Then Absalom sent for Joab. He wanted to send Joab to the king. But Joab refused to come to Absalom. So Absalom sent for him a second time. But Joab still refused to come.
Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years without going to see the king.
The attendants told Queen Vashti what the king had ordered her to do. But she refused to come. So the king became very angry.
He sent his slaves to those who had been invited to the dinner. The slaves told them to come. But they refused.