The descendants of [[Aaron (EBD)|Aaron]], and therefore [[Priest (EBD)|priest]]s. [[Jehoiada (EBD)|Jehoiada]], the [[Father (EBD)|father ]] of [[Benaiah (EBD)|Benaiah]], led 3,700 [[Aaronites]] as 'fighting men' to the support of [[David (EBD)|David]] at [[Hebron (EBD)|Hebron]] ([[1 Chronicles Ch. 12:27]]). [[Eleazar (EBD)|Eleazar]] ([[Numbers Nu 3:32]]), and at a later period [[Zadok (EBD)|Zadok]] ([[1 Chronicles Ch. 27:17]]), was their chief.