Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, on Ezek 16:46

“And thy elder sister is Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand: and thy younger sister that dwelleth at thy right hand is Sodom, and her daughters.”

“elder sister . . . Samaria--older than Sodom, to whom Judah was less nearly related by kindred than she was to Samaria. Sodom is therefore called her younger sister; Samaria, her "elder sister" [GROTIUS]. Samaria is called the "elder," because in a moral respect more nearly related to Judah [FAIRBAIRN]. Samaria had made the calves at Dan and Beth-el in imitation of the cherubim. her daughters--the inferior towns subject to Samaria (compare Num 21:25, Margin). left--The Orientals faced the east in marking the directions of the sky; thus the north was "left," the south "right." Sodom . . . daughters--Ammon and Moab, offshoots from Sodom; also the towns subject to it.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.