1 Kings 6:11

“And the word of the Lord came to Solomon, etc.] The word of prophecy, as the Targum, foretelling what would be the case of this building, according to the obedience or disobedience of him and the people of Israel; which was brought to him either by an impulse of the Spirit of God upon him; or by the hand of a prophet, as Kimchi thinks; and some of the Jewish writers f99, as he particularly, name Ahijah the Shilonite as the prophet that was sent with this message to him: saying, as follows.”

“GOD'S PROMISES UNTO IT. (Kg1 6:11-14) the word of the Lord came to Solomon--probably by a prophet. It was very seasonable, being designed: first, to encourage him to go on with the building, by confirming anew the promise made to his father David (Sa2 7:12-16); and secondly, to warn him against the pride and presumption of supposing that after the erection of so magnificent a temple, he and his people would always be sure of the presence and favor of God. The condition on which that blessing could alone be expected was expressly stated. The dwelling of God among the children of Israel refers to those symbols of His presence in the temple, which were the visible tokens of His spiritual…”

“6:11-13 The Lord had an encouraging message for Solomon. Because God appeared to Solomon before (3:5) and after (9:2) this event, this message probably came to him by a prophet. The words reminded the king of God’s prior promise (3:14): If Solomon remained faithful to God, the Temple that he was building would become an eternal dwelling place for God.”

“Promise of God during the Building of the Temple. - In what way this promise was communicated to Solomon is not more precisely stated. But the expression "And the word of Jehovah came" seems to point to a prophetic medium. And this is in harmony with Kg1 9:2, according to which Jehovah only revealed Himself to Solomon twice by an actual appearance. Kg1 6:12-13 וגו הבּית is placed at the head absolutely: "As for the house which thou art building (בּנה, a participle), if thou walkest in my statutes, ... I will set up my word, which I spake to thy father David." The reference is to the promise in Sa2 7:12. of the everlasting establishment of this throne. God would fulfil this for Solomon if he…”