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# tribes
The descendants of each of Jacobs twelve sons had become a “tribe” or very large family group in the nation of Israel. Everyone in Israel belonged to one of the twelve tribes.
# rebelled against him
That is, “refused to follow Rehoboam as their king.” It might help to start this sentence with, “So” or, “Because of that” or, “Because of what Rehoboam said.”
# remained with him
That is, “stayed loyal to him” or, “continued to support him as king.”