He wanted Joab to talk to David for him. So one day he sent a message asking Joab to come over, but Joab refused. Absalom sent another message, but Joab still refused.
Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years without seeing his father.
The king's servants told Queen Vashti what he had said, but she refused to go to him, and this made him terribly angry.
The king sent some servants to tell the invited guests to come to the banquet, but the guests refused.