Ezequiel 23:4

4 Y se llamaban, la mayor, Ahola, y su hermana, Aholiba; las cuales fueron mías, y dieron a luz hijos e hijas. Y se llamaron, Samaria, Ahola; y Jerusalén, Aholiba

Ezequiel 23:4 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 23:4

And the names of them were Aholah the elder
Or, "the greater" ^F13 meaning the ten tribes of Israel, which were more in number than Judah, and greater in power and riches; their name, Aholah, signifies "her tent or tabernacle", which was entirely their own, and not the Lord's: their worship, and places of worship, were of their own appointing, namely, their calves at Dan and Bethel; God had nothing to do with them, there he did not dwell; his tabernacle was not there, that was at Salem, ( Psalms 76:1 ) : and Aholibah her sister;
which name signifies "my tent or tabernacle is in her": this is the name of Judah or the two tribes, in which stood the temple of the Lord, where he was worshipped, and where he dwelt: some think these were proper names of two Egyptian harlots; others think there is allusion to the wife of Esau, ( Genesis 36:2 ) : and they were mine;
or, "I had them ^F14"; when they were together; they were originally espoused unto him; he avouched them to be his people, and they avouched him to be their God; he chose them for himself above all other people, and they professed themselves to be his, and promised to serve and worship him; and for a while did continue in his service and worship: and they bare sons and daughters; to the Lord, whom they brought up in the fear of God, and taught them to serve him: the phrase is expressive of their increase, and of their happiness and prosperity, while they adhered to the pure worship of God: thus were their names;
this is the application of them: "Samaria is Aholah"; or Aholah signifies Samaria, which was the metropolis of Ephraim, and belonged to the ten tribes, and is put for the whole, ( Isaiah 7:9 ) : "and Jerusalem Aholibah"; or Aholibah designs Jerusalem, the head city of Judah, and stands for the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin.

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 (hlwdgh) "major", Junius and Tremellius, Polanus, Starckius.
F14 (yl hnyyhtw) "et habui eos", V. L. Heb.; "facte sunt mihi", Piscator; "[sub] uxores", Grotius.

Ezequiel 23:4 In-Context

2 Hijo de hombre, hubo dos mujeres, hijas de una madre

3 las cuales fornicaron en Egipto; en su juventud fornicaron. Allí fueron apretados sus pechos, y allí fueron estrujados los pechos de su virginidad

4 Y se llamaban, la mayor, Ahola, y su hermana, Aholiba; las cuales fueron mías, y dieron a luz hijos e hijas. Y se llamaron, Samaria, Ahola; y Jerusalén, Aholiba

5 Y Ahola cometió fornicación en mi poder; y se enamoró de sus amantes, los asirios sus vecinos

6 vestidos de cárdeno, capitanes y príncipes, mancebos todos de codiciar, caballeros que andaban a caballo