John Gill 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)

And Elisha came to Damascus
On what account, and when, is not certain, whether to convert Gehazi, as say the Jews ^F4 ; or to confirm Naaman in the true religion he professed, for which he might be dismissed from his office, since another man was made general of the Syrian army; or on account of the famine; or rather it may be to anoint, or, however, to declare that Hazael would be king of Syria; see (1 Kings 19:15) ,

and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick ;
at the time he came thither, where his palace was, and now a Mahometan temple; a very extraordinary building, according to Benjamin the Jew ^F5 :

and it was told him, saying, the man of God is come hither ;
the famous prophet in Israel, Elisha, through whom Naaman his general had been cured of his leprosy, of whom he had heard so much.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F4: T. Bab. Sotah, fol. 47. 1.
• F5: Itinerar. p. 55.