Consider when the Israelites were beginning their conquest of the promised land, only two men were sent, not the entire host.
Jos 2:1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent two men secretly from [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse]tim as spies, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” And they went and came into the house of...