וּשְׁמוּאֵ֣ל מֵ֔ת וַיִּסְפְּדוּ־לוֹ֙ כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיִּקְבְּרֻ֥הוּ בָרָמָ֖ה וּבְעִיר֑וֹ וְשָׁא֗וּל הֵסִ֛יר הָאֹב֥וֹת וְאֶת־הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖ים מֵהָאָֽרֶץ׃
Samuel war bereits gestorben, beklagt von ganz Israel; er wurde in seiner Stadt Rama begraben. Saul aber hatte die Beschwörer und Weissager aus dem Lande fortgeschafft.
Tosefta Sotah
As long as Samuel was alive, the Philistines fell under the hand of Israel, as it is said (1 Sam. 7:13), "And the hand of God was against the Philistines as long as Samuel was alive." Once Samuel died, what does it say, but (1 Sam. 25:1), "And died Samuel [and all Israel gathered and mourned him]," and (1 Sam. 28:1), "[It was in those days that] the Philistines gathered their forces to wage war with Israel."
[Relatedly,] in one [place] it is written (1 Sam. 28:3), "And Samuel died [and all Israel mourned him]." And it is [also] written (1 Sam. 25:1), "And died Samuel, etc." Rather, "Samuel died" -- this is his actual death; "And died Samuel" -- this refers to the matter of Saul. Rabbi Eliezer says, behold, it says (1 Sam. 28:14, in the encounter of King Saul and the Witch of Endor), "And [Saul] said to her, 'What is his appearance?' And she said, 'An old man is rising up.'" So that it would not enter your mind that Samuel did not [actually] die; rather, he was [indeed] dead. And it says (1 Sam. 28:3), "And all Israel mourned him, and he was buried in 'Ramah', in his [home] town." And thus, we are not being informed that "Ramah" is his [home] town; rather, it teaches that all Israel mourned him, and that the manner of their mourning was "Ramah" (i.e., exalted).
[Relatedly,] in one [place] it is written (1 Sam. 28:3), "And Samuel died [and all Israel mourned him]." And it is [also] written (1 Sam. 25:1), "And died Samuel, etc." Rather, "Samuel died" -- this is his actual death; "And died Samuel" -- this refers to the matter of Saul. Rabbi Eliezer says, behold, it says (1 Sam. 28:14, in the encounter of King Saul and the Witch of Endor), "And [Saul] said to her, 'What is his appearance?' And she said, 'An old man is rising up.'" So that it would not enter your mind that Samuel did not [actually] die; rather, he was [indeed] dead. And it says (1 Sam. 28:3), "And all Israel mourned him, and he was buried in 'Ramah', in his [home] town." And thus, we are not being informed that "Ramah" is his [home] town; rather, it teaches that all Israel mourned him, and that the manner of their mourning was "Ramah" (i.e., exalted).