Nebuchadnezzar “broke” (shavar) the bronze furnishings of the temple and carried the bronze away to Babylon.

“Breaking” is just what Israel was supposed to do to the idols of the land (shavar is used in Exodus 23:24; 24:13; Deuteronomy 7:5).  It is what faithful kings did to the idols that popped up around the land (2 Kings 18:4; 23:14).

Solomon’s temple had become a den of brigands, no better than the Baal temple.  Like a new Joshua and a Babylonian Josiah, Nebuchadnezzar “broke” it in pieces.