en_tn/1sa/22/16.md

the king

"Saul"

the guard that stood around him

"the military men standing nearby to protect him"

their hand also is with David

This means the priests are loyal to David. AT: "they plot with David against me" or "they are on David's side" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)

would not put out their hand to kill the priests

This means they stayed still and refused to obey Saul. AT: "did not move to kill the priests" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)