1 Samuel 17:52

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 Joshua 15:36 . Josephus says F14 Antiqu. l. 6. c. 9. sect. 5. , there were killed of the Philistines thirty thousand, and twice as many wounded:

even unto Gath, and unto Ekron ; Josephus F15 Ibid. has it, to the borders of Gath, and to the gates of Ashkelon, which were two other principalities of the Philistines; according to Bunting F16 Travels of the Patriarchs, &c.; p. 128. , 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.