Then he sent for Joab to send him to the king, but Joab refused to come to him. So Absalom sent a second time, but Joab still would not come.
KJV
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.
ASV
Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king; but he would not come to him: and he sent again a second time, but he would not come.