Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Samuel 24:7

"and came to the stronghold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites; and they went out to the south of Judah, at Beer-sheba." — 2 Samuel 24:7 (ASV)

Of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites. —The remnants of the original inhabitants appear to have still occupied distinct towns by themselves. The "Hivites" were chiefly in the northern part of the land, though Gibeon and its towns had belonged to them. "The Canaanites" is a general name for the remnants of all the other peoples.