This blog has spent years tearing into the violent, misogynistic, and contradictory mess found in Islamic literature. We’ve exposed the Quran’s ugly calls to arms and its brutal treatment of unbelievers. But today, we’re shifting the spotlight to another holy book: the Bible. Specifically, we’re zeroing in on a passage from the Old Testament—Samuel 15:3—that’s so shocking, it demands a hard, unflinching look. If you thought Islam had a monopoly on religious horror, this verse proves the Bible can match it blow for blow.
The Verse: God’s Order to Slaughter Everything
Here’s the text, straight from the English Standard Version:
“Now go and strike Amalek and devote to destruction all that they have. Do not spare them, but kill both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.”
(Samuel 15:3)
Let that sink in. God—supposedly the ultimate moral authority—tells King Saul, through the prophet Samuel, to annihilate the Amalekites. Not just the men fighting on the battlefield, but every woman, every child, every suckling infant. Even their animals—oxen, sheep, camels, donkeys—get the axe. This isn’t a battle plan; it’s a blueprint for genocide. No survivors, no mercy, just total erasure.
What Did the Infants Do to Deserve This?
Reading this, I was floored. What sin could a child—let alone an infant—possibly commit to earn a death sentence? The Amalekites were Israel’s enemies, fine, but babies don’t wield swords or plot revenge. They’re not guilty of anything except being born into the wrong tribe. This is collective punishment dialed up to eleven, where existence itself is a crime. It’s grotesque, indefensible, and no amount of squirming or excuse-making can whitewash it.
Some might say, “Oh, the Amalekites were so evil that even their kids had to go.” Really? What, were the toddlers planning a coup? Were the infants cursing God in their cribs? If God’s all-powerful, couldn’t He zap the adults and spare the helpless? Or better yet, change their hearts? The idea that slaughtering babies was the only solution is laughable—and horrifying. No argument holds water here. It’s a moral trainwreck.
Islam’s Violence Has a Biblical Twin
We’ve hammered Islam for its violent streaks—like Quran 9:5, where believers are told to kill idolaters wherever they find them. But Samuel 15:3 proves the Bible’s got its own bloody fingerprints. Here’s a sacred text, revered by millions, cheering for mass murder under divine orders. It’s the same playbook: God says kill, so killing’s holy. The parallel is undeniable. Religious violence isn’t just an Islamic flaw—it’s baked into these ancient scriptures, whether they’re from Mecca or Jerusalem.
Are All Religions man-made?
This verse makes you wonder: Is this really a loving, all-knowing God talking? Or is it a bunch of ancient warlords slapping a divine stamp on their atrocities? I’m leaning hard toward the latter. No god worth a damn would greenlight infanticide. Samuel 15:3 reeks of human invention—tribal hatred masquerading as heavenly decree. It’s the kind of thing you’d expect from a Bronze Age war zone, not a cosmic moral guide.
And if the Bible can churn out this kind of filth, what about the rest? Islam’s got its own laundry list of horrors, and Judaism shares this Old Testament baggage. Christianity clings to it too. Maybe all these major religions are just man-made piles of nonsense, cooked up to justify whatever the powerful wanted—land, blood, control. I don’t have the final word on that, but passages like this make divine inspiration look like a bad joke.
Conclusion: No Sacred Cow Is Safe
For the religious, Samuel 15:3 is a gut punch. How do you square this with a just, compassionate God? Good luck. For skeptics like me, it’s another nail in the coffin of scriptural authority. This blog will keep digging into the rot of religious texts—Islamic, Christian, whatever. If we’re calling out one, we’re calling out all. Samuel 15:3 shows that no holy book gets a free pass. The ugliness is there, plain as day, and it’s on us to face it.