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Jesus was an anointed king.

Prophecy:
I Samuel 2:10 : Those who strive with the Lord will be broken; Upon him will He thunder in Heaven; The Lord will judge the ends of the earth. And He will grant strength to His King, And raise the horn of His anointed one.

Proof:
Matthew 28:18: And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.

John 12:15: "Fear not, daughter of Zion; Behold, your King is coming, Sitting on a donkey's colt."

This entire chapter is Hannah's prayer.

I Samuel 2:1: And Hannah prayed and said: "My heart has rejoiced through the Lord; My horn has been raised by the Lord. My mouth is opened wide against my enemies, For I have rejoiced in Your salvation.

Who did Hannah give birth to? Why Samuel!

We see in verse one that the child Hannah is praying for is called G-d’s horn.

Samuel is a judge. He rules according to G-d’s laws and guidance.
I Samuel 7:3: And Samuel said to all the house of Israel, saying, "If with all your heart, you are returning to the Lord, remove the foreign gods from your midst, and the Ashtaroth, and direct your heart toward the Lord, and serve Him alone, and He will save you from the hand of the Philistines.

Samuel is also prophet – therefore he is a Moshiach – an anointed one.
I Samuel 3:20-21: (20) And all Israel from Dan to Beer Sheba, knew that Samuel was established as a prophet to the Lord. (21) And the Lord continued to appear in Shiloh, for the Lord revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh with the word of the Lord.

If one reads the entire chapter and the chapters following, one will realize that this supposed prophecy is talking about Samuel.

*Jewish Scripture from The Complete Jewish Bible with Rashi Commentary
**Christian Scripture from the New King James Version