וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב אַבְשָׁל֛וֹם בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם שְׁנָתַ֣יִם יָמִ֑ים וּפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לֹ֥א רָאָֽה׃
And Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem; and he saw not the kings face.
Read midrashic interpretation of II Samuel 14:28: and classical rabbinic exegesis.