Making the people very afraid is spoken of as if it were making the hearts of the people melt. AT: "made the people very afraid" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
Being loyal to Yahweh is spoken of as if it were completely following Yahweh. AT: "I remained loyal to Yahweh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])