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assembled the elders of Israel

"called together the leaders of Israel"

All the men of Israel

This may refer either 1) to the people whom Solomon called to Jerusalem and who are listed in v. 1, or 2) to those who traveled to Jerusalem for the feast, not necessarily to every male person who lived in Israel. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)

at the feast

This is a reference to the Feast of Succoth, also know as the Feast of Tabernacles or Feast of Shelters (UDB).

the month Ethanim

This month of the Hebrew calendar ran from mid-September to mid-October.