Lexicon :: Strong's G2065 - erōtaō

“Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you? ’ She responded, ‘The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.

So they said, “Let’s call the girl and ask her opinion.”[fn]

And he told the first one, “When my brother Esau meets you and asks, ‘Who do you belong to? Where are you going? And whose animals are these ahead of you? ’

Then Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.”

But he answered, “Why do you ask my name? ” And he blessed him there.

A man found him there, wandering in the field, and asked him, “What are you looking for? ”

So he asked Pharaoh’s officers who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why do you look so sad today? ”

They answered, “The man kept asking about us and our family: ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother? ’ And we answered him accordingly. How could we know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother here’? ”

He asked if they were well, and he said, “How is your elderly father that you told me about? Is he still alive? ”

“My lord asked his servants, ‘Do you have a father or a brother? ’

Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to prepare for his arrival[fn] at Goshen. When they came to the land of Goshen,

Then Moses asked God, “If I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name? ’ what should I tell them? ”

“In the future, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean? ’ say to him, ‘By the strength of his hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the place of slavery.

“When your son asks you in the future, ‘What is the meaning of the decrees, statutes, and ordinances that the LORD our God has commanded you? ’

“you are to inquire, investigate, and interrogate thoroughly. If the report turns out to be true that this detestable act has been done among you,

“so that this will be a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask you, ‘What do these stones mean to you? ’

and he said to the Israelites, “In the future, when your children ask their fathers, ‘What is the meaning of these stones? ’

Then he said to her, “Stand at the entrance to the tent. If a man comes and asks you, ‘Is there a man here? ’ say, ‘No.’ ”

Then the woman went and told her husband, “A man of God came to me. He looked like the awe-inspiring angel of God. I didn’t ask him where he came from, and he didn’t tell me his name.

“Why do you ask my name,” the angel of the LORD asked him, “since it is beyond understanding?”

“They will ask how you are and give you two loaves[fn] of bread, which you will accept from them.

Then Saul himself went to Ramah. He came to the large cistern at Secu and asked, “Where are Samuel and David? ”

“At Naioth in Ramah,” someone said.

“Ahimelech inquired of the LORD for him and gave him provisions. He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”

Saul asked him, “Why did you and Jesse’s son conspire against me? You gave him bread and a sword and inquired of God for him, so he could rise up against me and wait in ambush, as is the case today.”

“Was today the first time I inquired of God for him? Of course not! Please don’t let the king make an accusation against your servant or any of my father’s family, for your servant didn’t have any idea[fn] about all this.”

Once again, David inquired of the LORD, and the LORD answered him, “Go at once to Keilah, for I will hand the Philistines over to you.”

so David sent ten young men instructing them, “Go up to Carmel, and when you come to Nabal, greet him[fn] in my name.

“Ask your young men, and they will tell you. So let my young men find favor with you, for we have come on a feast[fn] day. Please give whatever you have on hand to your servants and to your son David.’ ”

When David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to go with him and had been left at the Wadi Besor, they came out to meet him and to meet the troops with him. When David approached the men, he greeted them,

Then David inquired of the LORD: “Should I attack the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me? ”

The LORD replied to David, “Attack, for I will certainly hand the Philistines over to you.”

he sent his son Joram to King David to greet him and to congratulate him because David had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, for Toi and Hadadezer had fought many wars. Joram had items of silver, gold, and bronze with him.

She said, “In the past they used to say, ‘Seek counsel in Abel,’ and that’s how they settled disputes.

so David inquired of God, “Should I attack the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me? ”

The LORD replied, “Attack, and I will hand them over to you.”

So David again inquired of God, and God answered him, “Do not pursue them directly. Circle around them and attack them opposite the balsam trees.

he sent his son Hadoram to King David to greet him and to congratulate him because David had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, for Tou and Hadadezer had fought many wars. Hadoram brought all kinds of gold, silver, and bronze items.

So we questioned the elders and asked, “Who gave you the order to rebuild this temple and finish this structure? ”

Hanani, one of my brothers, arrived with men from Judah, and I questioned them about Jerusalem and the Jewish remnant that had survived the exile.

Have you never consulted those who travel the roads?

Don’t you accept their reports?[fn]

Get ready to answer me like a man;

when I question you, you will inform me.

Get ready to answer me like a man;

when I question you, you will inform me.

You said, “Listen now, and I will speak.

When I question you, you will inform me.”

Malicious witnesses come forward;

they question me about things I do not know.

Pray for the well-being[fn] of Jerusalem:

“May those who love you be secure;

“Come, let’s drink deeply of lovemaking until morning.

Let’s feast on each other’s love!

Sheol; a childless womb;

earth, which is never satisfied with water;

and fire, which never says, “Enough! ”

“When I look, there is no one;

there is no counselor among them;

when I ask them, they have nothing to say.

This is what the LORD,

the Holy One of Israel and its Maker, says:

“Ask me what is to happen to[fn] my sons,

and instruct me about the work of my hands.

This is what the LORD says:

Stand by the roadways and look.

Ask about the ancient paths,

“Which is the way to what is good? ”

Then take it

and find rest for yourselves.

But they protested, “We won’t! ”

Therefore, this is what the LORD says:

Ask among the nations,

who has heard things like these?

Virgin Israel has done a most horrible thing.