Then doth Solomon assemble the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, princes of the fathers of the sons of Israel, unto king Solomon, to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah from the city of David--it <FI>is<Fi> Zion;
1 Kings 8:1 Then doth Solomon assemble the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, princes of the fathers of the sons of Israel, unto king Solomon, to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah from the city of David--it <FI>is<Fi> Zion;
1 Kings 8:2 and all the men of Israel are assembled unto king Solomon, in the month of Ethanim, in the festival--<FI> is<Fi> the seventh month.
1 Kings 8:3 And all the elders of Israel come in, and the priests lift up the ark,
The verse centers on "doth", "solomon", "assemble", "elders", "israel", "heads", "tribes", and "princes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "doth" and "solomon", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The next verse adds "and all the men of Israel are...", so "doth" and "solomon" should be read forward into that movement. In 1 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "doth" and "solomon" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.