Job 2:13 | TNotes | STEP | 2:13 Job’s friends sat on the ground to identify with Job’s suffering (see 2:8 ). • The standard period for mourning the death of a notable person or for acknowledging other disastrous news was seven days and nights (Gen 50:10 ; 1 Sam 31:13 ; see also Ezek 3:14-15 ).

cGen 50:10►

d1 Sam 31:13►

eEzek 3:14-15►

‏ Job 2:13

2:13 ^a Job’s friends sat on the ground to identify with Job’s suffering (see 2:8 ^b).

• The standard period for mourning the death of a notable person or for acknowledging other disastrous news was seven days and nights (Gen 50:10 ^c; 1 Sam 31:13 ^d; see also Ezek 3:14-15 ^e).