'Conferred' in the Bible

He had conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest; and following Adonijah they helped him.

In his place a despicable person will arise, on whom the honor of kingship has not been conferred, but he will come in a time of tranquility and seize the kingdom by intrigue.

Then when Festus had conferred with his council, he answered, “You have appealed to Caesar, to Caesar you shall go.”