What does Job 2:11 mean?

When Job’s three friends—Eliphaz from Teman, Bildad from Shuah, and Zophar from Naamah—heard about all the disaster that had struck him, they each left their homes and met up to go comfort him together. Job 2:11 - Modern Text Bible

(Job’s friends hear about his suffering and come from far away, intending to support him.)