans 13:1 but then qualifies it with the example of Christ.
"either Joab or the king. Joab “charged the messenger saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king, and if so be that the king's wrath arise, ... then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also. So the messenger went, and came and showed David all that Joab had sent him for.” PP 719.4"
"And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,"
EGW directly quotes and references the verse.