And all the sons of Israel, seeing the fire come down and the glory of Yahweh upon the house, bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave praise to Yahweh, saying, “For He is good, for His lovingkindness endures forever.”
2 Chronicles 7:1 Now when Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of Yahweh filled the house.
2 Chronicles 7:2 And the priests could not enter into the house of Yahweh because the glory of Yahweh filled the house of Yahweh.
2 Chronicles 7:3 And all the sons of Israel, seeing the fire come down and the glory of Yahweh upon the house, bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave praise to Yahweh, saying, “For He is good, for His lovingkindness endures forever.”
2 Chronicles 7:4 Now the king and all the people were offering sacrifices before Yahweh.
2 Chronicles 7:5 And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
The verse centers on "sons", "israel", "seeing", "fire", "come", "down", "glory", and "yahweh". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" 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 "Now the king and all the people...", so "sons" 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 "sons" and "israel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.