User blog comment:PitaKang/Funday Monday 1: How much did Solomon's Temple cost?/@comment-29703116-20160820172617

It definitely existed. There is still physical evidence that exists today in 2016. You can see the gouges and scrape marks on the remaining rubble where every last piece of gold was removed after the temple was destroyed. No stone was left unturned. The fire caused the gold to melt and run down the blocks. It's neat, study it out.