מלכים ב, פרק כ״ה, פסוק ט״ז

The fall of the Temple was marked by the tragic looting of its most treasured items. Generations earlier, King Solomon had prepared magnificent copper objects for the sanctuary, including the giant pillars, the large water basin, and the movable stands. These objects were built with careful design and held deep religious purpose.

When the Babylonians invaded and looted the Temple, they completely ignored the holiness and the shape of these items. To the enemy army, the sacred objects were nothing more than a source of raw material. The amount of metal contained in these structures was so huge that the copper could not even be weighed. The Babylonians took these items away purely for the physical value of the metal itself.