Consult
Consult
kon-sult (, sha’al, , malakh, , yaac, ; (Aramaic) yeat; , sumbouleuomai):
(1) To ask, inquire, seek advice. Ezekiel speaks of the king of Babylonian consulting the teraphim (Eze 21:21) and the Israelites were admonished to have noting to do with a consulter with a familiar spirit (Deu 18:11). See ASTROLOGY; COMMUNION WITH DEMONS; DIVINATION.
(2) To take counsel, devise, plan. The various officials of Babylon consulted together to establish a royal statute (Dan 6:7; compare Mat 26:4).
(3) To deliberate with one’s self, make up one’s mind. Nehemiah consulted with himself as to what might be done for Jerusalem (Neh 5:7). Jesus spoke of a king consulting (the King James Version) whether he be able to wage a war (Luk 14:31; the Revised Version (British and American) take counsel).