Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible

Compare 2 Samuel 6:1-11 and notes.

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.

Shihor - See the marginal reference and the 1 Kings 8:65 note.