en_tn/1sa/21/12.md

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"