1 Chronicles 27:16

Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah:

Cross-reference

1 Chronicles 27:22 concludes the list of tribal leaders that begins in verse 16, summarizing them as the leaders of the tribes.

1 Chronicles 28:1 Historical context

1 Chronicles 28:1 shows David assembling these same tribal leaders, connecting the list to a later event.

Numbers 1:16 describes 'princes of the tribes' in the wilderness, parallel to the tribal leaders listed here under David.