Every scripture in God's Word has a scripture the proceeds it exception being Genesis 1:1. Sometimes CONTEXT can make a difference to an interpretation of the scriptures and should be always considered and sometimes the scripture is a STAND ALONE STATEMENT and needs no consideration to CONTEXT because the CONTEXT does NOT CHANGE the interpretation of the scripture.
For example God says in the scriptures .....
Exodus 20:16
Thou shalt not bear false witness (lie)
Does the CONTEXT change the meaning or the interpretation of this scripture?
Let's look at the CONTEXT.................
Exodus 20
1, And God spoke all these words, saying,
2, I am the LORD your God, which have brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
3, You shall have no other gods before me.
4, You shall not make to you any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
5, You shall not bow down yourself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
6, And showing mercy to thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
7, You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that takes his name in vain.
8, Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9, Six days shall you labor, and do all your work:
10, But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD your God: in it you shall not do any work, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger that is within your gates:
11, For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: why the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
12, Honor your father and your mother: that your days may be long on the land which the LORD your God gives you.
13, You shall not kill.
14, You shall not commit adultery.
15, You shall not steal.
16, You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor (lie).
17, You shall not covet your neighbor's house, you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is your neighbor's.
18, And all the people saw the thunder, and the lightning, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.
19, And they said to Moses, Speak you with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
Does the CONTEXT in this situation change the meaning of the command not to lie? Absolutely NOT!
The scripture says what if means and stands alone. There are times that CONTEXT applies and other times when a scripture is a STAND ALONE STATEMENT supported by other scripture in other locations of God's Word as stand alone statements regardless of CONTEXT.
As mentioned earlier.................
It is the Word of God and stands just as it reads! That is if those speak against the LAW and the Testimony (the Word) it is because there is no truth in them just like turning to witches, mediums and word of website that speaks against the Word of God.......
Isaiah 8
20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
King Saul was indeed seeking counsel from witches and mediums which is NOT the Word of God and as the scripture says; to the LAW and the testimony if anyone is NOT speaking according to this WORD there is NO LIGHT (truth) in them.
It is the Word of God and we should BELIEVE it.