Albert Barnes Commentary 2 Kings 8:7

"And Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither." — 2 Kings 8:7 (ASV)

The hour had come to carry out the command that God gave to Elijah, which he likely passed on to his successor. Careless of his own safety, Elisha left the land of Israel and proceeded into the enemy’s country, thus putting into the power of the Syrian king the very life he had so eagerly sought a short time before (2 Kings 6:13–19).

The man of God—The Damascenes had perhaps known Elisha by this title since the time he cured Naaman. The phrase may also be used as an equivalent to “prophet,” which is the title the Syrians commonly gave to Elisha (see 2 Kings 6:12; compare 2 Kings 5:13).