28 So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king's face.
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Absalom lived two years in Jerusalem without seeing the king’s face.
29 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.
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Then Absalom sent for Joab in order to send him to the king, but Joab refused to come to him. So he sent a second time, but he refused to come.