And the men of Israel and of Judah arose,.... From their encampment and entrenchment, or they prepared for a pursuit:and shouted, and pursued the Philistines; shouted when they first set out, and continued shouting as they pursued, to animate their own troops, and terrify the enemy:until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron; which was one of the five principalities of the Philistines; so that they pursued them to their own cities, and to the very gates of them:and the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim; a city in the tribe of Judah, and seems to be the same with Sharaim,See Gill on "Jos 15:36".
Josephus says , there were killed of the Philistines thirty thousand, and twice as many wounded:even unto Gath, and unto Ekron; Josephus has it, to the borders of Gath, and to the gates of Ashkelon, which were two other principalities of the Philistines; according to Bunting , the whole chase was this, to the valley and river Sorek four miles; from thence to Ekron eight miles; to Ashkelon twenty miles, and to Gath twenty four miles; that is, from the place where Goliath was killed.
Antiqu. l. 6. c. 9. sect. 5. Ibid. Travels of the Patriarchs, &c. p.