# tribes

The descendants of each of Jacob’s 12 sons had become a **tribe** or very large family group in the nation of Israel. Everyone in Israel belonged to one of the 12 tribes.

# rebelled against him

This could mean ‘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

This could mean ‘stayed loyal to him’ or ‘continued to support him as king.’

# the kingdom of Judah

This is not possession, but it gives the name of the kingdom. It could be translated as: “the Judah kingdom.” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-possession]])