Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Kings 8:3

"And it came to pass at the seven years` end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land." — 2 Kings 8:3 (ASV)

At the seven years’ end. —Omit the.

She went forth. —From Shunem to Samaria.

For her house and for her land. —Literally, with regard to her house, etc. She found them in the possession of strangers. The State may have occupied the property as abandoned by its owner; or, as is more likely, some neighboring landowner may have encroached upon her rights. She therefore appealed to the king.