The temple restoration project — 'After this Joash decided to restore the house of the LORD' (ויהי אחרי כן נשׂא יואשׁ על לבו להחזיק את בית יהוה). Joash resolves (נשׂא על לבו, lifted his heart/made up his mind) to restore (חזק) the house of the LORD. The project is Joash's initiative, suggesting the king's own religious commitment. The restoration of the temple — damaged during the Baal worship period under Athaliah — represents cultic renewal. The shift from Joash's dependence on Jehoiada's counsel to his own initiative indicates his growing maturity as king.

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