The captains ... - Such an organisation had probably been established generally through the tribes prior to the time of David: but David seems to have been the first to recognize in these officers of the host representatives of the people, to consult them on public affairs, and to give them a certain political position.
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1 Chronicles 13:1
1 And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.