Passage
And all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of Jehovah upon the house, and bowed themselves with their faces to the ground on the pavement, and worshipped and thanked Jehovah: For he is good, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever.
Nearby Context
2 Chronicles 7:1 And when Solomon had ended praying, the fire came down from the heavens and consumed the burnt-offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of Jehovah filled the house.
2 Chronicles 7:2 And the priests could not enter into the house of Jehovah, because the glory of Jehovah filled Jehovah's house.
2 Chronicles 7:3 And all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of Jehovah upon the house, and bowed themselves with their faces to the ground on the pavement, and worshipped and thanked Jehovah: For he is good, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever.
2 Chronicles 7:4 And the king and all the people offered sacrifices before Jehovah.
2 Chronicles 7:5 And king Solomon sacrificed a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "children", "israel", "fire", "came", "down", "glory", "jehovah", and "upon". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "children" and "israel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 2's "And the priests could not enter into..." into verse 4's "And the king and all the people...", so "children" and "israel" belong inside that flow. In 2 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "children" and "israel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.