Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Kings 8:2

"And the woman arose, and did according to the word of the man of God; and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years." — 2 Kings 8:2 (ASV)

After the saying. — According to the word.

In the land of the Philistines. —The lowlands of the coast were not so subject to droughts as the limestone highlands of Israel. (Genesis 26:1.) The Philistines, besides, dealt with foreign traders who put in to their shores. (Compare to Joel 3:4-6.)