## David took these words to heart ##

AT: "David thought seriously about what the servants said" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## in their hands ##

"in their presence" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## let his saliva run down his beard ##

"let the bodily fluids in his mouth run down the growth of hair on his lower face"