"We gave the elephant a ball."

Translation: Dem Elefanten gaben wir einen Ball.

[dharmingeo]

Is "Wir gaben einen Ball dem Elephanten" correct?

[quis_lib_duo]

Usually if you use nouns, the indirect object stands before the direct object: Wir gaben dem Elefanten einen Ball.

[JamesColem5]

Why is "Wir haben einen Ball dem Elefant gegeben" not correct?

[MN_Honig_Dachs]

As said above, you would normally put the indirect object in front of the direct object, but also Elefant is a weak noun and needs to be "dem ElefantEN".