Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come.
So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king’s face.
But queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by his eunuchs: therefore was the king very angry, and his anger burned within him.
And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.