'Request' in the Bible

Now after the death of Joshua, the children of Israel made request to the Lord, saying, Who is to go up first to make war for us against the Canaanites?

His request was for water, she gave him milk; she put butter before him on a fair plate.

So he went up from there to Penuel and made the same request to the men of Penuel; but they gave him the same answer as the men of Succoth had given.

Then Gideon said to them, I have a request to make to you; let every man give me the ear-rings he has taken. (For they had gold ear-rings, because they were Ishmaelites.)

And the children of Israel made request to the Lord, (for the ark of the agreement of the Lord was there in those days,