Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Kings 8:5

"And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored to life him that was dead, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life." — 2 Kings 8:5 (ASV)

A dead body. — The dead.

Cried. — Was crying. Literally, the Hebrew reads, And it came to pass, he (emphatic) was telling ... and behold the woman was crying, etc. The woman came in, and began her prayer to the king, while he was talking with Gehazi about her and her son.

This is her son. —Who was now grown up, and came as his mother’s escort.