'Conferred' in the Bible

Abner conferred with the elders of Israel: “In the past you wanted David to be king over you.

So the king called together the Gibeonites and conferred with them. Now the Gibeonites weren't part of the nation of Israel, but were the survivors from the Amorites. Although the Israelis had promised to spare them, Saul had started to execute them in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.