The judge's accountability to divine presence — 'Let the fear of the LORD be upon you; be careful what you do, for there is no injustice with the LORD our God, no partiality, and no taking of bribes' (יהי פחד יהוה עליכם שמרו ועשו כי אין עם יהוה אלהינו עול וקבל פנים וקחת שחד). The triad of divine perfections — no injustice (עול), no partiality (קבל פנים), no bribery — defines God's judicial character and thus the standard for human judges. The fear of the LORD (יראה יהוה) becomes the motivating principle for judicial integrity. This is the Chronicler's theological answer to corruption: not mere legal code but theological formation of the judge's conscience. The phrase 'our God' (אלהינו) creates solidarity between the reform and the returning community.

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