Reverse Punitive Action: David Writes that Those Who Avoid Sins of the Tongue Will Prosper, Ps 34:1213; an Illustration of the Public Lie: David"s Conversation with Ahimelech Is Overheard by Doeg, 1 Sam 21:13, 69; Doeg Tells Saul but Adds a Public Lie: Ahimelech inquired of the Lord for David, vv. 22:710; Ahimelech Denies It, vv. 1115; Saul Has Doeg Execute 85 Priests, vv. 16, 18; Doeg Executes the People of Nob, v. 19; Definition of the Divine Decree