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Aaronites

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

Priests of the line of Aaron (1 Chron. 12:27²⁷And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred; (1 Chronicles 12:27)), of whom Jehoiada was “chief,” or “leader,” in the time of King Saul (1 Chron. 27:5⁵The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief priest: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. (1 Chronicles 27:5)). They came to David at Hebron (1 Chron. 12:23²³And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord. (1 Chronicles 12:23)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

The descendants of Aaron (1 Chron. 12:27²⁷And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred; (1 Chronicles 12:27); 1 Chron. 27:17¹⁷Of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites, Zadok: (1 Chronicles 27:17)).

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

patronymic of Aaron