פירוש על שופטים 10:6

The Baals. Seven pagan gods are enumerated here.³Beitzah, 25:b. “The deities of Aram, Tzidon, etc.” does not explain where the Baals and Ashteros were worshiped, but lists deities in addition to them. Hence, the total is seven.

They abandoned Adonoy, and did not worship Him. Not even concurrently with these.⁴Otherwise, “and did not worship Him” is redundant. (Beitzah, ibid).