2 Chronicles - Chapter 24

Joash is now on the throne.  He reigned in Jerusalem for 40 years.  The most significant thing about his reign was his care for God's Temple.  The first half of this chapter records his work on the temple under the guidance of the priest Jehoiada.  This period of Joash's reign is praised.

In the record of Jesus in the Gospels we see that he, too, cared about the temple.  In John 2 we see him cleansing the temple:

"It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration, so Jesus went to Jerusalem. In the Temple area he saw merchants selling cattle, sheep, and doves for sacrifices; he also saw dealers at tables exchanging foreign money. Jesus made a whip from some ropes and chased them all out of the Temple. He drove out the sheep and cattle, scattered the money changers’ coins over the floor, and turned over their tables. Then, going over to the people who sold doves, he told them, “Get these things out of here. Stop turning my Father’s house into a marketplace!" Then his disciples remembered this prophecy from the Scriptures: “Passion for God’s house will consume me.”"