18:24 When Saul’s servants reported what David had said,
1 Samuel 26:4
26:4 David sent scouts and verified that Saul had indeed arrived.
1 Samuel 28:3
28:3 Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had lamented over him and had buried him in Ramah, his hometown. In the meantime Saul had removed the mediums and magicians from the land.