The singers had built them villages, &c. That they might be near at hand for the service of God and of his house. The priests and the Levites purified themselves By sprinkling the water of purification upon them, by which the tabernacle and sacred utensils were purified; (Numbers 8:7;) by solemn prayers and sacrifices; and especially by keeping themselves from all impurity. And purified the people By sprinkling, it is probable, the same water upon them, and by prayers and sacrifices.

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