Between the gathering in heaven mentioned at Job 1: 6 and the one described at Job 2: 1, an unspecified period of time passed, during which Job was cruelly put to the test.
Starp eņģeļu sapulcēm, kas aprakstītas Ījaba grāmatas 1. nodaļas 6. pantā un 2. nodaļas 1. pantā, pagāja kāds laikposms, kurā Ījabs tika cietsirdīgi pārbaudīts.