1 Samuel 28:3
Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.
Cross-reference
1 Samuel 28:9 shows the medium referencing Saul's expulsion of mediums — the same fact from another perspective.
1 Samuel 28:7 shows Saul now seeking a medium — directly contradicting his earlier expulsion of them.
1 Samuel 28:12 shows the medium recognizing Saul and crying out — she knows he had expelled mediums, creating tension.
1 Samuel 25:1 records Samuel's death and burial — the same event summarized here. Provides the earlier account.
1 Samuel 19:18 places Samuel in Ramah — the same city where he was later buried, as stated here.
Exodus 22:18 commands death for sorceresses — the law Saul was enforcing by expelling mediums.
Leviticus 19:31 forbids consulting mediums — the law Saul obeyed here but later violated.
Leviticus 20:6 threatens cutting off those who consult mediums — the penalty Saul later incurred.
Leviticus 20:27 commands death for mediums — the basis for Saul's expulsion of them.
Deuteronomy 18:10 forbids mediums — this is the law Saul was upholding when he expelled them from Israel.
Deuteronomy 18:11 specifically forbids consulting familiar spirits — the very practice Saul later seeks, creating irony.
2 Kings 23:24 records Josiah putting away mediums — a parallel reform to Saul's earlier action.