Jehoiada the priest chose two wives for King Joash. Why two? Isn’t God’s plan to have one wife?

Joash decided to restore the temple and told the priests to go into the land and collect money. The Levites didn’t act at once. Why? Was it that the priests were supposed to use a portion of the money for repairs on the temple but instead kept the money for themselves? Is that why the temple was in such bad shape and had to be restored?

When the proclamation was issued, the people brought their contributions gladly and there was no need for an accounting of the money because the workers restoring the temple acted with complete honesty. Seems as if there is a sharp contrast here between the honest workers and the priests.

As long as Joash was under the influence of the priest Jehoiada he did okay. After Jehoiada died, Joash accepted paganism. Then when Zechariah, Jehoiada’s son spoke up, Joash had him stoned. Guess he was saying things Joash didn’t want to hear.

Concerning the temple, those in charge didn't repair little things. Then when those little things became big things, there was a need to restore and not just repair.

What lesson can we learn from the temple repair? Maybe that we should constantly check our lives for little sins (in order to repair them) before they become disastrous sins (and we have to restore them).