The children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and forgot Yahweh their God, and served the Baals and the Asheroth.
"The Spirit of the Lord came upon him"  (Judges 3:10).  "This language is used in Judges of Gideon  (Judges 6:34), Jephthah  (Judges 11:29), and Samson  (Judges 13:25; 14:6,19; and in  Judges 15:14).  In 1Samuel, the same thing is said of Saul  (1 Samuel 10:10; 11:6) and of David  (1 Samuel 16:13)."[13] We should NOT confuse the gift of the Holy Spirit to Christians with the endowment of God's Spirit in the various judges and rulers to whom that Spirit came of old.  That endowment enabled the possessor to perform feats of superhuman strength and to do many other things pertinent to the "deliverance" of Israel in the various circumstances confronting the heroes of the Book of Judges.  As Davis said, "This ministry of the Spirit should NOT be confused with that which accompanies regeneration (in the New Birth), which is permanent in nature and produces a change in life and character."