2 Samuel 14:31

Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house,.... Provoked at what he had done, and to know the reason of it; and which was answering Absalom's end:

and said unto him, wherefore have thy…

Three years Absalom had been an exile from his father-in-law, and now two years a prisoner at large in his own house, and, in both, better dealt with than he deserved; yet his spirit was still…

Absalom readmitted to David's presence through Joab's mediation

29. he would not come to him Not choosing to incur David's displeasure by visiting Absalom while he was still in disgrace.