[David] made him houses in the city of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.
"Because ye bare it not at first, Jehovah made a breach upon us, for we sought him not according to the ordinance"  (1 Chronicles 15:13).  David did not here plead ignorance of the Mosaic Law, but his violation of its ordinances.  The authentic record of this chapter removes forever any doubt of the authenticity of the Books of Moses.  The regulations mentioned here had existed throughout the entire history of Israel, from the times of the Exodus; and they were carefully observed during the wilderness wanderings and by those who carried the ark during the Conquest under Joshua, and therefore had been universally known throughout Israel for at least four hundred years prior to the times of David.