Then Absalom sent for Joab to ask him to intercede for him, but Joab refused to come. Absalom sent for him a second time, but again Joab refused to come.
Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years, but he never got to see the king.
But when they conveyed the king’s order to Queen Vashti, she refused to come. This made the king furious, and he burned with anger.
When the banquet was ready, he sent his servants to notify those who were invited. But they all refused to come!