1)
How did Hashem appear to him?
1.
'Rashi': It was in a prophetic vision at night.
2)
What had Shlomo prayed for?
1.
'Rashi': Refer to 7:13:1:1.
2.
Malbim: (a) Hashem should put His Shechinah there constantly, and hear the prayers of those who pray there. (b) The persistence of Malchus Beis David.
