In 3.7-11: Othniel.
In verse 7: Apostasy begins the cyclical pattern set forth in 2.11-19.
The plural Baals and Asherahs denotes the worship of these divinities at multiple local shrines.
Asherah was worshiped as the consort of Baal or Yahweh and represented by a wooden pole (6.25).
In verse 8: Subjugation follows.
Cushanrishathaim is otherwise unknown and sounds like a feature of folklore than history ("Cushan of Double Wickedness").
In verse 9: The pattern is completed by Israel's cry to the Lord and deliverance.
In verse 10: The spirit of the Lord is a force that empowers chosen heroes to perform extraordinary deeds of strength and leadership.
In verse 11: The individual judges are unified by a chronological structure (see also v. 8) that reaches to 1 Kings 6.1.
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