שמואל ב, פרק י״ד, פסוק י׳

Moved by the woman's sincerity, the king responds with deep emotional involvement and decisive action. He offers his direct protection and takes personal charge of the family dispute. His focus turns to the specific relative who is aggressively threatening the woman and demanding she surrender her son to be killed [רד״ק, מצודת דוד, ביאור שטיינזלץ]. The king orders that this hostile family member be brought directly before him [ביאור שטיינזלץ]. Since it would be impossible for a lone, vulnerable woman to force a threatening man to appear before the crown, the king directs this specific command to one of his own servants standing nearby. He instructs the attendant to accompany the woman and help bring the pursuer to the palace, recognizing she could never accomplish this alone [רד״ק].

With this royal intervention, the king completely frees the woman from the burden of handing over her son [מלבי״ם]. He intends to issue a strict warning to the pursuer, ensuring the man can no longer harm her or force her to surrender the boy [מצודת דוד, ביאור שטיינזלץ]. However, a subtle and crucial distinction exists in the king's promise. He guarantees that the pursuer will not touch the mother, but at this stage, he carefully avoids making an explicit promise that the blood avenger will not kill the son. Providing absolute protection to a murderer against a blood avenger directly contradicts Torah law [מלבי״ם]. Recognizing that the relatives of the deceased are acting out of fierce anger, the king limits his initial commitment to simply shielding the woman from their immediate harassment [אלשיך].

This partial promise effectively secures the mother's safety but leaves the ultimate fate of her son unresolved. It is exactly this limited scope of protection that motivates the woman to continue pleading her case, driving her to seek a clear and binding oath from the king to spare her son's life as well [אלשיך].