In the book of 2 Samuel, chapter 14, Joab decieves David into accepting Absalom's return.
He does this by sending a woman to King David, pleading for his help to save one of her sons. She tells a story of an argument her sons had, along with her husband, and her husband and one of the sons were killed by the other son. A number of her relatives demanded that she the one over to them, so they can kill him in the name of justice.
King David took pity on her and said that if anyone threatens her son, to immediately notify him and he would take care of it.
She then asked if he had cared so much for her situation, why would he wrong God's people. Shen then cleverly asked him why he would not accept his son Absalom back into his palace. David demanded to know if Joab put her up to this. She said he did.
He called on Joab and said that son Absalom was welcome back to Jerusalem, but he was not to stay in his palace. Absalom waited two years in Jerusalem to be able to meet King David, and even asked Joab about it. When Joab failed to tell him, Absalom ordered his servants to light Joab's fields on fire. This got Joab's attention for sure.
Joab then took Absalom to King David, where he was welcomed.
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