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In the context of the Bible, the term "consulted" often refers to seeking advice, guidance, or information from another person or source. This action can be seen in various narratives throughout the Scriptures, where individuals seek counsel from God, prophets, or other leaders. The act of consulting can have both positive and negative connotations depending on the source of the consultation and the intent behind it.

Consultation with God and Prophets

The Bible frequently highlights the importance of consulting God for guidance and wisdom. In the Old Testament, the Israelites were often encouraged to seek God's counsel through prayer and the prophets. For instance, King David is noted for consulting God before making significant decisions. In 1 Samuel 23:2, David inquired of the Lord, asking, "Shall I go and attack these Philistines?" The Lord responded affirmatively, demonstrating the importance of seeking divine guidance.

Similarly, the prophets served as intermediaries through whom God communicated His will. In 2 Kings 22:13, King Josiah sent his officials to consult the prophetess Huldah regarding the words of the Book of the Law that had been found. This consultation led to significant religious reforms in Judah.

Consultation with Other Sources

While consulting God and His prophets is portrayed positively, the Bible also warns against seeking guidance from ungodly sources. In 1 Samuel 28, King Saul's consultation with the medium at Endor is a notable example of seeking guidance outside of God's will. Saul, having lost favor with God, sought to consult the spirit of the deceased prophet Samuel through a medium, an act condemned by God. This incident underscores the dangers of turning to forbidden sources for guidance.

The Bible also records instances where leaders consulted with their advisors or elders. In 1 Kings 12:6-8, Rehoboam, Solomon's son, consulted the elders who had served his father. However, he ultimately rejected their advice in favor of the counsel of his peers, leading to the division of the kingdom. This narrative illustrates the importance of discerning wise counsel and the consequences of ignoring it.

Consultation in the New Testament

In the New Testament, consultation continues to play a role in the early church. The apostles and early Christians often sought guidance through prayer and the Holy Spirit. In Acts 1:24, before choosing a replacement for Judas Iscariot, the apostles prayed, "Lord, You know everyone's heart. Show us which of these two You have chosen." This act of consulting God through prayer highlights the continued reliance on divine guidance in decision-making.

The Berean Standard Bible emphasizes the importance of seeking God's wisdom and the dangers of relying on human understanding alone. Proverbs 3:5-6 advises, "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight."

In summary, the act of consulting in the Bible is multifaceted, involving seeking guidance from God, His prophets, and wise counselors. It serves as a reminder of the importance of seeking divine wisdom and the potential pitfalls of turning to ungodly sources for advice.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(imp. & p. p.) of Consult.

Greek

4824. sumboulion -- counsel, by impl. a council
... a council NASB Word Usage conferred* (2), conspired* (1), conspiring (1), consultation
(1), consulted* (1), council (1), plotted together (1), together (2). ...
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2983. lambano -- to take, receive
... accepting (1), attempted* (1), bring (2), caught (1), caught caught (1), collect
(1), collected (1), conferred* (2), conspired* (1), consulted* (1), experienced ...
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Strong's Hebrew

4427b. malak -- to counsel, advise
... to counsel, advise. Transliteration: malak Short Definition: consulted. Word Origin
a prim. root Definition to counsel, advise NASB Word Usage consulted (1). ...
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1245. baqash -- to seek
... root Definition to seek NASB Word Usage aim (1), beg (1), begging (1), concerned
(1), consulted (1), demand (1), desire (1), eager (1), hold* (1), inquired (2 ...
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1875. darash -- to resort to, seek
... root Definition to resort to, seek NASB Word Usage ask (1), avenge (1), calls (1),
care (1), cares (3), comes the reckoning (1), consult (2), consulted by them ...
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3289. yaats -- to advise, counsel
... root Definition to advise, counsel NASB Word Usage advise (1), advisers (1), conspire
(1), conspired (1), consult (2), consulted (8), counsel (4), counsel do ...
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3272b. yeat -- to advise
... Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding to yaats Definition to advise NASB Word Usage
consulted together (1). 3272a, 3272b. yeat. 3273 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

Works on Analytical Criticism, History, and Bibliography ...
... Works on Analytical Criticism, History, and Bibliography, Consulted. Rupp (Dr. Julius),
Gregors des Bischofs von Nyssa Leben und Meinungen. Leipzig, 1834. ...
/.../works on analytical criticism history.htm

Those Impostors Then, whom they Style Mathematicians, I Consulted ...
... Book IV Chapter III Those impostors then, whom they style Mathematicians,
I consulted without scruple? Those impostors then, whom ...
/.../the confessions of saint augustine/chapter iii those impostors then.htm

And the Pharisees Went Out, and Consulted Together Concerning Him. ...
... The Text of the Diatessaron. Section VIII. And the Pharisees went out,
and consulted together concerning him? [1] [602] And the ...
/.../hogg/the diatessaron of tatian/section viii and the pharisees.htm

The Old Philosophers are not to be Consulted Concerning the ...
... Book IV. Chapter 16."The Old Philosophers are Not to Be Consulted Concerning
the Resurrection and Concerning Things to Come. 21. ...
/.../augustine/on the holy trinity/chapter 16 the old philosophers are.htm

In How Many Ways Things Future are Foreknown. Neither Philosophers ...
... Neither Philosophers, Nor Those Who Were Distinguished Among the Ancients,
are to Be Consulted Concerning the Resurrection of the Dead. ...
/.../augustine/on the holy trinity/chapter 17 in how many ways.htm

The Proof that this God is the True God.
... For if those are held to be gods whose prophets, when consulted by men, have returned
responses which, that I may not call them false, were at least most ...
/.../augustine/the harmony of the gospels/chapter xix the proof that this.htm

Concerning Felicity, whom the Romans, who Venerate Many Gods, for ...
... Therefore, if it is thought they can be consulted by augury, or in any other way,
the gods themselves should be consulted about this thing, whether they may ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 23 concerning felicity whom the.htm

But this Time Also had I Rejected the Lying Divinations and ...
... This man then, Firminus by name, having had a liberal education, and well taught
in Rhetoric, consulted me, as one very dear to him, what, according to his ...
/.../augustine/the confessions of saint augustine/chapter vi but this time.htm

Excursus on the Number of the Nicene Canons.
... a. The first to be consulted among the Greek authors is the learned Theodoret,
who lived about a century after the Council of Nic??a. ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/excursus on the number of.htm

General Bibliographical Note
... Louis, 1908. Cited as Bardenhewer. In addition to the encyclopaedias the
following are indispensable, and should be consulted: Smith ...
/.../ayer/a source book for ancient church history/general bibliographical note.htm

Thesaurus

Consulted (33 Occurrences)
...Consulted (33 Occurrences). Matthew 12:14 But the Pharisees after leaving the synagogue
consulted together against Him, how they might destroy Him. (WEY). ...
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Consult (27 Occurrences)
... See ASTROLOGY; COMMUNION WITH DEMONS; DIVINATION. (2) "To take counsel," "devise,"
"plan." The various officials of Babylon "consulted together to establish a ...
/c/consult.htm - 16k

Advise (10 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 12:6 And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon
his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may ...
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Teraphim (14 Occurrences)
... Teraphim were consulted by the Israelites for oracular answers. Int. Standard Bible
Encyclopedia. TERAPHIM. ter'-a-fim. See ASTROLOGY; DIVINATION; IMAGES. ...
/t/teraphim.htm - 13k

Astrology
... Such were the woman of Endor whom Saul consulted on the eve of the battle of Gilboa
(1 Samuel 28) and the pythoness of Philippi out of whom Paul cast the ...
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Advice (52 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 12:8 But he forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him,
and consulted with the young men, who had grown up with him, that stood before ...
/a/advice.htm - 23k

Liver (16 Occurrences)
... The king of Babylon, who had been seeking to find out whether he should attack
Jerusalem, inquired by shaking "arrows to and fro, he consulted the teraphim, he ...
/l/liver.htm - 16k

Consultation (8 Occurrences)

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Huldah (2 Occurrences)
... She was consulted regarding the "book of the law" discovered by the high
priest Hilkiah (2 Kings 22:14-20; 2 Chronicles 34:22-28). ...
/h/huldah.htm - 9k

Zacharias (11 Occurrences)
... of his family (1 Esdras 8:30) = "Zechariah" of Ezra 8:3, and perhaps identical with
(5). (5) One of the "men of understanding" with whom Ezra consulted when he ...
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Resources

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Consulted (33 Occurrences)

Matthew 12:14
But the Pharisees after leaving the synagogue consulted together against Him, how they might destroy Him.
(WEY)

Matthew 22:15
Then the Pharisees went and consulted together how they might entrap Him in His conversation.
(WEY)

Matthew 26:4
And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.
(KJV WEY WBS YLT)

Matthew 27:1
When morning came all the High Priests and the Elders of the people consulted together against Jesus to put Him to death;
(WEY)

Matthew 28:12
When they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave a large amount of silver to the soldiers,
(See NAS)

Luke 4:38
Now when He rose and left the synagogue He went to Simon's house. Simon's mother-in-law was suffering from an acute attack of fever; and they consulted Him about her.
(WEY)

John 12:10
But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;
(KJV WEY WBS)

Acts 9:23
Now when many days were fulfilled, the Jews consulted together to kill him.
(DBY)

2 Samuel 16:23
The counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if a man inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.
(See RSV)

1 Kings 12:6
And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?
(KJV DBY WBS NAS NIV)

1 Kings 12:8
But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:
(KJV DBY WBS NAS NIV)

1 Kings 12:28
Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold; and he said to them, "It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Look and see your gods, Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt!"
(See NAS)

2 Kings 21:6
And he made his son go through the fire, and made use of secret arts and signs for reading the future; he gave positions to those who had control of spirits and to wonder-workers; he did much evil in the eyes of the Lord, moving him to wrath.
(See NIV)

1 Chronicles 10:13
So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against Yahweh, because of the word of Yahweh, which he didn't keep; and also because he asked counsel of one who had a familiar spirit, to inquire thereby,
(See RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 13:1
David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every leader.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

2 Chronicles 10:6
And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, How do ye advise to return answer to this people?
(DBY NAS NIV)

2 Chronicles 10:8
But he forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him, and consulted with the young men, who had grown up with him, that stood before him.
(DBY NAS NIV)

2 Chronicles 20:21
And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endureth for ever.
(KJV DBY WBS NAS)

2 Chronicles 25:17
Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face.
(See NIV)

2 Chronicles 33:6
More than this, he made his children go through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom; and he made use of secret arts, and signs for reading the future, and unnatural powers, and gave positions to those who had control of spirits and to wonder-workers: he did much evil in the eyes of the Lord, moving him to wrath.
(See NIV)

Nehemiah 5:7
Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, You exact usury, everyone of his brother. I held a great assembly against them.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS)

Psalms 62:4
Only -- from his excellency They have consulted to drive away, They enjoy a lie, with their mouth they bless, And with their heart revile. Selah.
(YLT)

Psalms 71:10
For mine enemies speak concerning me, and they that watch for my soul take counsel together,
(See NAS)

Psalms 83:3
They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
(KJV WBS)

Psalms 83:5
For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Isaiah 40:14
With whom consulted He, That he causeth Him to understand? And teacheth Him in the path of judgment, And teacheth Him knowledge? And the way of understanding causeth Him to know?
(YLT)

Jeremiah 8:2
And they will put them out before the sun and the moon and all the stars of heaven, whose lovers and servants they have been, after whom they have gone, to whom they have made prayers, and to whom they have given worship: they will not be put together or placed in the earth; they will be waste on the face of the earth.
(See NIV)

Ezekiel 14:3
Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their heart, and put the stumbling block of their iniquity before their face: should I be inquired of at all by them?
(See NAS)

Ezekiel 21:21
For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he shook the arrows back and forth, he consulted the teraphim, he looked in the liver.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS)

Daniel 1:20
In every matter of wisdom and understanding, concerning which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters who were in all his realm.
(See NAS)

Daniel 6:7
All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the satraps, the counselors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a strong decree, that whoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of you, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS)

Micah 6:5
O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD.
(KJV DBY WBS)

Habakkuk 2:10
Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul.
(KJV WBS)

Subtopics

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