2 Chronicles 30:16

“And they stood in their place after their manner, according to the law of Moses the man of God, etc.] The priests in their place, and the Levites in theirs, in which they were ordered to stand when they offered sacrifice: the priests sprinkled the blood, which they received of the hand of the Levites; the blood either of the burnt offerings before mentioned, or of the passover lambs, which the Levites slew, and received the blood of them in basins; and which the priests took of them, and sprinkled, not on the door posts of houses, as in Egypt, but on the altar round about, and which none but priests might do, (<030105>Leviticus 1:5).”

“the priests sprinkled the blood, which they received of the hand of the Levites--This was a deviation from the established rules and practices in presenting the offerings of the temple. The reason was, that many present on the occasion having not sanctified themselves, the Levites slaughtered the paschal victims (see on Ch2 35:5) for everyone that was unclean. At other times the heads of families killed the lambs themselves, the priests receiving the blood from their hands and presenting it on the altar. Multitudes of the Israelites, especially from certain tribes (Ch2 30:18), were in this unsanctified state, and yet they ate the passover--an exceptional feature and one opposed to the law…”

“After their manner - According to the Mishna, the custom was for the priests to stand in two rows extending from the altar to the outer court, where the people were assembled. As each offerer killed his lamb the blood was caught in a basin, which was handed to the nearest priest, who passed it on to his neighbor, and he to the next; the blood was thus conveyed to the altar, at the base of which it was thrown by the last priest in the row. While basins full of blood were thus passed up, empty basins were passed down in a constant succession, so that there was no pause or delay. Which they received of the hand of the Levites - Ordinarily, the blood was received at the hand of the offerer. But…”

“they stood: Ch2 35:10, Ch2 35:15 place: Heb. standing after their manner: Kg2 11:14 Moses: Deu 33:1 the priests: Ch2 35:10, Ch2 35:11; Lev 1:5; Heb 11:28 2 Chronicles 30:17”